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    May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Use of alertness drug modafinil takes off, spurred by untested uses

    In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go.
    In up-all-night, work-work-work America, a prescription medication like modafinil was sure to make major inroads from the get-go. And, whether you call this novel stay-awake drug by its commercial names -- Provigil and Nuvigil -- or by its plain-Jane...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Multiple Sclerosis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines, Sleep Disorders

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. After hospital care, the test begins

    In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and rehabilitation would be long and difficult. We didn't know that his transition to post-hospital medical care would be just as challenging.
    In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Specialization, Chemical Industry

    3. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession

    Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette.
    Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Entertainment, Amgen Inc., Arthritis, Hospitals and Clinics

    4. May 5, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  4. Doctor shortage growing

    Dr. Kristin Huynh is on a path that far too few of the nation's young doctors are choosing these days.
    South Bend Tribune
    Dr. Kristin Huynh is on a path that far too few of the nation's young doctors are choosing these days. That is, she's planning to practice primary care instead of a specialty. "I liked seeing babies, kids, adults, and I essentially couldn't decide which...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Parent Organizations, U.S. Senate, Indiana University, Family

    5. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. North suburban emergency room wait times vary

    From 27 minutes in Lake Forest to 68 minutes in Park Ridge, the waiting time in north suburban emergency rooms ranges from minutes below to more than half an hour above the national average, according to statistics on the Medicare website and from the...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medicare, Evanston, General Practitioners, Nursing

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Letters: Doctors and nurses -- who will take care of us?

    Re "Can't a nurse do that?," Editorial, April 21 To combat the impending physician shortage all across California, and the crisis already facing rural areas, state law absolutely must change to allow greater independence for non-physician medical...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health Care Reform (2009), General Practitioners, Nursing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

    7. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. West Boca Medical opens new breast cancer center

    West Boca Medical Center has hired a breast specialist and nurse navigator and is adding additional diagnostic tests for the new Breast Center at West Boca Diagnostic Imaging in the Garden Shops at Boca. Half of the former imaging center at 7070 W....

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Mammogram, General Practitioners, MRI (imaging), Medical Specialization

    8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. For Muslims, bad memories and new worries

    There are few Muslims in the small northeast Ohio town where Karen lives with her Palestinian American husband and their five children.
    There are few Muslims in the small northeast Ohio town where Karen lives with her Palestinian American husband and their five children. In a region where Amish and Mennonite women cover themselves, Karen and her 20-year-old daughter, Amanda, find the...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Kent State University, George W. Bush, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)

    9. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. You don't have to suffer from constipation

    Constipation hits everybody at some point. The uncomfortable condition can be caused by many things, including a bad diet and dehydration. Dr. Vaibhav A. Parekh, director of Medstar Harbor Primary Care, talks about how to prevent and treat constipation, and how to tell if it's a sign of more serious health problems.
    Constipation hits everybody at some point. The uncomfortable condition can be caused by many things, including a bad diet and dehydration. Dr. Vaibhav A. Parekh, director of Medstar Harbor Primary Care, talks about how to prevent and treat constipation,...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals, Calcium, Weight, Diabetes

    10. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Antidepressants: A help or hindrance to those facing surgery?

    About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the two patient populations -- those on antidepressants and those facing surgery -- is a certainty.
    About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Specialization, Depression, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    11. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath

    Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital in Boston. <div style="padding: 18px 0px 8px 8px; float: right;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/lanow/la-me-robin-abcarian-perspective-20130402,0,101211.storygallery"><img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-51673417/turbine/la-me-robin-abcarian-20130323/600" /></a></div>
    Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Sports, Religion and Belief, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

    12. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 6 arrested in alleged kickback scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital

    An elderly man was admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago's West Side in late February, intubated and sedated for more than a week and scheduled for an emergency tracheotomy even though it was medically unnecessary, federal prosecutors allege.
    Tribune reporter
    An elderly man was admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago's West Side in late February, intubated and sedated for more than a week and scheduled for an emergency tracheotomy even though it was medically unnecessary, federal prosecutors allege....

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing Homes, Bribery, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine

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