Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Australian Jew donates stem cells to unknown recipient

JTA

An Australian Jewish man donated his stem cells to a Jewish patient who is believed to be dying of a rare blood disorder.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Fake medicine

By Norman Lavin, M.D, PhD., UCLA Medical School

Caveat emptor means “buyer beware.” Fake medicines are now a multibillion-dollar industry affecting people in virtually every country in the. . .

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Week of Wisdom, Wellness

by Jared Sichel, Staff Writer

Gale Trachtenberg was dealing with some discomfort in her hip and shoulder as she walked into a free group exercise at Century City Physical Therapy.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Israeli hospital separates rare conjoined twins

JTA

A conjoined twin in Israel who was separated in a rare operation was in serious condition.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

A gift of hope

by Malina Saval

Cotton caps in shades of pastel pink and sky blue are standard go-to gifts for a newborn baby. But for Steven and Jodi Zimelman, whose. . .

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Dental care for all

by Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Contributing Writer

Navah Paskowitz knows that her 4-year-old son, Edwin, is long overdue for a dental checkup, but she’s terrified to take him for one.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Nutritionist: ‘Eat to Win’

By Rebecca Steinberger

We know that a cheeseburger, fries and a soda are not the healthiest of choices, but what about the sushi rolls you had for lunch? A typical roll. . .

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Losing an autism diagnosis?

By Michelle K. Wolf

When Ethan Gorin was a toddler, he threw terrible tantrums, spun around in circles and repeatedly opened and shut drawers while counting. He didn’t. . .

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

European doctors: U.S. colleagues support circumcision out of bias

JTA

Thirty-eight physicians from Europe wrote a paper alleging that “cultural bias” was behind the pro-circumcision stance of the American Academy of. . .

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Need for genetic testing raised by new initiative GeneTestNow

By Rebecca Steinberger

Significant advances in science enable us to no longer question what’s in our genes. This is especially important for Jews, who are far more likely. . .

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

‘Nightmare bacteria,’ shrugging off antibiotics, on rise in U.S.

Reuters

"Nightmare bacteria" that have become increasingly resistant to even the strongest antibiotics infected patients in 4 percent of U.S. hospitals in. . .

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Running for life: 52 marathons in 52 weeks

By Rachel Heller

Of all Julie Weiss’ memories of her father, his larger-than-life personality stands out most: Maurice Weiss was a drummer — a regular on the. . .

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Israeli pharma and biotech are good for what ails us

by Canadian Jewish News

Have heartburn after eating a late-night falafel sandwich? There’s a pill for that. Did the winter weather give you the gift of a chest infection?. . .

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Walk, run to cardiac health

by Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Contributing Writer

Here’s a straightforward recipe for heart health: Get off the couch and move. For some people, that means heading to the gym, but others may be. . .

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Possible cancer breakthrough?

by Linda Gradstein, The Media Line

Israeli researchers say they have discovered one of the ways that breast cancer cells turn on their aggressive cancerous behavior.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

BREAKING: LAPD investigating bomb threat near Wilshire Boulevard Temple

By JewishJournal

LAPD units on the scene at Wilshire Blvd. Temple‘s Koreatown synagogue are deploying bomb disposal units and robotic devices “to assess the. . .

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Cedars-Sinai’s chaplaincy program puts spirituality on the medical charts

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

Usually, the frantic words, “Someone get the rabbi!” uttered in a hospital room mean only one thing. So Debbie Marcus burst into tears when Rabbi. . .

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Senior service providers wary as New Year approaches

by Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Contributing Writer

They’ve weathered five years of economic crisis, relentless state budget cuts and growing demand for their services. Now, social service providers. . .

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Funding kidney research

by Rebekah Blume, Contributing Writer

Entertainment lawyer Ken Kleinberg was hospitalized for five weeks when he became seriously ill in 1999. His doctors eventually diagnosed him with. . .

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Study: Orthodox Jewish males transmitted mumps in school

JTA

A mumps outbreak in New York and New Jersey in which 97 percent of the more than 3,500 cases were Orthodox Jews was a result of the way Orthodox boys. . .

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

JFS awarded Obamacare contract to reduce hospital readmissions

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles is heading up a collaborative effort, funded by President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, to reduce unnecessary. . .

Friday, August 10, 2012

Swiss hospital lifts ban on circumcision

JTA

A Swiss hospital which briefly banned circumcision announced that it would now allow the procedure.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Osteopaths changing the face of health care

by Rachel Wizenfeld, Contributing Writer

If you're like most health consumers, you probably don't know what osteopaths are, let alone what sort of medicine they practice. However,. . .

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Grieving Son bikes from Malibu to New York in vow to end cancer

by Sophie Golub

When Tom Peled’s father died of abdominal cancer in 2011, he channeled his grief into a three-month, 3,000-mile bike ride through six European. . .