Cedars-Sinai Health System
Antiseptic baths help fight 'superbug' infections
Mar 15, 2010 18:30 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bathing severely injured intensive-care patients with antiseptic-soaked washcloths can cut their risk of developing certain types of infections, and also seems to help keep drug-resistant bacteria at bay, new research shows.
Newer heart CTs deliver far less radiation-US study
Feb 23, 2010 06:29 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Newer CT technology that can capture an image of a beating heart in a single beat may offer one way of reducing a patient's exposure to excess radiation, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
Feb 09, 2010 17:51 EST
Federal regulators will require manufacturers of high-grade medical imaging machines to include safety controls that prevent patients from receiving excessive radiation doses.
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
Feb 09, 2010 17:50 EST
FDA will push medical imaging companies and doctors to reduce exposure to radiation. Federal regulators will require manufacturers of high-grade medical imaging machines to include safety controls that prevent patients from receiving excessive radiation doses.
Pelvic symptoms unlikely to mean ovarian cancer
Jan 28, 2010 17:16 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only one in 100 women with symptoms typical of ovarian cancer, such as persistent bloating or pelvic pain, actually has the disease, researchers reported on Thursday.
"All My Children" actor James Mitchell dead at 89
Jan 25, 2010 06:40 EST
Longtime "All My Children" patriarch James Mitchell dies in Los Angeles at 89. James Mitchell, who for nearly three decades played gruff patriarch Palmer Cortland on the ABC soap opera "All My Children," has died, his longtime partner said Sunday night.
"All My Children" actor James Mitchell dead at 89
Jan 25, 2010 06:32 EST
Actor James Mitchell, who became widely known for his role as Palmer Cortlandt on the long-running ABC show "All My Children," has died at the age 89, The Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
US actor James Mitchell dead at 89: report
Jan 25, 2010 05:22 EST
US actor James Mitchell, who became widely known for his role as Palmer Cortlandt on the long-running ABC show "All My Children," has died at the age 89, The Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
"All My Children" actor James Mitchell dead at 89
Jan 25, 2010 02:45 EST
James Mitchell, who for nearly three decades played gruff patriarch Palmer Cortland on the ABC soap opera "All My Children," has died, his longtime partner said Sunday night.
New Calif. rule reduces wait time to see doctors
Jan 21, 2010 04:38 EST
California regulators announce new rule to reduce wait time for doctor visits. Brian Benz hobbled around for a week after a basketball game left him with a sprained ankle when he lived in Wisconsin.
New Calif. rule reduces wait time to see doctors
Jan 21, 2010 04:10 EST
Brian Benz hobbled around for a week after a basketball game left him with a sprained ankle when he lived in Wisconsin.
French court asks for medical advice in Johnny Hallyday case
Dec 28, 2009 12:28 EST
A Paris judge on Monday appointed two medical experts to determine whether rock star Johnny Hallyday was the victim of a botched operation that landed him in hospital with a severe infection.
Court to probe whether Hallyday operation 'botched'
Dec 28, 2009 10:48 EST
A Paris judge on Monday appointed two medical experts to determine whether rock star Johnny Hallyday was the victim of a botched operation that landed him in hospital with a severe infection.
French rocker Hallyday out of hospital for Christmas
Dec 23, 2009 16:42 EST
Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday Wednesday left hospital in the United States, where he had undergone emergency surgery, to spend Christmas with his family, a spokesman said.
French rocker Hallyday released from hospital
Dec 23, 2009 16:32 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday has been released from a Los Angeles hospital where he underwent a back operation earlier this month, his publicists said on Wednesday.
Rocker icon Hallyday leaves Los Angeles hospital
Dec 23, 2009 15:15 EST
French rock star Johnny Hallyday leaves Los Angeles hospital after surgery. France's top rocker and entertainment icon Johnny Hallyday has left a Los Angeles hospital after riveting France for some two weeks of hospitalization for back surgery.
French rocker Hallyday out of hospital for Christmas
Dec 23, 2009 15:11 EST
Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday Wednesday left hospital in the United States, where he had undergone emergency surgery, to spend Christmas with his family, a spokesman said.
Brittany Murphy had several movies in the works
Dec 23, 2009 11:45 EST
Brittany Murphy had film projects in the works; directors say she was healthy, professional. Brittany Murphy was a hardworking actress who was juggling multiple movie projects in the months leading up to her unexpected death.
Brittany Murphy had several movies in the works
Dec 22, 2009 18:58 EST
Brittany Murphy was a hardworking actress who was juggling multiple movie projects in the months leading up to her unexpected death.
Family: Brittany Murphy was ill days before death
Dec 21, 2009 19:41 EST
Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home.
