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• L''Oreal Award For Australian Geneticist
  ...ANU/University of Melbourne evolutionary geneticist, Professor Jenny Graves, has received the Asia-Pacific laureate of the L''Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science 2006 awards, and a prize of US$100,000. Jenny is Head of the Comparative Genomics Research Group at the Research School of Biological Sciences at ANU and is Director of the ARC Centre for Kangaroo Genomics based at ANU and the University of Melbourne... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
  
• L'Oreal USA Receives FDA Approval For New Sunscreen Formula Containing Mexoryl(TM) SX
  ... L'Oreal USA, the U.S. subsidiary ofglobal beauty company L'Oreal SA, announced today that the U.S. Food andDrug Administration has approved a new sunscreen formula containingMexoryl(TM) SX, a unique organic filter that is highly protective againstshort UVA waves. It is the first time the FDA has approved a new sunscreenfilter since 1988. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
  
• L-Arginine After Heart Attack Of No Benefit, May Raise Risk Of Death
  ...Use of the amino acid supplement L-arginine following a heart attack does not improve certain cardiac functions and measurements and may be associated with an increased risk of death, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA. L-arginine is a widely available dietary supplement and is publicized as having benefits for patients with hypertension, angina, heart failure and sexual dysfunction, according to background information in the article... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:00 EST
  
• L.A. County Board of Supervisors Approves Resolution To Allow Pharmacies To Sell Syringes Without Prescriptions
  ...The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved 3-2 a resolution to allow pharmacies to sell up to 10 needles to a customer without a prescription, the... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:00 EST
  
• L.A. County Supervisors Approve Regulations For Commercial Sex Venues, Including Mandatory HIV Counseling, Testing
  ...The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 3-0 to approve regulations requiring commercial sex venues, such as gay bathhouses and sex clubs, to pay an annual fee and follow "stringent" health rules, including providing on-site HIV counseling and testing, the Los Angeles Times reports (Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1/11)... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
  
• L.A. hospital cited for deadly outbreak
  ...Hospital staff did not properly clean medical instruments linked to a deadly bacterial outbreak at a neonatal intensive care unit in Los Angeles, regulators have concluded....
  MSNBC - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:29 EST
  
• L.A. Restaurants Sans Trans Fats
  ...On Tuesday, a campaign to banish trans fat food from restaurants in Los Angeles was initiated....
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:01 EST
  
• L.A. surgeon faces trial over breast implants
  ... LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who calls himself "the breast expert" is facing trial in Los Angeles on charges of smuggling silicone implants into the United States and placing them in at least three women....
  Reuters - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:09 EST
  
• L.A. woman diagnosed with bubonic plague
  ...A woman is in stable condition with bubonic plague, the first confirmed human case in Los Angeles County since 1984, health officials said Tuesday....
  MSNBC - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 04:05 EST
  
• L.I. Hospitals Are Graded on Basics
  ...Hundreds of patients at hospitals on Long Island do not receive crucial therapies, a review of recently published hospital data shows....
  New York Times - Sun, 07 Aug 2005 03:00 EST
  
• L.I. Hospitals Form Alliance for 5 Years
  ...The Nassau University Medical Center, is affiliating with one of the nation''s biggest and best-rated medical institutions, the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System....
  New York Times - Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
  
• LA County AIDS Office Director Demoted Following Investigation of Role in Fundraising for Mayoral Candidate
  ...Los Angeles County... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 18 May 2005 01:00 EST
  
• LA Hospital Cited by Health Officials
  ...Health Regulators Criticize LA Hospital for Bacteria Outbreak in Neonatal ICU...
  ABC News - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:15 EST
  
• LA hospital faulted for neonatal ICU bacteria outbreak
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  CNN - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:30 EST
  
• LA hospital reopens neonatal unit after bacterial outbreak
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  CNN - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:05 EST
  
• La Jolla Limited Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Riquent To Treat Lupus Nuphritis
  ...The European Medicines Agency has been formally notified by La Jolla Limited of its decision to withdraw its application for a centralised marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Riquent (abetimus sodium). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
  
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Announces Continued Enrollment Progress And Enhancements To International Phase 3 Riquent(R) Study
  ...La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced its continued progress in enrolling patients in its Phase 3 clinical trial of Riquent(R) (abetimus sodium) for the treatment of lupus renal disease. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Announces Continued Progress With Phase 3 International Riquent(R) Study
  ...La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced significant progress in enrolling patients and opening sites for its Phase 3 clinical trial of Riquent(R) (abetimus sodium) for the treatment of lupus renal disease. To date, 82 patients have been enrolled in the study, with 40 patients randomized in October. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
  
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Files Marketing Authorization Application For European Regulatory Approval Of Riquent
  ...La Jolla PharmaceuticalCompany (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced that its Marketing AuthorizationApplication (MAA) has been accepted for review by the European MedicinesAgency (EMEA) for potential approval to market Riquent(R) (abetimussodium), its drug candidate for lupus renal disease, in the European Union(EU). The MAA was filed with the EMEA on March 31, 2006. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
  
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Data On SSAO Candidates Presented At International Scientific Meeting
  ... La Jolla PharmaceuticalCompany (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced that Matthew D. Linnik, Ph.D.,Executive Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer,presented data concerning the Company's compounds that inhibit SSAO aspotential treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases at the 12thAmine Oxidase and Trace Amines Workshop, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Dr. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
  
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Expands Enrollment In Phase 3 International Riquent(R) Study
  ... La Jolla PharmaceuticalCompany (Nasdaq: LJPC) announced today that it has reactivated enrollmentin its Phase 3 trial of Riquent(R) (abetimus sodium) for the treatment oflupus renal disease. To date, the Company has activated 30 sites, 21 in theUnited States and 9 in Asia. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
  
• La Jolla Pharmaceutical Provides Update On Phase 3 International Riquent(R) Study
  ...La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) announced today considerable progress on its Phase 3 trial of Riquent(R) (abetimus sodium) for the treatment of lupus renal disease. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
  
• LA judge declares mistrial in Vioxx case
  ...LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Thursday declared mistrials in the cases of two men who blame Merck & Co.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx for their heart attacks after jurors became deadlocked over the question of whether the company gave adequate warning to their doctors....
  Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:35 EST
  
• La Roche-Posay Announces FDA Approval
  ... La Roche-Posay announces that theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Anthelios SX withMexoryl(TM) SX (ecamsule). Anthelios SX SPF 15 is a new revolutionary dailymoisturizing cream containing Mexoryl(TM) SX, a unique organic filter thatis highly protective against short UVA waves. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
  
• LA surgeons separating conjoined twins
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  CNN - Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:51 EST
  
• LA Times Examines Abortion-Rights Advocates'', Opponents'' Efforts To Influence Younger Generation
  ...The Los Angeles Times on Friday examined abortion-rights advocates'' and opponents'' efforts to influence a younger generation, which is viewed as the future of the U... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:00 EST
  
• LA Times Examines Automated Rx Drug-Dispensing Machines
  ...The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined automated prescription drug-dispensing machines... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
  
• LA Times Examines Concerns About Use of Report Cards To Grade Physicians'' Performance
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  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:00 EST
  
• LA Times Examines Health Risks of, Alternatives to Hysterectomy
  ...The LA Times on Monday examined the health risks of undergoing a hysterectomy and how many women''s health experts increasingly are questioning the need for many of the 615,000 procedures that are performed annually in the U... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
  
• LA Times Examines Increasing Popularity of Egg Freezing To Preserve Fertility
  ...The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined the increasing demand for a procedure in which a woman''s eggs are harvested and cryogenically frozen for possible future use... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:00 EST