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Mom dies, gives birth, then is revived -- and they're both fine

Three-month-old Elayna Nigrelli has redefined what it means to be a miracle baby. She was born while her mother was technically dead.

Video game aims to help young cancer patients

In the battle against cancer, one video game is taking the deadly disease head-on. And some young patients are the winners.

Studies Show Cancer Survivors’ Physical and Emotional Problems Often Go Untreated

By Stacy SimonCancer survivors don’t have to suffer through many of the physical and emotional side effects that often linger after treatment ends, researchers say. A new review of scientific studies finds that physical therapy and other types of rehabilitation[…]

Pot: The next diabetes drug?

Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar.

Up your capacity to cope

Self-affirmation may protect against the damaging effects of stress on creative problem-solving and performance under pressure.

A Backyard Chef's Guide to Healthier Grilling

Getting your family and friends together for a barbeque is one of the perks of the season, but backyard chefs should beware: some research suggests that cooking meats at very high temperatures creates chemicals (heterocyclic amines, or HAs) that may[…]

FDA Approves Xofigo for Advanced Prostate Cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) to treat certain men with advanced prostate cancer. It is intended for men whose cancer has spread (metastasized) only to their bones and who have already received treatment[…]

Society-Funded Research Investigates Earliest Stages of Breast Cancer Metastasis

Society-Funded Researcher Studies Aromatase Inhibitors and Joint Pain

VIDEO: New Drug Gives Hope to Breast Cancer Survivor

Celeste Mills is the first cancer patient in the country to try the drug treatment Kadcyla. After fighting metastatic breast cancer for 14 years, Mills completed a clinical trial at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. In this two-part Hallmark video interview,[…]

"Taste for a Cure" Signature Event Raises More Than $780,000

Joe Cohen and Dr. Judith GassonMore than $780,000 was raised at the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s 18th annual signature fundraising event, "Taste for a Cure," held April 26, 2013 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The money will support highest priority[…]

UCLA Researchers Find Scientific Basis for Cognitive Complaints in Post-Treatment Breast Cancer Patients

UCLA researchers led by Dr. Patricia Ganz, director of cancer prevention and control research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, professor of health policy and management at the Fielding School of Public Health and professor of medicine at the David[…]

UCLA Simms/Mann Center Director Receives Outstanding Clinical Care Award

Anne Coscarelli, Ph.D., director of the Simms/Mann–UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology and member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) was awarded the Outstanding Clinical Care Award for 2013 by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in February. She is the[…]

Breast Cancer Drug Receives Breakthrough Designation from FDA

Dr. Dennis Slamon Dr. Richard FinnAn experimental drug investigated for the treatment of advanced breast cancer by researchers from the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) today received “Breakthrough Therapy” designation by...

How Well Does Your Doctor Communicate with You?

Patients' complaints about doctors are finally being taken seriously, as poor communication is increasingly understood to be at the root of many of health care’s failures—and a leading culprit in rising costs. Research shows that when doctors don’t listen to[…]

How Companies Can Foster Healthy Employees

Many employers offer wellness programs to contain their health-care costs—and perhaps also improve morale and productivity.

Vote: Do You Want to Know What’s in Your Genes?

For healthy people, is there a compelling reason to know if your genes make you susceptible to a specific disease or condition? Or are there some things you’re better off not knowing?

How Often for Mammograms?

Changing recommendations for when women should get mammograms have created conflict and confusion. Not only do recommendations from different sources vary, but some have moved in opposite directions.

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