Browse past news stories for Orthopaedic Hospital in Los Angeles, CA.

• Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines (MedicineNet.com)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:31:58 pm
  Title: Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines Category: Health News Created: 11/19/2009 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/20/2009
• Mammography: what to do now? (FOX 28 South Bend)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:52:19 pm
  When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift.But what will doctors who see female patients day after day suggest they do?
• Mammography: what to do now? (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:54:28 pm
  When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift.But what will doctors who see female patients day after day suggest they do?
• Hopewell Valley Central High School's 2009 Distinguished Grads hail from stage, sports and more (Pennington Post)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:27:52 pm
  This year’s Central High School Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at a free reception at the Washington Crossing Inn on Nov. 17.
• WDAM.com Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS The Pinebelt's Choice For News, Sports and Weather | Mammography: what to do now? (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:09:42 pm
  Mammography: what to do now? WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift.
• Mammography: What to Do Now? (Forbes)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:39:14 pm
  Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelines
• HOPEWELL VALLEY: Event Tuesday for four eminent CHS grads (Hopewell Valley News)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:29:43 am
  Four graduates of Hopewell Valley Central High School — including a former big league baseball player, an orthopedic surgeon, a congressman and an opera star — are this year’s inductees into the school’s Distinguished Graduates Hall of Fame.
• Toxins make Halloween face paints scary (WQOW Eau Claire)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 02:52:14 pm
  If your little goblins or vampires are set to paint their faces this Halloween to look all the more believable, you may want to think twice, according to a new report released just in time for the holiday.
• Toxins Make Halloween Face Paints Scary (MedicineNet.com)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 05:27:36 pm
  Title: Toxins Make Halloween Face Paints Scary Category: Health News Created: 10/27/2009 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 10/28/2009
• Toxins make Halloween face paints scary (FOX 28 South Bend)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 03:58:38 pm
  If your little goblins or vampires are set to paint their faces this Halloween to look all the more believable, you may want to think twice, according to a new report released just in time for the holiday.
• $5M gift a wish come true at `Dream' gala (Daily Breeze)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:37:20 am
  "Building on a Dream" was the theme of the second annual gala for Harbor Interfaith Services, held Oct. 9 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
• Swine Flu Cases Rise; CDC Urges Vaccination (MedicineNet.com)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 05:24:57 pm
  Title: Swine Flu Cases Rise; CDC Urges Vaccination Category: Health News Created: 10/12/2009 9:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2009 9:00:05 AM
• Flu Shot Beats Flu Spray for Young Adults (MedicineNet.com)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 08:23:02 pm
  Title: Flu Shot Beats Flu Spray for Young Adults Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2009 10:21:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2009 10:21:06 AM
• Tips to keep a childs bones healthy (The Temecula Valley News)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 09:28:52 pm
  Approximately half of all children will eventually suffer from a fracture or serious orthopedic injury. Children grow rapidly and have open growth plates which increase their potential for fractures, said Mauricio Silva, MD, associate medical director for the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Center. To help avoid potential accidents and broken bones, parents and caregivers need to be ...
• Sculptor Robert Graham dies in California at 70 (Tiscali)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 01:56:18 am
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert Graham, a California sculptor whose works were incorporated into civic monuments including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., has died at the age of 70.
• Summer, fall prime time for bone injury (redOrbit)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 12:10:50 pm
  Half of all U.S. children will eventually suffer from a fracture or serious orthopedic injury, usually in summer or early fall, U.S. researchers say. Children grow rapidly and have open growth plates, which increases their potential for fractures, Dr.
• Summer, fall prime time for bone injury (UPI)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 06:04:52 am
  LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Half of all U.S. children will eventually suffer from a fracture or serious orthopedic injury, usually in summer or early fall, U.S. researchers say.
• Bone Safety 101 (redOrbit)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 07:25:13 pm
  LOS ANGELES, Aug.
• Weight Loss Surgery May Defeat Diabetes (MedicineNet.com)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 07:19:25 pm
  Title: Weight Loss Surgery May Defeat Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 6/25/2009 Last Editorial Review: 6/25/2009
• Elderly Women With 'Dowager's Hump' May Be At Higher Risk Of Earlier Death (Medical News Today)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 11:20:26 am
  Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found.
• Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital Opens In Santa Monica (Santa Monica Mirror)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 09:36:44 pm
  Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Renee and Meyer Luskin Children's Clinic. (left to right front row) Posie Carpenter, Chief Administrative Officer, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital, philanthropists Meyer and Renee Luskin, and Dr. James V. Luck Jr., President and CEO Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. (left to right back row) Dr.Richard Bowen, Director of Residency for Los ...
• Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death (EurekAlert!)
  posted on May 21, 2009 at 08:28:40 pm
  ( University of California - Los Angeles ) Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" -- the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women -- may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis.
• SoCal Opens Pediatric-Orthopaedic Clinic For Kids (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 07:29:23 pm
  A new clinic opened in Santa Monica by Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital is providing comprehensive treatment for children's pediatric disorders. The Renee and Meyer Luskin Children's Clinic, named after the benefactors who provided the seed funding, provides treatment for a spectrum of pediatric orthopaedic conditions such as cerebral palsy, clubfoot, fractures, hemophilia, scoliosis, foot, ...
• Donation by Renee and Mayer Luskin funds creation of new children’s clinic (The Argonaut)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 11:31:36 pm
  The Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital has opened its new Renee and Meyer Luskin Children’s Clinic in Santa Monica to serve the children and families on the Westside.
• Meet the new chairman of the Performing Arts Center (Orange County Register)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 05:04:59 pm
  Thomas McKernan, CEO of the Auto Club, leads O.C.'s largest arts group.
• Faculty Experts Advisory: Swine Flu Spreads Across Globe, Raising Fears (Medical News Today)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 12:14:20 pm
  With cases of swine flu continuing to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Homeland Security Department have declared a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization and governments around the globe are organizing to confront the potential crisis. UCLA has experts. Dr. Jonathan Fielding, M.D., M.P.H.
• Faculty Experts Advisory: Swine Flu Spreads Across Globe, Raising Fears (Newswise)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 02:36:19 pm
  With cases of swine flu continuing to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Homeland Security Department have declared a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization and governments around the globe are organizing to confront the potential crisis. UCLA has experts.
• Resident Adds To Beach Cleanup Efforts (Grunion Gazette)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 08:22:24 pm
  What started as a college project has become a growing environmental outreach to help clean the local shoreline. The new effort, called Onepiece At A Time, has community members keeping Long Beach neighborhoods free of trash with monthly cleanups.
• Days of Lemon and Roses (Los Angeles Downtown News)
  posted on April 20, 2009 at 05:04:23 pm
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - And the roses go to — sound the trumpets — the upscale, eco-friendly condominium building Evo, the high-powered Italian eatery Drago Centro and the Prohibition-era speakeasy-style lounge the Association.
• Hip And Knee Replacement Survey 2009, UK (Medical News Today)
  posted on March 5, 2009 at 05:01:44 pm
  The Hip and Knee Network has just published its 2009 survey of hip and knee replacement surgery in the UK. The findings of the survey are available online here. The survey was carried out on respondents who had previously been diagnosed with hip or knee problems.