Copyright 2012 http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 05:26:42 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:26:42 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Woman-Suffers-Botched-Buttocks-Enhancement-151223535.html Sat, 12 May 2012 09:07:52 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/butt.jpg
April Brown wants to warn others about the dangers of unlicensed cosmetic procedures.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/prop-zero/Cigarette-Tax-Prop-29-california-Big-Tobacco-Governor-Jerry-Brown-Dr-LaDonna-Porter-151078485.html Fri, 11 May 2012 09:37:02 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/KNSD_Prop_29_Tobacco_Tax_Cancer_Res_031812_40_mezzn_722x406_2211777116.jpg
A doctor who appeared in No on Prop 29 advertisements loses her appointment to a state panel. It's politics, but it's not unfair.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/health/Alzheimers-Caregivers-Find-Solice-in-Support-Group-Started-by-Reagans-Daughter/151047675 Thu, 10 May 2012 17:44:33 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9513584_N5PPKGPATTIDAVISALZH_722x406_2229155121__802430.jpg
“I lost my mother a long time ago, I accept that, especially when she calls me mother,” says Linda Kerr, who turned to a support group run by Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan’s daughter, as part of the UCLA’s Alzheimer’s...

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Dr. Bruce Hensel looks at a study on the link between a high fat diet and an unhealthy relationship being done at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center.

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Jennifer Sanchez thought she would never walk again, until Arcadia-based surgeon Dr. Alireza Khosroabadi performed a unique procedure that lengthened one of her legs. Dr. Bruce Hensel reports for...

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Jennifer Sanchez thought she would never walk again, until Arcadia-based surgeon Dr. Alireza Khosroabadi performed a unique procedure that lengthened one of her legs. Dr. Bruce Hensel reports for...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Ask-Dr-Bruce-Stomach-Flu-Periodontal-Disease-and-Vegetables-151035475.html Thu, 10 May 2012 16:54:15 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9608560_AskDrBruceMay10_722x406_2233300613.jpg
In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel reports for the NBC$ News at Noon on May 10, 2012, answering your questions regarding the stomach flu, periodontal disease and the advantages of vegetables.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/health/Reagans-Daughter_-Not-a-Fiber-of-My-Being-That-Doesn�t-Believe-He-Understood-Us/151039745 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:44:44 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9520966_N5PPKGPATTIDAVISok_722x406_2229770524__304580.jpg
A Reagan-family rebel, Patti Davis clashed repeatedly with her parents, with whom she did not speak for years. But Davis says her father’s 1994 Alzheimer’s diagnosis gave her an opportunity to try

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A Reagan-family rebel, Patti Davis clashed repeatedly with her parents, with whom she did not speak for years. But Davis says her father’s 1994 Alzheimer’s diagnosis gave her an opportunity to try

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/prop-zero/No-on-Prop-29-Smoker-Distortion-Cigarette-Tax-150490165.html Wed, 09 May 2012 11:01:33 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/160*120/101708-cigarette.jpg
The "No on Proposition 29" campaign has taken the concept of distortion to new heights--or lows, depending on how you view it.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Ask-Dr-Bruce-Hernias-Duct-Tape-and-Diabetes-150650875.html Tue, 08 May 2012 12:53:31 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9584401_AskDrBruceMay8_722x406_2232211653.jpg
In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your questions regarding hernias, duct tape as a stabilizer and diabetes.

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At least 14 people have been sickened by contaminated dog food, prompting Diamond Pet Foods to issue a voluntary recall, but more brands may be involved.

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In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce answers your questions regarding skin cancer, the best sunscreen and melanoma.

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In the wake of football legend Junior Seau’s death, a local doctor is saying football is a brain-damaging sport causing repeated concussions that that lead to brain trauma, depression and violence.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Petition-for-California-to-Require-More-Labeling-of--149931325.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:24:54 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/modifiedfoodballot_722x406_2230149482.jpg
Volunteers delivered nearly 1 million signatures in support of a ballot measure that would require labeling of GMO foods sold in the state.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Marijuana-Pot-Use-Soars-Among-Teens-Study-Finds-Partnership-Drugfree-Org-149880075.html Wed, 02 May 2012 18:34:12 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/marijuana-pot-smoke-inhale.jpg
Nearly 10 percent of U.S. teens -- about 1.5 million youth -- smoked marijuana heavily, some 20 times in the past month, according to the survey.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/DGO-NATL-More-Sleep-May-Keep-Weight-Down-Study-149797655.html Wed, 02 May 2012 06:23:47 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/sleep_generic.jpg
Researchers say sleeping more than nine hours a night can block genetic factors linked to weight gain.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Ask-Dr-Bruce-Measles-Vaccine-Dandruff-Shampoo-and-Cholesterol-149722135.html Tue, 01 May 2012 14:38:13 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9521001_AskDrBruceMay1_722x406_2229599414.jpg
In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your questions regarding measles vaccines, dandruff shampoo and cholesterol and the heart.

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There's been a buzz pro and con about so-called Meat Glue for more than a year now, but in the wake of the outing of pink slime, all of a sudden people are paying more attention to what may be in their meat.

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At least 200 people have now fallen ill from an outbreak of salmonella traced to the "tuna scrape" used in spicy tuna sushi rolls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Ask-Dr-Bruce-Thursday-April-26-Lipitor-Back-Pain-Aspirin-Heart-149114735.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:20:26 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/bruce9.jpg
In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your questions regarding the generic version of Lipitor, back pain, and aspirin and the heart.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Ask-Dr-Bruce-Tuesday-April-24-Migraines-Vitamins-Alcohol-Heart-Health-148739445.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:02:23 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9457535_DrBruceWebApr24_722x406_2226573573.jpg
In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your questions regarding migraine headaches, supplemental vitamins and whether or not alcohol is good for the heart.

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In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your questions regarding High Cholesterol, Vitamin D deficiency, and when to get a mammogram.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Ask-Dr-Bruce-Thursday-April-19-Flu-Shot-Pinched-Nerve-Cell-Phones-and-Cancer-149101425.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:59:40 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9420085_AskDrBruceApril19_722x406_2224734505.jpg
In today's Ask Dr. Bruce segment, Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your questions regarding flu shots, pinched nerves and cell phones and cancer.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/health/Limb-Lengthening-Lets-Woman-Walk-Down-Aisle/148975655 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:23:38 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/9459691_LIMBLENGTHENINGFINAL_722x406_2227179039.jpg
Jennifer Sanchez thought she would never walk again, until Arcadia-based surgeon Dr. Alireza Khosroabadi performed a unique procedure that lengthened one of her legs. Dr. Bruce Hensel reports for...

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Six teenagers have been treated at a hospital in the San Fernando Valley after drinking the mixture, which is essentially 120-proof booze.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/NATL-Fast-Food-Salt-Sodium-Much-Saltier-US-Countries-McNuggets-148495705.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:33:02 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/79236266.jpg
If you're worried about your salt intake, you'd do well to get your fast food in another country, a new study suggests.

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]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/NATL-Breast-Cancer-10-Different-Diseases-Landmark-Study-Finds-148093055.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:24:11 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/breast_cancer_722x406_2174482887.jpg
British and Canadian cancer researchers have isolated a new way of classifying breast cancer into 10 different types, in a breakthrough that cancer experts say could revolutionize how patients are treated.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/NATL-Hair-Loss-Baldness-Cure-Regrowth-Stem-Cells-Bald-Mice-148077255.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:39:03 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/amd_mice-resize.jpg
Could hair follicle stem cells help people regrow their hair after losing it due to disease? Japanese scientists' recent successful experiments on bald mice suggest it's possible.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/health/Magnets-offer-New-Solution-to-Heartburn/147914845 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:18:48 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/NC_Magnets0418_722x406_2224195216.jpg
People who suffer from chronic heartburn now have a new solution - magnets. Doctors at UC San Diego placed a string of magnets in a patient's esophagus in order to keep acid out of the stomach,...

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Widespread-Fraud-Among-SoCal-Seafood-Sellers-147788935.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:05:55 -0700 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/213*120/sushi+generic.jpg
An advocacy group reports that more than half of seafood was found mislabeled in LA and OC restaurants and grocery stores.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your health questions every Tuesday and Thursday on the NBC4 News at Noon.

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Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your health questions every Tuesday and Thursday on the NBC4 News at Noon.

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Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your health questions every Tuesday and Thursday on the NBC4 News at Noon.

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Dr. Bruce Hensel answers your health questions every Tuesday and Thursday on the NBC4 News at Noon.

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