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Monday, January 02, 2012
By Michelle Andrews, Special to the Los Angeles Times
January 2, 2012
As hospitals elbow one another to attract patients, increasingly they're hoping to tap into Americans' interest in — and willingness to spend money on — complementary and alternative therapies such as acupuncture and massage.
For the rest of the article please see: http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-hospitals-alternative-medicine-20120102,0,6660665.story
Friday, December 30, 2011
By John M. Glionna
South Korean monk Ando knows his own teacher would probably be furious, but he felt it was time to move the secrets of Sunmudo beyond the temple walls.
South Korean Buddhist monk Ando demonstrates Sunmudo martial arts techniques — Buddhist monk Ando remembers the toil of all those years, trying to satisfy the training demands of an aging martial arts master who could never be pleased.
Silent and impassive, monk Yang-ik perched in the lotus position on a platform above his young proteges, who leaped from mats, kicking two impossibly high bags one after the other, the best adding aerial somersaults before landing gracefully, like big cats.
When they finished, panting and sweating, the master dismissed them. "You have done nothing today — I have done all the work," he would say. "You try to impress me, but when I am gone you are loose-minded. This discipline is not mere athleticism, but a way of life."
For the rest of the article, please see: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/26/world/la-fg-korea-fighting-monks-20111226
Thursday, December 22, 2011
by SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES
An Arizona college student believed to be brain dead and poised to be an organ donor, miraculously recovered just hours before doctors were considering taking him off life support.
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http://gma.yahoo.com/readied-donate-organs-21-old-emerges-coma-204904805.html
Monday, December 12, 2011
By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times
December 11, 2011, 5:36 p.m.
At an opening ceremony last week, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System officials said they planned to use the garden as part of a new "integrative health and healing center" that would incorporate tai chi, yoga and meditation along with Western medicine and therapies.
for the rest of the article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-va-rose-garden-20111212,0,4903673.story
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times
December 7, 2011
A Los Angeles company is teaming up with a Chinese investment group to build a $3.1-billion martial arts-themed park and leisure resort in central China.
for the rest of the article please see:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1207-china-theme-park-20111207,0,633474.story
Friday, September 23, 2011
by the Associated Press
Physicists on the team that measured particles traveling faster than light said Friday they were as surprised as their skeptics about the results, which appear to violate the laws of nature as we know them.
Please follow the link for more information:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/09/22/world/europe/AP-EU-Breaking-Light-Speed.html?_r=1&hp
Thursday, September 01, 2011
(HealthDay News) -- Tennis legend Billie Jean King is serving up a powerful shot against an old opponent, arthritis, in a new campaign that stresses the benefits of exercise for people with the condition.
King, 67, has osteoarthritis, the most common form of the disease, which involves a breakdown of the joint's cartilage. The condition affects about 27 million Americans. The tennis veteran, who won 39 Grand Slam titles in her career, has had osteoarthritis since her 20s and had both her knees replaced last year.
For the rest of the article: http://news.yahoo.com/billie-jean-king-says-exercise-best-shot-against-160810612.html
Friday, August 19, 2011
Addicted to games? That isn't just trouble for your social life — it could be bad news for your health, too.
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http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/xbox-death-highlights-game-addiction-dangers-185247467.html
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
by Sharon Beagly, Newsweek
New research shows how some common tests and procedures aren’t just expensive, but can do more harm than good.
See the rest of the article at:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/14/some-medical-tests-procedures-do-more-harm-than-good.html
Monday, August 08, 2011
by Jessica Ashley
Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt—the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport Judo.
for more of the article: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/vitality/98-year-old-woman-becomes-first-woman-ever-to-earn-judos-highest-degree-black-belt-2523297/