LA Times - Science

Friday th 29th of August 2008

Henri Cartan, 104; renowned French mathematician - 18:56

Dr. Robert F. Maronde, 88; helped create artificial kidney and computerized prescription drug system - 18:56

Arctic sea ice reaches its 2nd-lowest level in nearly 30 years - 11:49

Flies get a jump on swatters, study finds - 11:07

Garden Grove man with West Nile virus dies - 09:35

Concerns remain as salmonella outbreak comes to an end - 09:35

DNA databases blocked from the public - 09:35

Thursday th 28th of August 2008

Ralph D. Feigin, 70; pediatrician built Baylor and Texas Children's Hospital into major teaching institutions - 19:35

Wednesday th 27th of August 2008

Diabetes researchers convert pancreas cells to produce insulin - 19:14

New oversight, stiffer penalties approved for snooping into patient records - 11:42

Colleges' misguided plan for drinking - 10:35

Dr. Thomas H. Weller, 93; virologist won Nobel Prize for work on polio - 02:21

Tuesday th 26th of August 2008

Ayurvedic medicines often contaminated by toxic metals, study says - 16:56

Health insurance coverage in U.S. rises - 11:21

O.C. woman is 1st in California to die from West Nile virus in 2008, officials say - 10:35

California attorney general issues medical marijuana guidelines - 10:35

Monday th 25th of August 2008

Cows have magnetic sense, research indicates - 19:56

Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance - 11:42

Child malnutrition is an old stain on a new India - 11:42

Century City Doctors Hospital begins shutting down - 11:21

Calories come off and lights come on - 11:21

Saturday th 23rd of August 2008

Off-course rocket destroyed by NASA - 02:21

X-rays could tell Chinese Olympic gymnasts' ages, scientists says - 02:21

Friday th 22nd of August 2008

Radio's Dr. Drew defends Aurora Las Encinas Hospital - 17:21

Polar bear sightings stir climate debate - 17:21

Global warming sign? Major Arctic glacier is cracking - 15:07

Magpies, humans share a recognizable trait - 15:07

Brea nursing home operator will pay $2 million to settle suit - 10:56

A presidential science test for Obama and McCain - 10:56

Philip Geoffrey Saffman, 77; Caltech professor, leading expert on vortex dynamics - 02:21

Thursday th 21st of August 2008

FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer - 16:35

FDA: Irradiating spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs - 16:35

Undecided? It's more partisan than you think - 16:35

Tuesday th 19th of August 2008

Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells - 15:28

Hospitals fined for violations - 10:35

California doctors can't refuse treatment to gays on religious grounds, court rules - 10:35

Scientists elaborate on the case against Bruce Ivins - 10:35

Monday th 18th of August 2008

30-day comment period on Endangered Species act begins - 22:14

Leroy Sievers, 53; journalist blogged for NPR about his battle with cancer - 12:28

'Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum' by Richard Fortey - 11:42

'Walking With Dinosaurs' show coming to Southland - 11:42

James E. Ludlam, 93; pioneer in healthcare law - 11:21

McCain and Obama try to navigate the politics of abortion - 11:21

Sunday th 17th of August 2008

Medical marijuana: What does science say? - 16:14

Bacteria played role in 1918 viral flu deaths, scientists say - 16:14

L.A. church exhibit offers a personal look at AIDS orphans in Africa - 14:42

Future remains uncertain for Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital - 14:42

Mexico drug war's costs, risks exported to U.S. - 14:42

City of Angels' admissions issues cited four years ago, L.A. County report says - 14:21

Shroud of Turin stirs new controversy - 02:21