The scientific merits of malariotherapy have been brought into question in light of a recent investigation into two UCLA researchers’ possible involvement with the controversial treatment. Having been discredited in the United States, malariotherapy research is currently being conducted on human HIV patients in China by the Heimlich Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio. Malariotherapy is the […]
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New evidence has surfaced possibly linking UCLA researchers John Fahey and Najib Aziz to controversial malariotherapy experiments conducted by the Heimlich Institute, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The two UCLA researchers are currently being investigated for a possible connection with the Heimlich Institute’s malariotherapy experiments in China. Malariotherapy, which Dr. Henry Heimlich proposed in the early […]
Celebrities, Whole Foods to raise money for hospital
A handful of celebrities will be bagging groceries and whipping up free sample foods at the new Westwood Whole Foods Market this Wednesday. The celebrities are participating in a charity event which will send 5 percent of Wednesday’s sales to UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. “Whole Foods does Five Percent Days quite often,” said Elizabeth Carovillano, […]
UCLA recently reopened a case examining the involvement of two UCLA researchers with controversial malariotherapy experiments, which involve the injection a curable form of malaria into human HIV patients. The initial allegations were brought to the attention of the Institutional Review Board of the UCLA Office of Protection of Research Subjects in early October of […]
Beware the dangers of over-exercising
Vinh Lam, a fourth-year economics student works out up to three hours a day, six days a week. His exercise regimen is divided between weight lifting, cardio and ab exercises. Jessica Reid, a third-year political science and Spanish student, visits the gym up to five times a week. Her workouts consist of resistance training, work […]
Conference looks at minority health
Over 500 medically-minded students woke up bright and early on Saturday, filling Bradley International Hall beyond its capacity for the university’s first-ever Minority Health Conference. The conference, “Bridging Cultures and Enhancing Minority Health Care,” was hosted by the UCLA and USC chapters of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, the Student National Medical Association, […]
Westerners getting the point of acupuncture
With a little help from ancient Far East remedies, the future of medicine in the West is looking sharp. Interest in traditional Chinese medicine and the art of acupuncture has increased dramatically in the last decade. Now, more than ever, Westerners are pointedly turning to these 5,000-year-old treatments. A survey from the National Certification Commission […]