Loma Linda University

Times are tough enough for Californians; they're even tougher for Californians' teeth. "One-quarter of all adults and 28% of children in California have untreated dental caries [cavities]," says Len Finocchio, a senior program officer at the California Healthcare Foundation, a health advocacy group. "Our research tells us that many people in California have been avoiding routine care that might have cost about $100 for a checkup and cleaning, and then find themselves in the emergency room, where they get only an antibiotic, a bill that can average over $600 and instructions to see a dentist."

Robert Katz Historian wrote 'Death in Rome' Robert Katz, 77, a writer and historian whose meticulous reconstruction of an infamous Nazi massacre in Rome brought him fame and sparked a trial over whether he defamed the pope, died Wednesday in a hospital near his home in Arezzo, Italy. His wife, Beverly Gerstel, said he died of complications from cancer surgery. Katz wrote extensively on 20th-century Italian history in books, essays and articles, some of which were made into films.

A small, private university in San Bernardino County that specializes in high-tech medical research topped the national list for congressional "pork" appropriations, according to a magazine report. Loma Linda University received $36 million in federal grants for fiscal year 1999-2000, the highest total in the country, according to a survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Alexander Knecht unpacked his violin and sheet music and slipped into Marvin Baker's dimly lit hospital room. "Hello, Mr. Baker, is it OK if I play a hymn for you?" he asked brightly. The 81-year-old patient, bedridden by a series of illnesses and unable to respond, stared blankly at the wall. Knecht lifted his bow and played "Rock of Ages," the lilting sounds swiftly displacing the room's cold quiet. "I hope you liked that," he said. Silence.

A surgeon at Loma Linda University Medical Center whose pioneering work in infant heart transplants gained worldwide attention is undergoing treatment for cancer. Leonard Bailey, who became famous in 1984 when he transplanted a baboon heart into an infant, noticed a lump in his neck in June. It was diagnosed as malignant and traced to a tumor at the base of his tongue.

A San Bernardino woman, Beth Arriaga, 21, has filed a $10-million lawsuit against Loma Linda University, claiming that she was improperly fired from her job as a library technician for the Seventh-day Adventist institution for getting pregnant. Arriaga, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, became pregnant in February, 1986, was fired in July and remains unmarried after having had a child last November.

In a lawsuit that describes a Loma Linda University dental school postdoctoral program as a bastion of male sexism, a former student alleges that she was targeted with crude sexual remarks and behavior by other dentists--all men--before being dismissed from the program after complaining. Dr.

Loma Linda offers many of the amenities of a college town -- without the heavy partying. This affordable community in the shadow of the San Bernardino Mountains is influenced by its Seventh-day Adventist past and present. * Beginnings This 7.8 square miles of land came to the attention of the Seventh-day Adventists and prophet Ellen G. White in 1904. White encouraged local Adventists to start a sanitarium and medical school. The Loma Linda Medical College opened in 1910.

Loma Linda University Medical Center doctors successfully completed heart transplant surgery on a baby born with a fatal heart defect, the 23rd infant to undergo the operation at the hospital. Whitney Ray Petersen, born at the medical center 2 1/2 weeks ago, was in critical condition after the 4 1/2-hour operation, hospital spokeswoman Anita Rockwell said.

The Loma Linda City Council heard heated testimony Tuesday night about the potential effects of a controversial specialty hospital but had not voted on the proposal by late evening. Gail Moore, a Riverside resident who works for Loma Linda University Medical Center, was one of several hundred people who attended the hearing. "To me, they're money-hungry. They're out to make a quick buck," she said of the proposed hospital's backers. "They're taking our patients."

Loma Linda offers many of the amenities of a college town -- without the heavy partying. This affordable community in the shadow of the San Bernardino Mountains is influenced by its Seventh-day Adventist past and present. * Beginnings This 7.8 square miles of land came to the attention of the Seventh-day Adventists and prophet Ellen G. White in 1904. White encouraged local Adventists to start a sanitarium and medical school. The Loma Linda Medical College opened in 1910.

The Loma Linda City Council heard heated testimony Tuesday night about the potential effects of a controversial specialty hospital but had not voted on the proposal by late evening. Gail Moore, a Riverside resident who works for Loma Linda University Medical Center, was one of several hundred people who attended the hearing. "To me, they're money-hungry. They're out to make a quick buck," she said of the proposed hospital's backers. "They're taking our patients."

A surgeon at Loma Linda University Medical Center whose pioneering work in infant heart transplants gained worldwide attention is undergoing treatment for cancer. Leonard Bailey, who became famous in 1984 when he transplanted a baboon heart into an infant, noticed a lump in his neck in June. It was diagnosed as malignant and traced to a tumor at the base of his tongue.

Every morning for six months, 100 volunteers in San Bernardino are dutifully swallowing pills. But these human volunteers--recruited by Loma Linda University Medical Center and paid $1,000 apiece--are not testing a new medication. The pills contain an industrial pollutant called perchlorate, a chemical found in rocket fuel. The experiment, which is funded by aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, is designed to see whether perchlorate pollution is harmful to human health.

A small, private university in San Bernardino County that specializes in high-tech medical research topped the national list for congressional "pork" appropriations, according to a magazine report. Loma Linda University received $36 million in federal grants for fiscal year 1999-2000, the highest total in the country, according to a survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Loma Linda University Medical Center stands as one of the brightest marquees of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Hundreds of infants have been saved by heart transplants pioneered by Loma Linda doctors. The separation of Siamese twins in 1996--and the birth of another set this year--have stirred the hearts of parents everywhere. A high-tech cancer treatment center has reduced the debilitating side effects of radiation on patients.

Loma Linda University Medical Center stands as one of the brightest marquees of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Hundreds of infants have been saved by heart transplants pioneered by Loma Linda doctors. The separation of Siamese twins in 1996--and the birth of another set this year--have stirred the hearts of parents everywhere. A high-tech cancer treatment center has reduced the debilitating side effects of radiation on patients.

Seven dogs and research documents belonging to the surgeon who transplanted a baboon heart into Baby Fae in 1984 were stolen early Monday from an animal care facility at Loma Linda University Medical Center, authorities said.

In a lawsuit that describes a Loma Linda University dental school postdoctoral program as a bastion of male sexism, a former student alleges that she was targeted with crude sexual remarks and behavior by other dentists--all men--before being dismissed from the program after complaining. Dr.

Six months after a highly publicized hunt led to their arrest, a former university professor and his girlfriend each pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felony counts of sexually abusing a 4-year-old Newport Beach girl. Ronald Ruskjer, 44, a onetime faculty member at Loma Linda University's school of public health, pleaded guilty to three counts of sex abuse of a child and two counts of taking sexually explicit photographs of a child. San Bernardino Deputy Dist. Atty.