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HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor... 
Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, judge rulesA federal administrative judge ruled that pomegranate juice maker Pom Wonderful used deceptive advertising when it implied its products could treat or prevent serious diseases and other medical conditions. 
PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force saysThe PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early... 
L.A. Unified a rare haven for health teachersAs if on cue, all faces turn alertly toward the front of the classroom where Bridget Brownell has set up a slide show at Taft High School in Woodland Hills. Critic's Notebook: TV's focus on childhood obesity hits homeTake it from someone who knows: The struggle with childhood obesity, illustrated vividly on television, is a battle of both the mind and the mouth for an overweight kid. McManus: A campaign bombshellIf the court upholds the healthcare reform law, the president wins; if it declares the law unconstitutional, he loses. Right? Well, not so fast. |
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Fitness: Exercise apps for your smartphoneForget Angry Birds. Your smartphone can be a powerful tool for improving your overall fitness if you give it half a chance. Are raspberry ketones a 'miracle' fat burner? Dr. Oz weighs in.Until recently, very few people had ever heard of raspberry ketones, the aromatic compounds that give the berries their distinctive smell.... AIDS researchers sideline womenAt any one time, hundreds of clinical trials are underway in the U.S. to test simpler and more effective ways to treat and prevent HIV... 
It's time to serve up some big incentives to curb obesityAmericans eat too damn much. And we all pay a rising cost for this gluttony in the form of higher insurance premiums and lost productivity. Study finds setbacks for young autistic adultsOne in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience or college or technical education nearly seven years after high school... 
Cigarette tax is a lifesaverCigarette makers have a certified history of deception, distortion and lying. And let's not forget fraud and racketeering. 
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