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    Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip

    LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years.
    LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...

    Tags: Water, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Human Rights, Medical Procedures and Tests

    2. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Santa Monica shooting brings calls for gun regulations

    Local officials are calling for better systems to identify and treat mental health problems and for stronger gun-control lobbyists and legislation in the wake of last week's rampage that left five dead.
    Local officials are calling for better systems to identify and treat mental health problems and for stronger gun-control lobbyists and legislation in the wake of last week's rampage that left five dead. Police on Thursday said that John Zawahri, 23,...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, John Zawahri

    3. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. James Holmes can wear street clothes during movie massacre trial

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The judge in James E. Holmes' murder trial in the Aurora movie theater massacre ruled Tuesday that the defendant can wear street clothes to court and that prospective jurors will not be sequestered during what is expected to be a lengthy selection process.
    CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The judge in James E. Holmes' murder trial in the Aurora movie theater massacre ruled Tuesday that the defendant can wear street clothes to court and that prospective jurors will not be sequestered during what is expected to be a...

    Tags: Colorado Movie Theater Shooting, Arts and Culture, Lawyers, Prosecution, Witnesses

    4. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Experts seek better health outcomes for homeless

    Years after facing patient dumping allegations and hefty legal settlements, Southern California hospital executives have begun working with advocates for the homeless to improve the health of homeless patients and to reduce their use of area hospitals.
    Years after facing patient dumping allegations and hefty legal settlements, Southern California hospital executives have begun working with advocates for the homeless to improve the health of homeless patients and to reduce their use of area hospitals....

    Tags: Lawyers, Healthcare Laws, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

    5. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 'Rambling' Jackson needed mental evaluation, tour director wrote

    As he tried to ready himself for his anticipated comeback tour, Michael Jackson was "trembling, rambling, obsessing" and eventually needed a mental health evaluation, the singer's tour director wrote in an email just six days before the pop star died.
    As he tried to ready himself for his anticipated comeback tour, Michael Jackson was "trembling, rambling, obsessing" and eventually needed a mental health evaluation, the singer's tour director wrote in an email just six days before the pop star died....

    Tags: Michael Jackson Comeback Tour (2009), Randy Phillips, Propofol (drug), Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson

    6. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Car crashes should be a global health priority, scientists say

    Given the personal suffering caused by traffic accidents -- 1.2 million deaths a year worldwide -- there's far too little attention paid by health researchers, scientists argued Tuesday.
    Given the personal suffering caused by traffic accidents -- 1.2 million deaths a year worldwide -- there's far too little attention paid by health researchers, scientists argued Tuesday. In 2030, such accidents are projected to become the fifth-...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health Organizations, Science and Technology, Heart Disease, Breast Cancer

    7. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Dr. Dean Brooks dies at 96; key figure in filming 'Cuckoo's Nest'

    When he ran a large state mental hospital, Dr. Dean Brooks made some bold decisions, but one of the most daring was to heed the call of Hollywood.
    When he ran a large state mental hospital, Dr. Dean Brooks made some bold decisions, but one of the most daring was to heed the call of Hollywood. Over protests from his boss and many mental health professionals, Brooks allowed the cast and crew of "One...

    Tags: Michael Douglas, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (movie), Celebrities, Psychiatrists, Health and Medical Professionals

    8. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Charity funds for tragedy victims getting trickier

    Within hours of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, even as the tragedy was unfolding on live television, the machinery of victim fundraising had already started to hum.
    Within hours of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, even as the tragedy was unfolding on live television, the machinery of victim fundraising had already started to hum. By 5 p.m. April 16 — less than 26 hours after bomb blasts killed three...

    Tags: American Red Cross, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Social Services, Charity, Sports

    9. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. L.A. County holds clinics on hepatitis A linked to Costco berries

    The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is holding clinics over the weekend for consumers who may have been exposed to hepatitis through frozen berries sold at Costco. At least 30 cases of hepatitis A nationwide may be linked to Townsend...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis, Vaccines

    10. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Series of cases in China bring school sex abuse out of shadows

    BEIJING — In China's southern Hainan province, a school principal and a housing authority official were arrested after they allegedly took six girls ages 11 to 13 out to sing karaoke, got them drunk and spent the night with them in a hotel.
    BEIJING — In China's southern Hainan province, a school principal and a housing authority official were arrested after they allegedly took six girls ages 11 to 13 out to sing karaoke, got them drunk and spent the night with them in a hotel. A...

    Tags: Crimes, Labor Legislation, Xi Jinping, AIDS, China

    11. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Residents fear cancer, asthma risks from Metrolink train emissions

    A local congressman on Thursday called on Metrolink to assess the health risks of air pollution on neighborhoods surrounding the commuter railroad's central maintenance yard north of downtown Los Angeles.
    A local congressman on Thursday called on Metrolink to assess the health risks of air pollution on neighborhoods surrounding the commuter railroad's central maintenance yard north of downtown Los Angeles. At a press conference, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Asthma, Adam B. Schiff, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution

    12. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Rep. Adam Schiff asks Metrolink to assess yard's health risks

    A local congressman Thursday called on Metrolink to assess the health risks of air pollution on neighborhoods surrounding the commuter railroad's central maintenance yard north of downtown Los Angeles.
    A local congressman Thursday called on Metrolink to assess the health risks of air pollution on neighborhoods surrounding the commuter railroad's central maintenance yard north of downtown Los Angeles. At a news conference, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank)...

    Tags: Asthma, Environmental Issues, Adam B. Schiff, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution

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