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Grocery tours teach Boyle Heights residents about nutrition
L.A. NOWCedonia Castillo, 81, said she knows salt and sugar are bad for her health. But the Boyle Heights resident, who has diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, said she doesn't know what food to avoid. So when she heard that a dietician from White... -
CPR training offered throughout L. A. County on Thursday
L.A. NOWL.A.County residents can receive free, hands-only CPR training at 80 locations on Thursday.... -
Voters back tobacco tax but split on term-limits change
PolitiCalA proposed $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes remains highly popular among California voters, but they are split over whether to change the state’s 22-year-old term limits law, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The two... -
Tobacco companies add $15 million to fight cigarette tax
PolitiCalTobacco companies are stepping up their efforts to defeat Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack. On Friday, the parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported giving...... -
Star Jones is returning to 'The View,' but just for a day
Show TrackerStar Jones is returning to "The View" for a guest appearance in February. Star Jones had a falling out with Barbara Walters when she left the show in 2006, but they have since made up.... -
Lance Armstrong to give $1.5 million to push California tobacco tax
PolitiCalFormer Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong will announce a $1.5-million donation to Proposition 29, the June ballot measure in California that would create a new $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes to pay for cancer research. The... -
Big Tobacco adds nearly $9 million to fight against cigarette tax
PolitiCalThe parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported nearly $9 million in contributions to the campaign against Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack.... -
Matters of the Heart
A recent study shows that when it comes to matters of the heart, there are indeed differences between the sexes.
Researchers combed through a database of more than 1 million heart attack cases and discovered that women, especially those under the age...Tags: American Medical Association, University of California, Irvine, Obesity, Health and Medical Professionals, Mayo Clinic
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Potatoes can add plenty to waistline
Public Enemy No. 1 in America's battle of the bulge isn't cupcakes, soda or double bacon cheeseburgers. It's the simple potato, according to Harvard University researchers.
Daily consumption of an extra serving of spuds — French fries, crispy...Tags: Diabetes, Physical Conditions, Hamburgers, Diseases and Illnesses, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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Wilson Greatbatch dies at 92; inventor of first practical implantable pacemaker
While building an oscillator to record heart sounds, Wilson Greatbatch made a fortuitous mistake in the late 1950s. After he grabbed the wrong resistor from a box and plugged it in, the unit gave off a startlingly familiar, uneven electrical pulse.
"I...Tags: Electronics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Engineering, Companies and Corporations, Invention and Innovation
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Dr. Max Harry Weil dies at 84: pioneer in critical care
Dr. Max Harry Weil, an influential pioneer of critical-care medicine and the founding president of the Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine in Rancho Mirage, has died. He was 84.
Weil died of prostate cancer July 29 at his home in Rancho Mirage, said...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, Surgery
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Bernadine Healy dies at 67; doctor led Red Cross relief efforts after 9/11
Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Diabetes, Physical Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, The Ohio State University
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