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A to-do list for L.A.'s next mayor
Tackle real problems By Austin Beutner Only 21% of registered voters cast a ballot in the recent primary elections. And convenience didn't seem to be the issue, since only about a third of those who were sent vote-by-mail ballots bothered to fill in...
Tags: Voting, Primaries, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Realty
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As meningitis fears rise, foundation to offer free vaccine
Responding to fears of a deadly meningitis outbreak among gay men, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced Sunday that it will begin offering free vaccines to help counter a spread of the potentially deadly disease. Worry over a meningitis outbreak...
Tags: Headaches, Preventative Medicine, Chemical Industry, Auction Service, Symptoms
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Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt
Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...
Tags: Lyme Disease, Religion and Belief, Columbia University, Symptoms, Autism
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Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Periodicals, Feminism, Weight, Obesity, Heart Disease
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Caution advised after West Hollywood lawyer contracts meningitis
The deteriorating condition of a West Hollywood lawyer diagnosed with meningitis earlier this week heightened concerns by local officials about the possible spread of the disease. [For the record, 11:46 p.m. April 12: An earlier version of this article,...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, AIDS
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Health officials investigate meningococcal infection in L.A. County
Public health officials are investigating a Los Angeles County case of meningococcal infection, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis. Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public...Tags: Health Organizations, Headaches, Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines
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West Hollywood officials warn gay men, residents of meningitis case
West Hollywood city officials and community leaders warned residents Friday about a serious case of meningococcal infection recently found in Los Angeles County, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis. "We don't want to...
Tags: Headaches, Wildlife, Symptoms, AIDS, Vaccines
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Meningitis scare: From 'fit as can be' to life support in one week
A 31-year-old West Hollywood resident, who was described as being extremely fit only a week or so ago, is now in a coma and on life support after being diagnosed with "full-blown meningitis," city officials said. West Hollywood City Councilman John...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Headaches, Symptoms, Vaccines, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Case of meningitis-related bacterial illness reported in L.A. County
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been alerted about a Los Angeles County case of meningococcal infection, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis, according to a spokesperson. Public health officials...Tags: Health Organizations, Headaches, Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines
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Mouseketeer Annette Funicello remembered by Walt Disney's daughter
Walt Disney’s daughter said the nation lost a consummate professional and one of the loveliest people she has ever known with the death of Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. Funicello, the longtime Disney and beach movie star, passed away Monday at...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Multiple Sclerosis, Lotteries
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Imported cucumbers sicken 73 people in 18 states with salmonella
More than 70 people in 18 states have fallen ill because of a salmonella outbreak linked to imported Mexican cucumbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The agency said 14 people have been hospitalized, and it is working...
Tags: Health Organizations, Salmonella Infection, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mexico, Food and Drug Administration
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