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    May 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Coffee linked to lower risk of death

    Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can't get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced mocha, double-shot of espresso or a plain old cuppa joe: That coffee habit may help you live longer.
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    Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can't get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced mocha, double-shot of espresso or a plain old cuppa joe: That coffee habit may help you live longer. A new study that...

    Tags: Medical Research, Diabetes, Demographics, Cancer, Heart Disease

    2. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Woman, 24, battles flesh-eating bacteria: Are you at risk?

    Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but potentially deadly disease that ravages the body's tissues and causes them to die off, earning it the fiendish nickname "flesh-eating bacteria."
    Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare but potentially deadly disease that ravages the body's tissues and causes them to die off, earning it the fiendish nickname "flesh-eating bacteria." A Georgia college student, Aimee Copeland, 24, is currently fighting...

    Tags: Penicillin (drug), Substance Abuse, Strep Throat, Lungs and Airways, Social Media

    3. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. No on Prop. 29

    What's to like about taxes? Most people view them at best as a necessary evil to help pay for robust government services &mdash; a public benefit. But cigarette taxes are an anomaly. In their case, the tax itself is a public benefit. <a href=&quot;http://1.usa.gov/Hz2wVS">Proposition 29,</a> which would place a $1 levy on each pack of cigarettes sold in California, would serve the common good by making cigarettes more expensive.
    What's to like about taxes? Most people view them at best as a necessary evil to help pay for robust government services — a public benefit. But cigarette taxes are an anomaly. In their case, the tax itself is a public benefit. Proposition 29, which...

    Tags: Politics, Cycling, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Skin Cancer

    4. May 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Tomas Borge dies at 81; last living founder of Sandinista movement

    MEXICO CITY &#8212; Tomas Borge, last living founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement and one of its most hard-line enforcers as it battled U.S.-backed forces for decades, has died. He was 81.
    MEXICO CITY — Tomas Borge, last living founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement and one of its most hard-line enforcers as it battled U.S.-backed forces for decades, has died. He was 81. In Nicaragua, the government of President Daniel Ortega...

    Tags: Politics, Pneumonia, Political Corruption, National Government, Religion and Belief

    5. May 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Wednesday's Talk Shows

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    6. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Study examines diet, exercise, obesity in prisons worldwide

    In a new study examining diet, physical activity and obesity in prison populations, researchers at the University of Oxford in England have found that in most cases, male prisoners are less likely to be obese than men in the general population. Female prisoners, on the other hand, were more likely to be obese than other women &mdash; at least, in the U.S. and Australia.
    In a new study examining diet, physical activity and obesity in prison populations, researchers at the University of Oxford in England have found that in most cases, male prisoners are less likely to be obese than men in the general population. Female...

    Tags: Weight, Communicable Diseases, Heart Disease, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses

    7. Apr 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Miguel de la Madrid dies at 77; former president of Mexico

    MEXICO CITY &#8212;Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, who led the country amid economic meltdown and natural disaster in the 1980s but laid the groundwork for freer markets and political opening, has died. He was 77.
    MEXICO CITY —Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, who led the country amid economic meltdown and natural disaster in the 1980s but laid the groundwork for freer markets and political opening, has died. He was 77. De la Madrid died Sunday...

    Tags: Treaties, Politics, Trade Agreements, North American Free Trade Agreement, Economic Organization

    8. Feb 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card

    California&rsquo;s annual report card on many of the state&rsquo;s HMOs and other health insurance plans gave most of those rated high marks for customer satisfaction but said they need to improve treatment for lung disease, attention-deficit disorder and throat infections in children.
    California’s annual report card on many of the state’s HMOs and other health insurance plans gave most of those rated high marks for customer satisfaction but said they need to improve treatment for lung disease, attention-deficit disorder and...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Companies and Corporations, General Practitioners

    9. Dec 30, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. PASSINGS: Julia Sampson Hayward, James Rizzi, Bob O'Rourke

    <b>Julia Sampson Hayward</b>
    Julia Sampson Hayward Champion tennis player in 1950s Julia Sampson Hayward, 77, a champion tennis player who won the women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the 1953 Australian Open, died Tuesday at her home in Newport Beach of complications from a...

    Tags: Australian Open, Colleges and Universities, Carol Channing, Obituaries, Germany

    10. Feb 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    11. Nov 17, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. South African ex-miners seek compensation for lung disease

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    A lawyer for hundreds of chronically ill South African gold miners says they were denied health checks for the potentially fatal lung disease silicosis. Attorney Richard Meeran says legal action has been launched in a London court seeking compensation...
    12. Nov 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. John Smale dies at 84; executive led Procter & Gamble, GM

    John G. Smale, a self-effacing but tenacious executive whose brand-management savvy led him to the top of consumer-products giant Procter &amp; Gamble before becoming chairman of General Motors and spearheading efforts to halt its slide toward bankruptcy, died Saturday at his home in Cincinnati. He was 84.
    John G. Smale, a self-effacing but tenacious executive whose brand-management savvy led him to the top of consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble before becoming chairman of General Motors and spearheading efforts to halt its slide toward bankruptcy,...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Obituaries, Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Diseases and Illnesses

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