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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The case for food stamps

    To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP), is over how much to cut. But when more than 15% of Americans remain impoverished, slashing food assistance for the poor makes no sense in humanitarian, economic or public health terms.
    To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...

    Tags: Paul Ryan, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Health Organizations

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy

    The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which analyzed 117 storm-related deaths, comes amid a National Oceanic and...

    Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Disease Prevention, Demographics, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Brown administration says prison complaints are blame-shifting

    Gov. Jerry Brown's administration disputes complaints that the governor's vocal legal challenges to orders to improve prison conditions has brought progress to a halt. The federal court-appointed medical receiver in charge of prison healthcare filed a...

    Tags: Coccidioidomycosis , Politics, Prisons, Government, Jerry Brown

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Court receiver says Brown ignores prison conditions

    In a report Wednesday to federal judges, the official overseeing prison medical care said Gov. Jerry Brown's public opposition to crowding reductions, and his corrections officials' refusal to move inmates at risk of a deadly disease, show California is...

    Tags: Coccidioidomycosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Judges

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says

    More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say.
    More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...

    Tags: Obesity, Schools, Medical Research, Elementary Schools, Body Mass Index

    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Lack of strength training is most common U.S. health vice

    Have you lifted weights today? Odds are, the answer is no. A new report on Americans’ health vices says failure to do strength-training exercises is far more common than the more obvious bad behaviors of smoking, heavy drinking, being a couch potato and staying up way too late.
    Have you lifted weights today? Odds are, the answer is no. A new report on Americans’ health vices says failure to do strength-training exercises is far more common than the more obvious bad behaviors of smoking, heavy drinking, being a couch potato...

    Tags: Social Issues, Weight, Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. CDC to doctors: Help your patients quit smoking!

    A new anti-tobacco campaign is urging smokers to turn to their physicians for help in quitting.
    A new anti-tobacco campaign is urging smokers to turn to their physicians for help in quitting. The campaign – "Talk With Your Doctor" – also encourages clinicians to ask patients whether they smoke and to offer them assistance giving up...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Quitting Smoking, Disease Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners

    8. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Terrorism

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-income children and kids of color have been hit hardest by untreated cavities.
    PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...

    Tags: Tooth Decay, Water Supply, American Medical Association, Diseases and Illnesses, Family

    10. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

    WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will likely widen the divide between the nation's healthiest and sickest states.
    WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Consumers, Social Issues, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Ewwww -- poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns

    Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have  pooped in the pool.
    Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have  pooped in the pool. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local public...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Swimming, Science and Technology

    12. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Could giving newborns formula help with breast-feeding?

    One of the first warnings new mothers hear is that offering babies formula soon after birth can lead to problems with breast-feeding.  Sating infants' hunger with formula can prevent them from nursing vigorously, interfering with milk production; letting them use a bottle and nipple can interfere with their ability to latch properly at the breast.  Some research has shown that mothers who offer formula in the hospital stop breast-feeding sooner than mothers who don't.
    One of the first warnings new mothers hear is that offering babies formula soon after birth can lead to problems with breast-feeding.  Sating infants' hunger with formula can prevent them from nursing vigorously, interfering with milk production;...

    Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Health Organizations, Medical Specialization

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