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Here it comes: California reporting widespread flu illnesses
L.A. NOWThe severe flu that spread across the U.S. has arrived in California and is causing illnesses and hospitalizations in much of the state.... -
L.A. County doing worse than N.Y.C. in childhood obesity fight
L.A. NOWL.A. County is falling behind New York City in its push to lower childhood obesity among poor children, according to new data from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... -
Junior Seau had brain disease when he committed suicide
Retired NFL star Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide in May, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. ABC News/ESPN reported Thursday that Seau’s family was recently told of the findings,...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Junior Seau, Football, Research, Sports
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National cancer forecast: 1.66 million new cases in 2013
More than 1.66 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2013, while more than 580,000 Americans are expected to die of the disease, according to the annual statistics report of the American Cancer Society. The report, released Monday, notes that...
Tags: Death, Skin Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Cancer
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Woman dies of West Nile virus; first fatality in O.C. in four years
L.A. NOWA 61-year-old woman in Orange County has died of West Nile virus, the first person in the county to die from the disease since 2008.... -
Surgeon infected 5 patients at Cedars-Sinai, hospital reports
L.A. NOWCedars-Sinai Medical Center said Friday that a heart surgeon unwittingly infected five patients during valve replacement surgeries, due to tiny tears in his latex surgical glove, earlier this year. The infections caused four of the patients to need a... -
'Immunize, immunize!': Doctors counter doubts about flu vaccines
As waiting rooms in other parts of the U.S. have been clogged with sniffling, feverish hordes, California has seemed to avoid the worst of this year’s flu — so far. But that may change, as officials in California said this week that flu...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Vaccines, Allergies
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Cancer death rates fall as HPV-associated cancers rise: U.S. report
This year’s Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, released online Monday, brought Americans good news and bad. Extending a trend since the early 1990s, authors reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that cancer...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Death, Immunization, Preventative Medicine, American Cancer Society
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The flu is fast headed our way: 5 ways to fight
With flu season likely to ramp up in Los Angeles in coming weeks, health officials and family doctors are trying to get out the word: There are some things you can do to avoid coming down with this year’s flu. First, get your immunizations —...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Health Organizations, Swine Flu, Flu, Disease Prevention
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Addressing an epidemic of Rx deaths
Prescription drug overdoses killed more than 37,000 Americans in 2009, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control; that death rate has tripled since 1990. The increase is not surprising, considering these additional CDC statistics: The number of...
Tags: Alprazolam (drug), Disasters and Accidents, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug), Kamala D. Harris
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Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
An early outbreak threatens to makes this year’s influenza season one of the most difficult in recent years as public health officials brace for the worst. Hospitals in the Northeast, from New Jersey to Massachusetts, are reporting record...
Tags: Gastroenteritis, Epidemics and Plagues, Preventative Medicine, Coughing, Flu
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Increase in vision problems could be linked to diabetes rise
An increase in vision problems that cannot be corrected with lenses may be related to an uptick in diabetes rates over the same period, researchers said Tuesday. The team, led by Dr. David S. Friedman of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...
Tags: American Medical Association, Cataracts, Johns Hopkins University, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses
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