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Affordable Care Act's challenge: getting young adults enrolled
Arsine Sargsyan is 23 years old, healthy and uninsured. She chooses to forgo coverage for one simple reason: "I never get sick." Despite her reluctance, Sargsyan is exactly the type of person insurance plans, states and the federal government are...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Health Insurance
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Natural Products Expo lays out the latest, with an emphasis on what's real and what's absent
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Things seemed simpler this year at the enormous annual trade show for the natural products industry. There was a bit of a back-to-the-old-days vibe among the thousands of things to eat or drink, to use to clean your person or your house, to improve your...Tags: Personal Service, Investments, Whole Foods Market, Investment Service, Science and Technology
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Homegrown lemon grass: two varieties of a singular taste
One of the stands of lemon grass in the middle of the Vermont Square Community Garden is in full flower now, a somewhat unusual occurrence. It’s not a particularly attractive phase for the plants, which look like overgrown weeds on their last legs....
Tags: Southeast Asia, Lemons, Malaysia, Drugs and Medicines
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Oscar Pistorius' reps name substance found in his bedroom
Oscar Pistorius' representatives named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum on Wednesday and said it is an herbal remedy used “in aid of muscle recovery.” A product called...
Tags: Paralympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Justice System, Shootings, Reeva Steenkamp
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Investigator in Oscar Pistorius case faces attempted murder charges
PRETORIA, South Africa -- In a bizarre twist to a closely watched court case, South African media Thursday reported that the lead police detective in charge of the Oscar Pistorius murder investigation is himself facing seven counts of attempted murder....
Tags: Oscar Pistorius, Trials, O.J. Simpson, Witnesses, Prosecution
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Oscar Pistorius' lawyer attacks police work after shooting
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled what seemed to be damning testimony against double-amputee Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murder in the death of his girlfriend: One witness, they said, heard noises that sounded...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Robin Hood, Witnesses, Lawyers, Justice System
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1 charged, 1 sought in Monterey Park sea cucumber, ginseng thefts
L.A. NOWMonterey Park police Thursday released an image of a second suspect in a string of recent robberies at traditional Chinese medicine stores. The picture, pulled from a security camera on a Garvey Avenue storefront, depicts a man pacing in front...... -
Growing bitter melon: Tricks to an unusual treat
In the Long Beach community of Carmelitos, Richie Huang’s gardener father has positioned little protective paper hats over the ripening bitter melon. Even though this is a sun-loving tropical vine that grows like a vigorous cucumber and is a...
Tags: Brazil, India, Drugs and Medicines
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Man held in ginseng, sea cucumber burglaries in Monterey Park
L.A. NOWMonterey Park police Monday arrested a man in connection with a string of ginseng and sea cucumber burglaries over the last month, authorities said. Man Van Truong, 56, of Van Nuys, is believed to have driven a dark-colored Honda used...... -
Alleged sea cucumber thief arrested; accomplice at large
L.A. NOWA Van Nuys man was under arrest Wednesday in connection with a string of ginseng and sea cucumber burglaries over the last month in Monterey Park.... -
Valerian: sleep aid for humans, catnip for felines
L.A. at HomeGrowing valerian: Valerian is grown as a relaxant and sleep aid for humans, but cats and dogs love the plant too.... -
Disney Family Cancer Center
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center’s state-of-the-art Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center is dedicated to empowering patients to ensure the best possible outcomes. With the latest technology combined with integrative therapies including...Tags: Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Acupuncture
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