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    May 15, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD

    If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice). Dr. Jonathan Fielding heads <a href="http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/">L.A. County's Department of Public Health</a>, which is bigger than some states' health departments. A pediatrician by training and the head of the county's health programs since 1998, Fielding is such a believer that he and his wife, Karin, turned savvy investments into a $50-million gift last year to UCLA's School of Public Health. Here he takes the temperature of the medical and political aspects of his work.
    If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, AIDS, Epidemics and Plagues

    2. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Government shuts down HIV/AIDS vaccine trial

    This post has been corrected, as indicated below.
    In another major setback for efforts to develop a vaccine to boost immunity to the human immunodeficiency virus, known as HIV, a key clinical trial was ordered shut down this week after an independent panel of safety experts found that participants...

    Tags: Placebo, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Allergies, Drugs and Medicines

    3. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Officials find no meningitis link between L.A. and New York cases

    In an effort to quash any fears of a patterned outbreak, Los Angeles County health officials said a fatal case of meningitis found this month is not connected to any others across the country.
    In an effort to quash any fears of a patterned outbreak, Los Angeles County health officials said a fatal case of meningitis found this month is not connected to any others across the country. "Public Health has not identified any other cases of...

    Tags: Common Cold, Symptoms, Vaccines, Headaches, Diseases and Illnesses

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

  4. No meningitis link between L.A. and New York cases, officials say

    In an effort to quash any fears of a patterned outbreak, Los Angeles County health officials said a fatal case of meningitis discovered earlier this month is not connected to any others across the country.
    In an effort to quash any fears of a patterned outbreak, Los Angeles County health officials said a fatal case of meningitis discovered earlier this month is not connected to any others across the country. “Public Health has not identified any...

    Tags: Common Cold, Reese Witherspoon, Vaccines, Symptoms, Headaches

    5. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. L.A. County to offer free meningitis vaccine to low-income residents

    Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday began offering free meningitis vaccinations to low-income and uninsured residents while downplaying fears about a potential outbreak of the disease.
    Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday began offering free meningitis vaccinations to low-income and uninsured residents while downplaying fears about a potential outbreak of the disease. "We really sympathize with the heightened concern...

    Tags: Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Flu, Martin Luther King Jr., Headaches

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. L.A. County to offer free meningitis vaccine to low-income residents

    Responding to escalating concerns about bacterial meningitis, Los Angeles County health officials announced Wednesday that they are offering free&nbsp;vaccines to low-income and uninsured residents.
    Responding to escalating concerns about bacterial meningitis, Los Angeles County health officials announced Wednesday that they are offering free vaccines to low-income and uninsured residents. The vaccines protect against meningococcal meningitis, a...

    Tags: Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, AIDS

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Free meningitis vaccines offered after West Hollywood man's death

    The AIDS Healthcare Foundation will offer free meningitis vaccines starting Monday.
    The AIDS Healthcare Foundation will offer free meningitis vaccines starting Monday. The move comes just days after a West Hollywood man died from the disease. Anyone who might have been exposed to the disease or might be at risk should to make plans...

    Tags: Vaccines, Symptoms, Headaches, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Dozens line up for meningitis vaccine in West Hollywood

    Dozens of men lined up Monday morning at&nbsp;an&nbsp;AIDS Healthcare Foundation pharmacy in West Hollywood&nbsp;to get a free meningitis vaccine, days after a local man died from the disease.
    Dozens of men lined up Monday morning at an AIDS Healthcare Foundation pharmacy in West Hollywood to get a free meningitis vaccine, days after a local man died from the disease. Allen Smith, a 21-year-old dance student, said he had a weak immune...

    Tags: Common Cold, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Meningitis

    9. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Who should own DNA? All of us

    Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so many of us are simply struggling to get by.
    Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so...

    Tags: Invention and Innovation, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Justice and Rights

    10. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. AIDS Healthcare Foundation gives hundreds of meningitis vaccines

    Reacting to the death of a young West Hollywood lawyer over the weekend and growing concerns about the possible spread of bacterial meningitis, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation gave hundreds of free vaccinations to visitors who showed up Monday at its facilities.
    Reacting to the death of a young West Hollywood lawyer over the weekend and growing concerns about the possible spread of bacterial meningitis, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation gave hundreds of free vaccinations to visitors who showed up Monday at its...

    Tags: Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals

    11. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 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.
    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: Auction Service, Vaccines, Symptoms, Headaches, Diseases and Illnesses

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

  12. Caution advised after West Hollywood lawyer stricken with meningitis

    A recently confirmed case of meningitis in Los Angeles County and a spate of others striking gay men in New York City have officials in West Hollywood warning residents to take precautions.
    A recently confirmed case of meningitis in Los Angeles County and a spate of others striking gay men in New York City have officials in West Hollywood warning residents to take precautions. "We don't want to panic people," said West Hollywood City...

    Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Symptoms, Vaccines, Crime, Law and Justice, Disease Prevention

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