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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Chipmunks and squirrels can carry plague, health officials warn

    Here's a summer reminder: Chipmunks and squirrels can carry infected fleas and plague, a bacterial disease people can contract through close contact with the furry animals, health officials warned.
    Here's a summer reminder: Chipmunks and squirrels can carry infected fleas and plague, a bacterial disease people can contract through close contact with the furry animals, health officials warned. “Plague is naturally present in many parts of...

    Tags: Pets, Health Organizations

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

  2. Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?

    The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Suicide, Iraq, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Suicidal Behavior

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

  3. Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist

    GRAND CANYON, Ariz. -- Eric York was obsessed with the big cats -- their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park’s annual tourist invasion.
    GRAND CANYON, Ariz. -- Eric York was obsessed with the big cats -- their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park’s annual tourist invasion. For years, he wandered the area’s crags, gullies and woods, tracking and tagging the...

    Tags: Flu, Wildlife, Pakistan, Rome (Italy), Pneumonic Plague

    4. May 15, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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: Lung Cancer, Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses, Social Media, Health Insurance Cost

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

  5. Military sex crime record should bring shame

    Maybe, in the end, we will thank Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinksi, head of the Air Force&rsquo;s Sexual Assault Prevention Unit, who was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery early Sunday after a woman reported he drunkenly approached her in a parking lot and grabbed her breasts and buttocks.
    Maybe, in the end, we will thank Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinksi, head of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Unit, who was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery early Sunday after a woman reported he drunkenly approached her in a parking lot and...

    Tags: Netflix Inc., White House, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Armed Forces

    6. Apr 26, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. ‘World War Z’: Brad Pitt battles zombies, not snakes, on a plane

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    It’s one of the biggest action set pieces in Paramount’s upcoming pandemic thriller, “World War Z.” A Belarus Airlines flight ......
    7. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Watch Jimmy Kimmel skewer Coachella pretenders

    Sure, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival offers enough music for every fan -- despite whatever gripes purists have about the year&rsquo;s lineup -- but the festival has become just as good for people-watching.
    Sure, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival offers enough music for every fan -- despite whatever gripes purists have about the year’s lineup -- but the festival has become just as good for people-watching. And not just innocuous gaping...

    Tags: Obesity, Two Door Cinema Club (music group), Music, Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    8. Mar 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Zombie apocalypse is near: ‘World War Z’ trailer and poster released

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    “World War Z” has unveiled a chilling new trailer and movie poster for the zombie apocalypse thriller. Instead of run-of-the-mill ......
    9. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. UCLA-led team predicts China, Egypt could be new-flu hot spots

    No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a <a href="http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/4/12-0903_article.htm" target="_blank">new analysis</a> of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching.
    No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a new analysis of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching. UCLA...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Swine Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, China

    10. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. A visit to London's cemeteries

    LONDON &mdash; What are the first sights you seek when you travel to a new city? The museums? The top restaurants? Or the cemeteries? I choose cemeteries. Although some people think that's weird, I find them a through-the-looking-glass way of understanding a place and how it grew. They are fascinating, beautiful, a bit mysterious but rarely ghoulish or spooky.
    LONDON — What are the first sights you seek when you travel to a new city? The museums? The top restaurants? Or the cemeteries? I choose cemeteries. Although some people think that's weird, I find them a through-the-looking-glass way of...

    Tags: Architecture, Arts and Culture, Daniel Defoe, Adultery, John Jackson

    11. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Heel pain 'epidemic,' but doctors show steps to deal with plantar fasciitis

    Plantar fasciitis. If you haven't had to deal with it personally, just ask around. Chances are you know lots of people who can describe it in great detail: stabbing heel pain and agonizing steps followed by a frustratingly slow recovery. Plantar fasciitis &mdash; an inflammation of the plantar facsia, a thick band of tissue that runs along the arch from the heel to the toes &mdash; has become so ubiquitous that podiatrists can practically make the diagnosis before a patient even sets foot in their office.
    Plantar fasciitis. If you haven't had to deal with it personally, just ask around. Chances are you know lots of people who can describe it in great detail: stabbing heel pain and agonizing steps followed by a frustratingly slow recovery. Plantar fasciitis...

    Tags: Inflammation, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists

    12. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 'The Walking Dead': David Morrissey on the Governor and Elvis

    David Morrissey has cast a wide shadow over "The Walking Dead" in its third season as the much anticipated villainous leader known as the Governor.
    David Morrissey has cast a wide shadow over "The Walking Dead" in its third season as the much anticipated villainous leader known as the Governor. While the character is a sinister presence with a black eye patch and a closet full of zombie heads,...

    Tags: Politics, Vietnam, Photography, Music, Arts

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