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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.... -
TV chefs' recipes too high in fat, calories for WHO recommendations
TV dinners got a relative thumbs up in a medical journal — when compared with recipes offered by TV chefs. Surprised? Turns out that the British TV dinners, called “ready meals” there – had fewer calories and less fat and fiber...
Tags: Overweight, United Kingdom, Recipes
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Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve
Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Virginia Tech, Philippines, Religion and Belief, Pharmaceuticals
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Let there be dark
When I was a child, I knew real darkness. At my family's cabin on a Minnesota lake, I knew woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes. I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars. But now, when 8 of...
Tags: Obesity, Winter Solstice, NASA, Heart Disease, Environmental Issues
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Infertility rates haven't changed much in 20 years
It can seem like infertility is on the rise, especially in developed countries as women wait longer to start families. But according to a new analysis of 277 surveys, conducted by researchers at the World Health Organization and other institutions,...
Tags: Demographics, Abortion, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Gonorrhea , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Having a little less to chew on
I've got two reasons to watch my weight over the next several weeks. First, it's the holiday season, when the national sport is overeating. Second, I've got another knee replacement coming up soon, and the lighter I am going in, the easier the recovery...
Tags: Hamburgers, Weight, Bacon, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Cutting back on sugar leads to small weight loss, study says
People who cut down on added sugars in their diets lost an average of about 1.7 pounds – a result researchers called small but significant. The result was in a paper published online Tuesday in the British Medical Journal that analyzed 71...
Tags: Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School, Medical Research
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Smokeless tobacco sales up sharply in California, officials warn
L.A. NOWHealth officials say sales of chewing tobacco and such smokeless products rose sharply in California over the past decade, and they are especially concerned about the increase in use among youths.... -
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: Tamiflu (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals
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Allan K. Jonas dies at 91; developer and volunteer
Allan K. Jonas, a Los Angeles real estate developer and a longtime leader and volunteer with the American Cancer Society, the American Civil Liberties Union and other civic and political groups in Southern California, has died. He was 91. Jonas died...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Realty, Civil Rights, Los Angeles International Airport, Gregory Peck
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Cellphone companies want to put towers atop churches
L.A. NOWCellphone providers have a new target: Churches and other houses of worship.... -
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...
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