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Find a flu shot near you with Google Maps
Brand XNot content to merely offer free airport Wi-Fi to holiday travelers, Google has developed a new tool (using Google Maps) to help the public find flu shot providers near them. Although the project has just launched and more information is being added every... -
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wades into the mammogram fray
Booster ShotsThe reaction to this week's U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against regular mammograms for women under 50 was swift, emotional and highly public. Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius weighed in, pointing out... -
Setting a walking pace for 'Stayin' Alive'
Setting the pace
Getting 10,000 steps per day roughly coincides with the latest U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommendation that adults get a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week. The key word here is "moderate"...Tags: Bee Gees (music group)
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Do you know how to protect yourself from cancer (and wrinkles) this weekend?
All The RageOver the long Memorial Day weekend, thousands of Southern Californians will be heading into the great outdoors, beckoned by our beautiful beaches, parks, campgrounds, back yards and, of course, gorgeous weather. Nothing to do but kick back and relax,... -
Clinic used by porn actors is subject of federal probe
L.A. NOWFederal officials are investigating whether a clinic that tests adult film performers for sexually transmitted diseases violated their privacy by requiring them to sign overly broad disclosure agreements. The Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation,... -
Consumer groups want federal investigation of insurers' medical spending
Money & CompanyConsumer advocates urged the Obama administration Thursday to investigate what they called an effort by large for-profit insurance companies to slash spending on medical care even as they raise premiums. In a letter to Health and Human Services... -
L.A. County awarded $32 million to fight chronic diseases
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County has received a $32-million grant from the federal government to pay for projects that tackle chronic diseases, health officials said Friday. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for........ -
L.A. County to announce federal health grants
L.A. NOWL.A. County public health officials are scheduled to announce Friday how much federal grant money they have been awarded to help fund local prevention and wellness initiatives. The announcement is part of a national kickoff event hosted in Washington, D.... -
Obama White House abortion Executive Order and statement on House healthcare bill
Top of the TicketDemocrat Bart Stupak says deal has been reached with White House to halt federal funding of abortions.... -
Four in 10 babies born in L.A. County began as unplanned pregnancies, study finds
L.A. NOWAbout 40% of births in Los Angeles County each year are the result of unplanned pregnancies, which can endanger the health of babies, according to a study released Wednesday by the countyâs Department of Public Health. The figure was based...... -
Federal officials say they will cut Medicare funding to Murrieta hospital June 1
L.A. NOWDays after state officials announced Southwest Healthcare System in Murrieta had received California's first $100,000 fine for putting patients at risk of death or serious injury, federal regulators announced they are cutting the hospitalâs Medicare... -
The adoption vs. abortion myth
Striving to find the "middle ground" on abortion -- that is, coming up with ways acceptable to pro-choice and pro-life Americans alike to reduce the number of abortions in the United States -- is a worthwhile undertaking. But it also has given rise to...Tags: Politics, Children, Rudy Giuliani, Birth Control, Infants
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