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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Nearly 1,000 seek medical attention at UCLA-Fresno State game
California | Local |
September 30, 2008
The weekend football game between UCLA and Fresno State at the Rose Bowl was by no means the hottest on record. Read more
Friday, September 26, 2008
Youngsters watching their steps in the fight against fat
California | Local |
September 26, 2008
Second-grader Freddie Sotelo stepped forward Thursday in the fight against fat. Read more
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Chinese official in milk crisis resigns
World |
September 23, 2008
China’s product-quality chief resigned Monday as the government sought to contain a national crisis over tainted baby formula that has sickened 53,000 children and implicated the biggest dairy producers in the country. Read more
Speak ill of their leader? Don’t you dare
World |
September 23, 2008
A simple question about Kim Jong Il’s health provokes a torrent of angry, broken English. Read more
Monday, September 22, 2008
53,000 children sickened by milk
World |
September 22, 2008
The number of children sickened by tainted milk in China has jumped to nearly 53,000, the government said Sunday as it vowed to crack down on those responsible. Read more
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Psych exams urged for vets
National |
September 21, 2008
Senior physicians with the veterans health system in Los Angeles told the top U.S. military officer Saturday that the Pentagon needs to overhaul the way it discharges troops because hundreds are leaving the armed forces with undiagnosed combat-related mental health problems. Read more
Friday, September 19, 2008
Potential environmental risks aren’t part of chemical engineers’ training
California | Local |
September 19, 2008
Marty Mulvihill was working in a laboratory with carbon tetrachloride. Read more
Sunday, September 14, 2008
West Nile threat grows
California | Local |
September 14, 2008
Jack Austin doesn’t remember a mosquito biting him. Read more
Saturday, September 13, 2008
West Nile threat grows locally
California | Local |
September 13, 2008
Jack Austin doesn’t remember a mosquito biting him. Read more
Monday, September 8, 2008
Another Iraqi casualty of war: Their waistlines
World |
September 8, 2008
In a land where just staying alive is a challenge, Haider Kareem Said’s problem might seem trivial. Read more
Sunday, September 7, 2008
The high cost of precision
Science |
September 7, 2008
When Maureen Scanlan had a painful kidney stone episode four years ago, she was pleased that her doctor ordered an annual regimen of CT scans to monitor her condition. Read more
Monday, September 1, 2008
Tempest in a bottle
Health |
September 1, 2008
GORDIE BAILEY JR. had been in college only one month before he overdosed on alcohol. Read more
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
A high price for Chinese gold
World |
August 26, 2008
If anybody feels a pang of jealousy over China’s haul of Olympic gold medals, they need only pause to consider what the athletes went through to get them. Read more
Monday, August 25, 2008
Buena Park woman first West Nile fatality in state this year
California | Local |
August 25, 2008
A 72-year-old Buena Park woman became the first person in California to die from the West Nile virus infection this year, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported Monday. Read more
That sinking feeling
Health |
August 25, 2008
MARIA Stubbs, a 44-year-old mother from Carson, wasn’t surprised when she leaked a little urine after the birth of her third daughter 10 years ago; she had experienced a bit of leakage during and immediately after all three of her pregnancies. Read more
How to do Kegel exercises
Health |
August 25, 2008
How to do Kegels
Kegel exercises involve contracting the pelvic floor up and in toward the small of the back, holding for several seconds and releasing. Read more
Ways to prevent pelvic floor problems
Health |
August 25, 2008
Pelvic prevention
One way a woman can reduce her risk of pelvic floor problems is by keeping her weight down. Read more
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Stop prostate exams at age 75, federal panel recommends
Science |
August 5, 2008
Men over the age of 75 should no longer be screened for prostate cancer because the potential harm from the test results – both physical and psychological – outweighs any potential benefit from treatment, a federal panel said Monday. Read more
California Central Valley fights obesity epidemic
California | Local |
August 5, 2008
On a recent day, Maria Velasquez led 25 women in outdoor aerobics at a park in this city’s rough southeast district, home to a large farmworker community. Read more
