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Breaking South L.A.'s Cycle Of Teen Pregnancy
Comments (0) | Girls Club of Los Angeles, Health, Los Angeles, South L.A., teen birth rate, teen pregnancy
South L.A.’s teen birth rate continues to be well above the national average and remains the highest in the county.
Read more...The Health Benefits Of Yoga
Comments (0) | baldwin hills crenshaw plaza, gene expression, Health, Health, Health Benefits, new study, plos one, university of oslo, yoga
Kali Sampson teaching yoga at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (Daniella Segura / Neon Tommy).
A new study confirms why yoga is healthy for the body and the mind.
Read more...CicLAvia Marks Shift In Sustainable L.A. Transportation
Comments (0) | biking, biking LA, biking routes, ciclavia, Downtown LA, Environment, Health, healthy, l.a. pollution, L.A. traffic, municipal government, Opinion, pollution, Smog, sustainable transportation, Transportation
Downtowngal, Wikimedia Commons
Access to sustainable transportation will make Los Angeles a better place to live.
Read more...Government Must Step Up School Lunch Regulation
Comments (1) | American Medical Association, children's health, Coehlo, Congress, Education, Food, Health, low income families, lunch, National School Lunch Program, nutrition, Obesity, obesity epidemic, Opinion, pizza, public health, public school, school lunch, school lunch regulation, usda
USDAgov, Creative Commons
Governments need to stand up for the kids in the face of big business.
Read more...Noxious Little Diatribes: A Word On My Smoking Habit
Comments (4) | cigarette, Environment, Health, Obesity, Opinion, public health, public opinion, satire, smokers, smoking, society
borntosnore, Creative Commons
My God… smoking kills? No one told me this!
Read more...Fast Food Consumes 11 Percent Of America's Diet
Comments (0) | calories, chipotle, corner bakery cafe, diet, fast food, fast food health, Health, Health, income, obese, Obesity, obesity epidemic, Panera Bread, young adults
Food Desert (Daniella Segura / Neon Tommy)
Find out the facts from the latest study.
Read more...Sleep More To Combat Obesity
Comments (0) | appetite, balanced diet, fitness, genes, gherkin, Health, Health, hormone, hours of sleep, Obesity, research, Sleep, study
Studies show a good night's sleep can help prevent obesity.
Read more...The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Coffee Drinking
Comments (1) | caffeine, coffee, colon cancer, dehydration, Health, Health, health effects, high blood pressure, hippocampus, kidney cancer, liver cancer, memory loss, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, studies
Making a cup of java. (Daniella Segura / Neon Tommy)
In the United States, about 58 percent of adults drink coffee daily. But what are the health effects associated with drinking coffee?
Read more...USC Students Need A Better Place To Exercise
Comments (4) | college exercise facilities, college students, college tours, evk, exercise, Food, gym, GymFlow, Health, healthy living, lyon center, national intramural recreational sports association, Opinion, renovations, UCLA, university of richmond, USC, USC Students, yelp
metaphoricalplatypus.com, Creative Commons
The Lyon Center just isn’t up to USC's standards.
Read more...General John Allen Resigns Due To 'Health Issues Within His Family'
Comments (0) | Afghanistan, David Petraeus, General John Allen, General Stanley McChrystal, Health, National, NATO, pentagon, President Obama
General John Allen resigned on Tuesday. (isafmedia/Creative Commons)
General Allen, who was likely the next commander of NATO forces, has resigned from his post.
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