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Twin Births Doubled Due To Fertility Treatments
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Rates doubled for whites, rose by half for blacks and by about a third for Hispanics
Read more...The Uninsured’s Challenge To Find Good Health
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Saban Free Clinics aid L.A.'s uninsured. (Catherine Green)
While the people of Los Angeles County struggle to find work and put food on the table, maintaining health tends to lose priority.
Read more...The Vampire Facelift Is A Blood-Sucking Rejuvenator
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Plasma is injected into the patient's face (Sarah Parvini)
SLIDESHOW: In the procedure, a patient's own blood is injected into his or her face.
Read more...Obama Announces Boost In AIDS Research Funding
Sydney Opera House lit red for World AIDS Day (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
There are more than 6,500 Americans with HIV on waiting lists for medication
Read more...Care Now! L.A. Free Clinic - A SLIDESHOW From Inside
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Care Now! LA provides a free clinic, looking to improve nationwide health.
Read more...California's HPV Vaccine Law Saves Lives
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If we have the means to reduce the number of cases nationwide of cervical cancer—shouldn't we?
Read more...USC Health Fair Draws Crowds With Free Exams And Shots
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SLIDESHOW: In L.A. County, 13,350 people died from heart disease between 2007 and 2009.
Read more...Report: Medical Group Expected To Recommend Against Prostate Cancer Screening
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U.S. Preventative Task Force expected to make announcement on Tuesday.
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Top 5 Weekend Picks: Oct. 1
Comments (0) | Adam Scott, Angel City Jazz Music Festival, arts and culture, Arts+Culture, Dick Van Dyke Show, Eagle Rock Music Festival, Flying Lotus, Happy Accidents, Health, Jane Lynch, jazz, Ooh La LA Fest, Rooney
It's music festival galore and more on the first weekend of October
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