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Air quality is a concern for Friday, May 16, as the South Coast Air Quality Management District predicts air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive persons in West San Fernando Valley and the East San Gabriel Valley. Individuals living in these areas with heart disease, (more…)

High temperatures are forecasted for today and this weekend and will affect much of Southern California. The Los Angeles County Health Officer would like to remind residents that precautions should be taken, especially by those sensitive to the heat. (more…)

The official start of summer is right around the corner, but it’s never too early to learn more about protecting your skin from excessive sun exposure. (more…)

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital is closing its 27-bed transitional care unit next month despite protests from local senior citizens. A protest scheduled for today (more…)

A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) report. (more…)

To serve the needs of mental health patients requiring the most intensive level of institutional care and serves, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously (more…)

Hoping to get Los Angeles residents to slim down, the county’s health director wants fast-food restaurants to post the number of calories for each item on their menus. (more…)

The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical costs. (more…)

The strike involving nearly 300 paramedics and emergency medical technicians in the Antelope, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys has ended. (more…)

The Department of Public Health has posted warning signs advising beach visitors, swimmers, and surfers to avoid the ocean water ½-mile north of Ballona Creek toward (more…)

Scientists for the first time have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a rare form of blindness, a development experts called a major advance for (more…)

Los Angeles County officials Wednesday urged parents to avoid the increasingly popular practice of sleeping in the same bed as their infant children, calling the practice a “potentially lethal act.” (more…)

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