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It's all fun and games until you learn your sex partner lives in Los Angeles.

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University of California Regents agree to partner with the county to reopen MLK Hospital.

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Holiday ornaments, tinsel and snow globes are among holiday items that can be harmful to pets.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Brown-to-Retailers---Get-the-Lead-Out-70304527.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:43:31 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*82/jerrybrown+%28Medium%29.jpg
Attorney General says retailers selling unsafe items for children.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Help-Wanted-Give-it-a-Shot-Get-a-Shot-69963962.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:40:36 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/H1N1+Swine+Flu+vaccine.jpg
Help out at a flu shot clinic and you'll get a free shot and lunch.

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A few extra pounds could get you to the front of the vaccine line.

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11 days after delivery, Martha Castillo passed away.

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Dr. Bruce talks about a recent study that links young people to the deadly affects of the H1N1 virus.

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A confirmed case of H1N1 flu in a cat prompted the SPCA-LA to issue an advisory.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Los-Angeles-Stress-Money-Work-Economy-68959227.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:47:21 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/stress+generic.jpg
More than 50 percent of Los Angeles residents remain stressed about money, work or the economy.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Under-the-Microscope-Health-Care-Reform--68610767.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:04:28 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/hensel+under+the+microscope.jpg
Your questions answered with Chief Medical Editor Bruce Hensel, M.D.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/New-AIDS-Vaccine-Being-Tested-in-Los-Angeles-67426617.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:32:10 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/vaccine-640.jpg
The latest HIV vaccine study began Thursday in Los Angeles. It’s a new type of vaccine that may help prevent and control the infection.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Call-An-Ambulance-Get-a-Taxi-66723887.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:07:18 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/medstar-generic.jpg
Fort Worth’s ambulance service is considering a plan to call taxis for non-serious flu patients.

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It's an old-fashion food diary for a digital age. Only everyone can see this one and tell you what they think.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Marijuana-Cocaine-Glendale-Quality-of-Life-Indicators-Report-65829617.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:10:17 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/cocaine4.jpg
Cocaine and marijuana use in Glendale is greater than in Pasadena and Los Angeles County, according to a report.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/This-is-All-Happening-So-Fast-65184872.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:23:59 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/0809marijuana2.jpg
A ruling that bars enforcement of a pot dispensary moratorium has city officials in a rush.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/SWINE-FLU-FEARS-PROMPT-HOSPITAL-CHANGES-65077002.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:58:05 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-vaccine-chi.jpg
Fear of swine flu prompts local hospitals to tell visitors to leave children at home.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Radiated-Patient-Sues-Hospital-64956992.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:50:06 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*80/lagenerics+Cedars-Sinai.jpg
A patient who received an overdose of radiation sues Cedars-Sinai medical center.

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Pot smokers with proper papers in California can exhale in a sigh of relief.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/Zap_Away_the_Fat_Bay_Area.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:34:28 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/KNTV_Zap_Away_the_Fat_100709_64_mezzn_640x480.jpg
The laser treatment Zerona promises to slim your profile by between three and nine inches without going under the knife.

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The Quaker Oats man looks so trustworthy, but Attorney General Richard Blumenthal thinks you're being misled. Count Chocula and Toucan Sam are in his radar, too.

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Josiah Lewis, 13, may be put in foster care if he can't slim down.

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They're a growing fitness trend: odd-looking athletic shoes that claim they can help you lose weight.

]]> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/One-in-a-Million-Shot-64189142.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:42:02 -0800 http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/120*90/jennings2.jpg
The flu vaccine could end a Virginia woman's shot at being a Redskins cheerleader.

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