“Sex After Death,” A Love Story – Book Review
By Theda Kleinhans Reichman Like Bogey and Bacall, Rodger and Kathleen Sterling had a May to September romance. But the age difference didn’t matter because they, like Bogart and Bacall,…
California Adult Smoking Rate Reaches Historic Low
The state’s adult smoking rate has hit a record low, announced California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director Dr. Ron Chapman today. Last year, 11.9 percent of the state’s adults…
U.S. EPA Proposes to Approve California’s Air Quality Plans
Note – The estimated 3,500 deaths in California prevented by these air quality plans is a total, not annual figure; EPA regrets the error. SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental…
University of California Settles HIPAA Privacy and Security Case Involving UCLA Health System Facilities
UCLAHS to improve policies and procedures to better safeguard patient information Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the…
$10 Million in Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the availability of $10 million to establish and evaluate comprehensive workplace health promotion programs across the nation to improve the…
Census Taker
By Lane Sherman, Contributing Columnist For many years we lived in a tract home in Orange County. We had a homeowners association and a swimming pool, but it was not…
Whooping Cough Cases Remain High In California
State Public Health Officials Encourage All Californians to Ensure Their Immunizations are Up-To-Date SACRAMENTO – Dr. Howard Backer, the Interim Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today…
CBP Seizes $14.3 Million in Fake Designer Apparel
More than 47,000 Pieces of Counterfeit Chanel, Polo, Gucci, Coogi and Dior Clothing Seized at LA/Long Beach Seaport U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) import specialists and officers assigned to…
Homeboy Diner at Los Angeles City Hall
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined Father Gregory Boyle today to open Homeboy Industries’ latest social enterprise – Homeboy Diner at Los Angeles City Hall. Homeboy Diner is an…
Mayor Villaraigosa Celebrates Grand Opening of Equipois’ New Los Angeles Headquarters
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Villaraigosa today joined Equipois President and CEO Eric Golden, and prominent investor and philanthropist Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong announced that Equipois, Inc., the designer and manufacturer of…