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by Kim Nowacki | February 25, 2010
Staff Reporter

WATCH: On warm, sunny days after a big rain storm, it's hard to stay out of the water. But, it takes about three days for debris and harmful pathogens washed into the ocean from the street gutters to filter out of the water.
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Californians Protest Anthem's Rate Hikes

by Paula Kosowski | March 23, 2010
Annenberg Radio News

LISTEN: 'Profit above Patient' and 'Anthem Doesn't Care' were slogans of Tuesday's protest in Woodland Hills against Anthem Blue Cross's increased premiums that will affect nearly 800,000 individual policy holders. [...]

Gardasil's Marketing Raises Ethical Issues

by Susannah Snider | January 11, 2010
Contributor

Pharmaceutical company Merck's aggressive campaign promoting the HPV vaccine Gardasil has generated controversy, confusion - and $1.4 billion in revenue in 2008. [...]

Living (And Succeeding) With Mental Illness In The U.S.

by Erin Richards | December 16, 2009
Staff Reporter

The U.S. gets a "D" for its public support for people with mental illness, but the new health care reform bill could change that. Without proper care and support, the mentally disabled rarely stand a chance at leading normal lives. [...]

Mammograms And Pap Tests Should Be Less Frequent, Experts Say

by Jessika Walsten | November 25, 2009
Staff Reporter

Just days after the guidelines for mammograms were changed, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced that changes would be made to the guidelines for Pap smears. [...]

Fighting HIV With Plants

by Erin Richards | September 29, 2009
Staff Reporter

Scientists are looking to the plant kingdom for potential treatments of the HIV virus, and they're having some luck with elderberry, cinnamon and green tea. [...]

Some L.A. Residents Vow To Help Push Health Care Reform Forward

by Natalie Ragus | September 10, 2009
Staff Reporter

Dozens of people showed up at a Los Angeles coffee house to watch the president's health care speech. Many who attended the viewing said health care reform is a must. [...]

Health Care in L.A. County Trudged Along As Obama Pitched Reform

by Len Ly and Hillel Aron | September 10, 2009
Staff Reporters

As President Obama pitched his plan for health care reform, the complexity of getting everyone covered and reducing inefficiencies was on display in two L.A. county emergency rooms. [...]