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Documentary about Key West gay mayor
Staff WriterRichard Heyman was a gay man living in Key West and he made headlines back in 1983. That was the year he became the first openly gay mayor in the United States, right on the cusp of the AIDS epidemic and in the wake of the Anita Bryant campaign just one...Tags: Kaposi's sarcoma, Harvey Milk, Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Elections
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UM researchers study how flu is spread
Every flu season, doctors instruct their patients in the basics of respiratory etiquette: To limit spread of the disease, wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough and practice good hygiene.
The practices are based on the belief that the flu and...Tags: Education, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Two die when boat carrying Cuban migrants capsizes off Mexico
World NowTwo migrants have died after a boat carrying 23 Cuban nationals fleeing the tightly controlled Communist nation capsized near a tourist island off Mexico's coast, news reports said.... -
Community succeeds in facing down a killer in 'How to Survive a Plague' ★★★ 1/2
From a terrible epidemic comes a beautiful documentary. More than any other nonfiction work I've seen, with far-reaching intelligence and grace, David France's "How to Survive a Plague" relays what happened in the early years of AIDS. And what didn't...
Tags: How to Survive a Plague (movie), Music, France, Jesse Helms, Manhattan (New York City)
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Questions over man arrested at LAX with bulletproof vest, body bags
L.A. NOWAuthorities are not sure why a man flying into the U.S. from Asia was wearing a bulletproof vest and had body bags and weapons in his luggage.... -
Drug overdose: the quiet epidemic
For all the attention that violent crime gets in the media, the average American is much more likely to die from another largely preventable tragedy. Fatal drug overdoses have risen sharply in recent years. In Congress this month, Maryland Rep. Donna F....
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Insurance Cost, OxyContin (drug), Chemical Industry, Heroin
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Man found with body bags, smoke grenade at LAX investigated
L.A. NOWFederal officials are still trying to determine why a man was wearing a bulletproof vest and had body bags and weapons in his luggage when he arrived on a flight at Los Angeles International Airport.... -
Review: ‘Dishonored’ is only as violent as you make it
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comA crumbling empire. A plague-like epidemic. A royal assassination. As “Dishonored's” hero Corvo Attano, you have nothing but problems — ...... -
Ground squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague exposure
L.A. NOWA ground squirrel in the San Jacinto Mountains has tested positive for exposure to the bacteria that can cause bubonic plague, the first discovery of its kind in Riverside County in almost a decade.... -
New App Keeps Tabs on Texting Drivers
KickingTiresTexting while driving has become a nationwide epidemic, one that the developers of a new smartphone application hope to eradicate. The Vehawk app tracks a driver's cellphone usage during a trip and sends notifications to the account holder (most likely......Tags: Labor Legislation, Trips and Vacations, Butterfly Ballots, Apple iPhone, Career and Workplace
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Man in bulletproof vest, with body bags in luggage, arrested at LAX
L.A. NOWA man who arrived in Los Angeles on a flight from Japan wearing a bulletproof vest and flame retardant pants underneath his trench coat has been charged with transporting dangerous materials, federal authorities said Tuesday. As if the gear allegedly........ -
1974 was a deadly year in Chicago
The alarming spike in Chicago homicides this year raises the specter of the city's murder epidemic that began about 1970 and didn't abate until the late 1990s. While 1994 saw the highest per-capita homicide rate in city history, 1974 saw the largest...
Tags: Health, Interior Policy, Alzheimer's Disease, Heart Attack, Politics
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