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California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars
KickingTiresCalifornia became the third state to legalize self-driving cars, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nevada passed similar legislation around this time last year, as did Florida, the newspaper reports. At the signing ceremony for the legislation were...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Executive Branch, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Survey Finds Lots of Drowsy Drivers
KickingTiresEver felt sleepy behind the wheel? You???re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey asking, "During the last 30 days, have you ever nodded off or fallen asleep, even just for a brief moment, while......Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, AAA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Disease Prevention
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Daily News Briefs: June 15, 2012
KickingTiresThe World Health Organization says diesel fumes cause lung cancer, according to The New York Times. The fuel's exhaust is considered to be more carcinogenic than secondhand cigarette smoke, said WHO, adding that it is a likely cause of bladder......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Infiniti, The New York Times, Lung Cancer, Cancer
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Autism, HIV, Gonorrhea , Disease Prevention
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What California should learn from the 1-800-GET-THIN saga
Today, 19 months after her death, we may finally have a good idea of what killed Paula Rojeski. According to a lawsuit and public autopsy records, the causes included her doing business with the 1-800-GET-THIN folks and the slicing of her aorta during...Tags: Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, FBI, Trials, Values
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Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career
The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Physical Conditions, Arts and Culture, Flu, Drugs and Medicines
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Real tax reform would force both sides to do some heavy lifting
Typical daily schedule for a member of the United States Congress: •8:30 a.m. — National Wind Energy Association: to discuss wind production tax credit. •10 a.m. — National Association of Manufacturers: to discuss accelerated...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Cancer Society, Real Estate, National Government
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Let's go to the super-sized World Cup
Think I'm going to the World Cup in Brazil next year. ("Come on, Greene. We got March Madness across the land, Arnie's Bay Hill right here, plus college football spring training — and you're talking about soccer?" — Yep. My column, my rules....
Tags: Spring Breakers (movie), Soccer, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), FIFA World Cup
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Food and Drug Administration testing samples
There was fear and trembling within the last couple of years about a report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was about to embark on a new nationwide endeavor. The FDA was set to test bulk tank samples for the presence of residues from 30...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Beverage Industry, Food and Drug Administration
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Herbalife cozies up with UCLA
Herbalife International says it's all about helping people "pursue healthy, active lives." UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine likes to think of itself as being in the forefront of medical research and modern healthcare. But the curious relationship...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Awards and Prizes, Science, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lincoln Park Zoo works to eradicate rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Huddled with his younger brother, the young man laughs easily, conspiratorially, at the commotion caused by the presence of curious foreigners in his family's modest compound outside this small village. But when you ask 19-...
Tags: Africa, Research, Epidemics and Plagues, Disease Prevention, Washington State University
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Indiana among states trying to prevent deadly superbugs
Superbugs, or deadly bacteria that defy the most potent antibiotics, are starting to invade hospitals. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, superbugs have spread through hospitals in 41 states, including Indiana. Dr. Elaine Cox...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, National Institutes of Health
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