Study: NYC better than LA at cutting kids’ obesity
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study shows New York City is doing better than Los Angeles in the battle against childhood obesity, at least for low-income children.
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Mind-body education helps irritable bowel syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who go through a mind-body educational course are better able to manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a new study. The benefits of the course were modest, about as large as what are typically seen from taking medications, said Dr. Emeran Mayer, the senior author of the study and a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. The program doesn’t work for everybody, said Mayer, but for others “it changed their lives. …
Brain changes may make older people more prone to scams
CHICAGO (Reuters) – It’s a frequent scenario. Two young con artists walk a retired high school teacher to the bank and fleece him out of $17,000. But why did the man, in his 70s, fall for it? It may be that older people are less able to identify shady characters than younger ones, according to a study by Shelley Taylor of the University of California, Los Angeles, published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Adults older than 60 lost at least $2. …
Traffic pollution tied to autism risk: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Babies who are exposed to lots of traffic-related air pollution in the womb and during their first year of life are more likely to become autistic, suggests a new study. The findings support previous research linking how close children live to freeways with their risk of autism, according to the study’s lead author. “We’re not saying traffic pollution causes autism, but it may be a risk factor for it,” said Heather Volk, an assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. …
U.S. kids getting recommended amount of sleep: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children in the U.S. appear to be getting as much shut-eye as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends, according to a new study. “We can’t say this is the amount that they should be sleeping,” said Jessica Williams, the lead author of the study and a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles. “All we could really do is compare our estimated norms with what is recommended, and it seems like it falls pretty well in line with the recommendations,” she told Reuters Health. …
Special air defense exercise to take place over Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 26 …
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) will conduct air defense exercise Felix Hawk over Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 26. This exercise comprises a series of training flights coordinated with the Federal Aviation …
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Photo: 'Twilight' fan camp starts day off with a little 'Twilight' exercise
| Fans of Twilight were up once again on Saturday morning mingling with each other. The final fan camp of the Twilight movies in downtown Los Angeles is far more extensive than it ever has been. Very well organized and plenty of activities, the fans who … See all stories on this topic » |
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Hotels encourage travelers to exercise outdoors
When he wants to exercise during a trip, he takes long walks. He prefers burning calories while strolling through the Hudson River Park in New York or Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles. It's much nicer than running on a treadmill in a windowless hotel …
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Woman battles exercise addiction for nearly 20 years
Exercise addiction. It sounds like an oxymoron – exercise has a healthy connotation, while addiction sounds negative. But experts are seeing some people abuse a healthy lifestyle – and for one Los Angeles woman, the addiction lasted nearly 20 years.
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Los Angeles repeals ban on medical marijuana shops
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted to rescind a newly enacted ban on storefront medical marijuana shops on Tuesday, allowing the city to avoid a referendum next year that some officials said would likely succeed in reversing the prohibition. The council, in a blow to an industry that operates in violation of federal law, voted in July to ban pot dispensaries and replace them with a system that would allow up to three patients to collectively grow marijuana. …
Carmageddon Turned Into Carmaheaven For Your Lungs
This weekend is carmageddon II in Los Angeles, when a sizable, well-trafficked chunk of the popular 405 freeway will again be closed to all motor vehicles. The previous one didn’t produce the traffic snarls that were feared, and it also didn’t produce something else—smog.
Porn film production on hold after Los Angeles syphilis cases
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A porn industry trade group has announced a U.S. moratorium on production of adult sex films after several reported cases of syphilis among adult film actors, adding to the pressure on porn producers to require the use of condoms on sets. The actors can return to work in 10 days after taking antibiotics, and doctors have recommended treating all adult film actors as a precaution, the Los Angeles-based Free Speech Coalition said in a statement on its website late on Monday. It added that filming had been halted since the weekend. …