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Take Action: End Health Insurance Practices Unfair To California Women
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, insurance, california, politics, government, law, women, children, family, health, protection, treatment, prevention, medicine, illness, disease )

Tom
- 236 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Times are tough. When women and their families lose employer health insurance, they are likely to turn to individual health insurance for health coverage. We need to end the unfair and hurtful insurance company practice of charging women more than men.
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Movie Industry Hospital and Nursing Home to Close
Health & Wellness  (tags: California, Motion Picture Television Fund, Nursing Homes )

Kristi
- 347 days ago - latimes.com
The Motion Picture & Television Fund said today that financial problems would force the industry charity to close a hospital and nursing home it operates in Woodland Hills for aging entertainers by year's end.
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Anticipating A Laugh?? Reduce Your Stress Hormones!
Health & Wellness  (tags: USA, California, Lorma Linda, stress studies, reduce stress, hormones, beta-endorphins, depression relief, human growth hormone, immunity, humor, laughing, comedy, funny, laughter, children, adults )

Kristmas
- 627 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Two hormones - beta-endorphins (the family of chemicals that alleviates depression) and human growth hormone (HGH; which helps with immunity) - increased by 27 and 87% respectively when volunteers anticipated watching a humorous video.
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California Study: Caffeine Increases Risk of Miscarriage
Health & Wellness  (tags: miscarriage, caffeine, Kaiser Permanente, medical research, California, pregnancy )

RC
- 708 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Medical professionals have long been unsure about caffeine's possible role in and contriobution to miscarriage. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente seem to have found a definitive link.
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Basil Recalled | Slashfood.Com
Health & Wellness  (tags: basil, recall, mexico, salmonella, produce, imported, store, restaurant, texas, illinois, california )

Jean
- 737 days ago - slashfood.com
5500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico has been recalled for salmonella fears. Top Line Specialty Produce imported the basil and distributed it to stores and restaurants in Texas, Illinois, and Southern California. The brand is Green Paradise, and the recal
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While Many Shy Away, Some Illegal Immigrants Brave California Wildfire to Sneak Into the US
Health & Wellness  (tags: California, wildfire, US border patrol, evacuation, illegal immigrants, safety, San Diego, feds, national guard )

Kristmas
- 797 days ago - iht.com
About 50 migrants have surrendered to the Border Patrol since the fires began Sunday, fearing for their safety. One was seriously burned Monday when he and five others sought help from firefighters..told told Mexican authorities that smugglers convinced..
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CA Governor Vetoes HPV Vaccine Law Covering CERVICAL CANCER!
Health & Wellness  (tags: california, schwarzenegger, bill vetoing, cervical cancer, HPV )

Kristmas
- 804 days ago - msmagazine.com
Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill this weekend that would have required health insurance companies that cover CERVICAL CANCER treatments to cover the cost of the vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV) - CA has HIGHEST % of this cancer in nation!!
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Lead Found in Toys, Backpacks in U.S. Stores
Health & Wellness  (tags: backpacks, business, california, children, china, dolls, government, law, lead, manufacturers, safety, stores, toxins, toys, usa )

Ken
- 811 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Curious George doll bought at Toys "R" Us was found to be tainted with 10 times the legally-allowed lead level, and vinyl lunch boxes and backpacks also had high amounts of lead...
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Record Autism Increase in California
Health & Wellness  (tags: California, Autism )

Traveling
- 1060 days ago - naturalmedicine.com
The epidemic of autism in California continues to worsen, according to analysis at the M.I.N.D. Institute of the University of California Davis.
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