See a Doctor or Dentist This Week for Free (Really)
Here's your chance to see a doctor or dentist today and get some serious healthcare for free. We're talking a promised menu of crowns, root canals, extractions, hysterectomies, gallbladder removals,...
View ArticleIt's Official: You Need to Be 21+ to Smoke and Vape in California
Before you light up that next smoke, check your ID. If you're not yet 21, you'll probably be breaking the law. A California bill that outlaws purchasing tobacco for those younger than 21 was signed by...
View ArticleHIV Could Be Wiped Off the Planet Today, UCLA Says
These times are a far cry from the old days, when sex came with lethal risk, or at least mortal fear. As you well know, HIV infection is no longer a death sentence. But it's also still with us. UCLA...
View ArticleDiabetes Nearly Killed 2Mex but He Vows, "I'm Gonna Come Back From This"
When reached by phone, the first words out of 2Mex’s mouth are, “I’m gonna come back from this.” Then he quickly adds, “This shit is crazy.” The underground hip-hop cult hero and KDAY radio host speaks...
View ArticleRoy Choi's Locol Isn't the Only Project Aiming to Bring Healthy Food to Watts
On a Sunday evening last August, in the over-air conditioned Regent Theatre, Roy Choi and two other chefs worked methodically on a stage cooking dishes to hand out to the packed house. Audience members...
View ArticleSorry Kids, but Today's the Day You Need to Be 21 to Vape
Today's the day adult teens will no longer be able to smoke, vape or chew tobacco in the Golden State. If your cigarette is filled with cannabis, or if you're vaping a marijuana concentrate, you could...
View ArticleOf Course L.A. Is a National Capital for Drug Addicts
Welcome to Hollywood. Which N.A. meeting do you attend? Los Angeles is a landing point for drug cartel imports, a hot spot for celebrity recovery, and a haven for narcotics from mild to wild. In L.A....
View ArticleI Survived EDC Vegas on Bulletproof Coffee and Vitamin Supplements
I never thought I would be raving at the age of 46. But there I was, Monday morning 5:00 a.m. with over 100,000 revelers at EDC Vegas, doing the “Running Man” dance at 200 beats-per-minute to the sonic...
View ArticleCan Getting a Sound Bath Be Like Hearing a Great DJ Set?
"Was there a bowl on my head at one point?" I ask El Larson. "I put one really close to your throat," she answers. "I was holding one over your throat and then, at the end, I walked around with one of...
View Article"Majority of Cancer in Los Angeles Is Preventable," USC Researcher Says
Researchers at the University of Southern California have tracked every cancer diagnosis in Los Angeles — more than 1.3 million — for nearly 40 years. And the result of those four decades of research,...
View ArticleDownward Facing Dance: Deep House Yoga Is Coming to Los Angeles
When you think of deep house beats, sweat and dancing, you probably think about a night out clubbing. And you’d be right … most of the time. The nights you’d miss the mark are the nights that Julie...
View ArticleBernie Sanders In Town Today to Stump for Proposition 61, Which Aims to Lower...
Hey all you Berniacs! Lovable socialist Bernie Sanders is in Los Angeles today, not to foment revolution, nor to stump for Hillary Clinton, nor to bask in our pleasant autumnal weather. Rather, the...
View ArticleIf You're a Musician Struggling With Injury or Anxiety, Here's How to Get Help
In a dimly lit room at the Recording Academy headquarters in Santa Monica, author and repetitive strain injuries expert Jill Gambaro gives a presentation to a small audience of musicians and industry...
View ArticleThis Festival Uses Music and Laughter to Challenge Stereotypes About Mental...
Meghan Parkansky didn't set out to put together an entire festival around the cause of mental health awareness. But this Sunday, when the In This Together Festival takes over the Avalon in Hollywood,...
View ArticleHealthy L.A. Restaurants For That Post-Thanksgiving Restaurants Green Kick
Los Angeles restaurants and food choices to get you back in the swing of eating healthily post Thanksgiving.
View ArticleHealthy L.A. Restaurants for That Post-Thanksgiving Green Kick
Los Angeles restaurants and food choices to get you back in the swing of eating healthily post Thanksgiving.
View ArticleThis Festival Uses Music and Laughter to Challenge Stereotypes About Mental...
Meghan Parkansky didn't set out to put together an entire festival around the cause of mental health awareness. But this Sunday, when the In This Together Festival takes over the Avalon in Hollywood,...
View ArticleAntibiotic-Resistant Infections Reported in Venice
Mobile shower services for the homeless, provided at a popular Venice intersection, could be the source of the suspected outbreak of MRSA.
View ArticleCity Leader Disputes Report of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Venice
An alleged MRSA outbreak was merely "a rumor that quickly spread," according to City Councilman Mike Bonin.
View ArticleNo Outbreak of Antibiotic-Resistant Virus in Venice, Health Officials Say
"There is no increased risk of MRSA infection in the Venice community," according to a statement from the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
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