Teens who try e-cigarettes are more likely to smoke, USC study finds

A new research study by the University of Southern California has found that teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to move on to smoking regular cigarettes as those who have never... Read More...

Boyle Heights residents learn the keys of health coverage

Sarai Espinoza and daughter Alexa Ordonez sit patiently as paper work is filled out by an enrollment volunteer during the Amate y Asegurate health care program screening. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas) *Boyle Heigh... Read More...

E-cigarettes continue upward trend among teens

Photo by Brizette Castellanos. Originally published on Oct. 22, 2014 In a raspy voice almost too distorted to understand, the woman on the television screen presses her fingers against an open hole in he... Read More...

More LAUSD high schools serve breakfast in the classroom

Students eat breakfast at their desks as part of LAUSD's Breakfast in the Classroom program. Photo by Siboney Arias. It’s second period at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet in Boyle Heights and the sound... Read More...

California health officials warn of the dangers of electronic cigarettes

There are more than 450 types of electronic smoking devices in the market. Photo by Brizette Castellanos.State officials issued a health advisory declaring electronic cigarettes a danger and community health t... Read More...

BH Bridge Runners: Running for their lives

Photo by Art Torres When Lizette Pérez started running at age 13, it was mainly to get away from her siblings and clear her head. Now, 16 years later, she continues to run, but for different reasons. Pérez... Read More...

Exide has 10 days to correct new hazardous waste violations

Photo by Art Torres State regulators slapped Exide Technologies with eight new hazardous waste violations Wednesday following a recent facility inspection. One of the most serious violations found at the... Read More...

L.A. City Council moves to ban alcohol ads on city property

Photo by Jonathan Olivares Los Angeles bus benches and shelters may soon be free of alcohol ads after the City Council voted unanimously this week to ban the advertisements from city-owned property. If t... Read More...

YMCA programs target diabetes

Members of the Diabetes Prevention Program have weekly weigh ins. Photo by Jennifer Lopez. Critsela Ortiz, 44, remembers the painful days of watching her mother slowly lose her life to diabetes. First blind... Read More...

Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

Photo courtesy of Creative Commons.com It's the first week of the new year people are rushing in and out of the LA County hospital. Many people are on the grass talking and enjoying the sun. Earley Brown, w... Read More...

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