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  • An ambulance is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Communicating effectively during an ER visit is extremely important. One way to do that is in the first 10 seconds.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • An ambulance is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Communicating effectively during an ER visit is extremely important. One way to do that is in the first 10 seconds.
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health, health care, health & food
  • A patient gets his blood pressure measured  in this undated file photo.
  • There are five lesser-known symptoms you need to know about the risk of early heart attack.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • Scientists are using new technology to make treatment for aphasia patients more accessible.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • Rather than releasing felons, Governor Jerry Brown is looking at ways to move the overcrowding across state lines.
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jerry brown, health care, california news, nannette miranda
  • There are well-known symptoms of diabetes, plus several warning signs you may not be familiar with.
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health, health care, children's health, healthy living, denise dador
  • A new kind of virtual reality therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
  • A new kind of 'virtual reality' therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
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health care, health, healthy living, denise dador
  • A new kind of virtual reality therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
  • A new kind of 'virtual reality' therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
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health care, health, health & food
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
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health care, health, health & food
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
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health care, health, healthy living, denise dador
  •  A patient is seen being loaded into an MRI machine in this undated file photo.
  • When the Affordable Care Act rolls out next year, many Americans worry doctors may change how they treat patients.
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health, health care, health & food
  • Experts estimate nearly 1 in 3 Americans has hypertension, or high blood pressure. The key is taking an active role.
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health, health care, medical research, healthy living, denise dador
  • Sign carrying demonstrators representing doctors, hospitals and unionized health care workers rallied against a 10 percent cut in the amount the state pays for Medi-Cal reimbursements, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
  • The state Legislature has approved a budget bill opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians.
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california state senate, california state assembly, health care, health insurance, health, california news
  • Health care workers are gathering in Sacramento to fight Californias planned rate cut to Medi-Cal providers.
  • Health care workers are gathering in Sacramento to fight California's planned rate cut to Medi-Cal providers.
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u.s. capitol building, health care, health, california news, christina salvo
  • Health care workers are gathering in Sacramento to fight Californias planned rate cut to Medi-Cal providers.
  • Health care workers are gathering in Sacramento to fight California's planned rate cut to Medi-Cal providers.
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u.s. capitol building, health care, health, eyewitness news
  • The state Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday on whether to allow unlicensed workers to give students insulin shots.
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california supreme court, children's health, health care, health, education, california news, nannette miranda
  • The Senate Budget Committee voted to restore dental care to Medi-Cal, pumping $130 million back into the program.
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health insurance, health care, california news, nannette miranda
  • The Senate Budget Committee voted to restore dental care to Medi-Cal, pumping $130 million back into the program.
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health insurance, health care, eyewitness news
  • A patient is seen in this undated file photo.
  • A new health insurance exchange called Covered California announced more than a dozen medical plans Thursday.
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health insurance, health care, california news, nannette miranda
  • A patient is seen in this undated file photo.
  • A new health insurance exchange called Covered California announced more than a dozen medical plans Thursday.
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health insurance, health care, eyewitness news
  • A new device helps couples conceive by monitoring the development of fertilized eggs minute by minute.
  • A new device helps couples conceive by monitoring the development of fertilized eggs minute by minute.
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health, health care, pregnancy, healthy living, denise dador
  • A new device helps couples conceive by monitoring the development of fertilized eggs minute by minute.
  • A new device helps couples conceive by monitoring the development of fertilized eggs minute by minute.
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health, health care, pregnancy, health & food
  • A Wal-Mart store is seen in this undated file photo.
  • California lawmakers are the first in the country to try to close a loophole in the new Affordable Care Act.
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health care, health insurance, unemployment, jobs, california news, nannette miranda
  • A Wal-Mart store is seen in this undated file photo.
  • California lawmakers are the first in the country to try to close a loophole in the new Affordable Care Act.
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health insurance, health care, unemployment, jobs, eyewitness news
  • MaDonna Grimes
  • MaDonna Grimes, the international dance and aerobics champion, is in the fight of her life.
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health, cancer, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • The meningitis vaccine is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The L.A. County Department of Public Health is joining the AIDS Health Care Foundation in providing free meningitis vaccines.
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health care, health, west hollywood, eyewitness news
  • (Left) A test is done on a lab culture in this undated file photo. (Right) West Hollywood resident Brett Schaad, 33, is shown in this photo from Facebook.
  • Free meningitis vaccines will be offered starting Monday after a West Hollywood man's recent death from meningococcal disease.
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health, health care, west hollywood, los angeles news
  • (Left) A test is done on a lab culture in this undated file photo. (Right) West Hollywood resident Brett Schaad, 33, is shown in this photo from Facebook.
  • Free meningitis vaccines will be offered starting Monday after a WeHo man's recent death from meningococcal disease.
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health care, health, west hollywood, eyewitness news
  • (Left) A test is done on a lab culture in this undated file photo. (Right) West Hollywood resident Brett Schaad, 33, is shown in this photo from Facebook.
  • Free meningitis vaccines will be offered starting Monday after a WeHo man's recent death from meningococcal disease.
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health care, health, west hollywood, eyewitness news
  • Brett Shaad
  • A 33-year-old resident of West Hollywood has reportedly died after contracting meningococcal disease.
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health, health care, west hollywood, los angeles news
  • (Left) A test is done on a lab culture in this undated file photo. (Right) West Hollywood resident Brett Schaad, 33, is shown in this photo from Facebook.
  • Free meningitis vaccines will be offered starting Monday after a WeHo man's recent death from meningococcal disease.
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health care, health, west hollywood, eyewitness news
  • Brett Shaad
  • A 33-year-old resident of West Hollywood was reportedly declared brain-dead after contracting meningococcal disease.
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health, health care, west hollywood, los angeles news
  • About 90 percent of pregnant women in the United States take at least one medication. There's conflicting info online.
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health, medical research, health care, technology, women's health, children's health, healthy living, denise dador
  • There's a new nanoscale MRI that is so precise it can pinpoint your molecules.
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health, medical research, health care, technology, healthy living, denise dador
  • Surgeon Dr. John Lipham demonstrates an opened Linx device at the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif.
  • An implanted band of magnetic beads connected by titanium links called the LINX can reportedly treat chronic heartburn.
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health, health care, health & food
  • Surgeon Dr. John Lipham demonstrates an opened Linx device at the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif.
  • An implanted band of magnetic beads connected by titanium links called the LINX can reportedly treat chronic heartburn.
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health, health care, health & food, denise dador
  • Cars are shown in this undated file photo of Southern California.
  • Is there a connection between traffic pollution and higher rates of cancer in children?
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health, medical research, health care, children's health, women's health, cancer, ucla, healthy living, denise dador
  • Is it possible to outgrow autism? A new study suggests the thought to be lifelong disorder can be outgrown.
  • Is it possible to outgrow autism? A new study suggests the thought to be lifelong disorder can be outgrown.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • Is it possible to outgrow autism? A new study suggests the thought to be lifelong disorder can be outgrown.
  • Is it possible to outgrow autism? A new study suggests the thought to be lifelong disorder can be outgrown.
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health, health care, health & food
  • Sergeant Matthew Krumweide and his dog Kelsie are seen in this undated file photo.
  • A study found therapy dog visits to chronic pain patients led to significant reduction in pain and emotional distress.
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health, health care, animal news, healthy living, denise dador
  • Sergeant Matthew Krumweide and his dog Kelsie are seen in this undated file photo.
  • A study found therapy dog visits to chronic pain patients led to significant reduction in pain and emotional distress.
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health, health care, animal news, health & food
  • Free health care is available for people in the Inland Empire. Volunteers are seeing people on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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riverside county, health, health care, health insurance, inland empire news
  • Everyone gets muscle cramps, some more often than others. There are things you do that will make them worse.
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health, health care, exercise, fitness, healthy living, denise dador
  • Bellflower Medical Center is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Pacific Health will be closing more hospitals this week, in part because of legal costs associated with a fraud case.
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health care, legal, orange county news
  • Bellflower Medical Center is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Pacific Health will be closing more hospitals this week, in part because of legal costs associated with a fraud case.
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economy, health care, legal, eyewitness news
  • To keep kids alive waiting on the transplant list, doctors may use artificial pumps. Some are way too big.
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health, medical research, health care, children's health, healthy living, denise dador
  • California women who have dense breast tissue will get more information following routing examinations under a new state law that went into effect Monday, April 1, 2013.
  • California women who have dense breast tissue will get more information following examinations under a new state law.
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health, health care, california, california news
  • Kalydeco has reduced the number of pills people living with cystic fibrosis need to take from 20 to one a day.
  • A new treatment has reduced the number of pills people living with cystic fibrosis need to take from 20 to one a day.
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children's health, health, health care, medical research, health & food, denise dador
  • Kalydeco has reduced the number of pills people living with cystic fibrosis need to take from 20 to one a day.
  • A new treatment has reduced the number of pills people living with cystic fibrosis need to take from 20 to one a day.
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children's health, health, health care, medical research, health & food
  • Generic drugs are generally much cheaper than big-name drugs but the cost varies depending on where you buy them.
  • Generic drugs are generally much cheaper than big-name drugs but the cost varies depending on where you buy them.
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health, health care, consumer reports, save money / consumer news, ric romero