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Ten Tips for Trim Kids

We're having an epidemic of obesity. Many parents are concerned about their children becoming over-weight. Get some practical advice from a local expert in child nutrition.

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Death Certificates Tell Of Swine Flu's Wrath

Death certificates acquired by our friends at Neon Tommy tell the story of an unpredictably vicious virus and a dubious response from public health officials.

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Young & Uninsured

Most young people are health. But many don't have health insurance. Things can go very wrong if they get sick. What that means for all of us.

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Cancer, Coping and Comedy

Laughing, even in the face of death. How some people coping with serious disease are finding laughter really IS the best medicine.

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A Personal Appeal for Reform

Commentator Patt Morrison recently had surgery. She has the scars to prove it. Not just from the scalpel - from having to deal with her health care insurance provider.

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Jovan's Chemo Day

When Jovan Rodriguez was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, he had no insurance and no savings. So he made a video. See highlights from his last day of chemotherapy.

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Fatal Subtraction: An Uninsurance Tragedy

Young, uninsured, and now gone. One woman's battle for health care reform, based on her personal experience - the death of her brother.

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LA Council Mulls New Medical Pot Ordinance

KCET has obtained a new draft ordinance that would clamp down on LA's marijuana clinics. Some on the Council want passed quickly.

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Health Care: In Critical Condition

Why young people make up the bulk of the uninsured. Laughing in the face of a potentially fatal disease. And bargaining for hospital treatment in the OR.

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Young & Uninsured: The Essential Chart

Young people make up the largest group of Americans without health insurance. See the chart that says it all.

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Mari-water Heist Rips off Red

How illegal marijuana growers ripped off Red Skelton (well, his widow, anyway). And why there's nothing quite as valuable as water to off-the-grid pot farmers.

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L.A.'s Cannabis Ban Banned

Moratorium on moratorium. Judge rules LA's ban on issuing new permits for marijuana clinics invalid. Back to square one?

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Gabbing On The Go

A Timeline of Mobile Devices

Watch as wireless devices overtake their tethered counterparts. Then keep reading for some of our favorite mobile phone phactoids.

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