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LA County Closes Bars After 20 New Covid Deaths and 2,542 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19
Los Angeles County will heed Gov. Gavin Newsom's directive and bars in Los Angeles County must close today. The following is a press release from the LA County Dept of Public Health, dated 6/28/2020:...
LA County Closes All of its Beaches on Independence Day, Citing Covid-19
The LA County Board of Supervisors has decided to close all its beaches for the July 4th weekend. The LA County Sheriff's Dept. said that it was surprised by the order, and would not enforce it. It...
Venice Family Clinic Resumes In-Person Appointments for Routine Health Care
6/15 Venice Family Clinic, a nonprofit community health center that serves nearly 28,000 low income patients, said today that it is resuming in-person appointments for routine health care. This for...
Large Jump in Coronavirus Cases Countywide Attributed to Greatly Increased Testing
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 421 new COVID-19 cases today at a press conference. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Department, attributed the large increase in known...
Coronavirus Case Diagnosed at Yahoo Center, 2500 Colorado Ave in Santa Monica
Los Angeles County Health on Monday confirmed the first diagnosis of Wuhan Coronavirus in the city of Santa Monica, which concerned an employee of a company at the Yahoo Center, 2500 Colorado Ave. It...
Report: #CoronaVirus Deaths are Far Worse than China Admits, in Wuhan and Elsewhere
Those of us who follow the CoronaVirus statistics coming out of Mainland China, have always suspected the Chinese are lying about their 650 death toll, in less than 30,000 cases. After all, why...
Gynecology: UCLA Health Nurse-Midwives Program Expands Its services
SANTA MONICA (Sept. 26, 2019) – The UCLA Health Nurse-Midwife Program, based at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, is expanding its services to provide well-woman health care – including annual...
Really?? There exists an International Dental Spa Association? What's a Dental Spa anyway?
Yes.....that's right folks. No need to order new contact lenses or clean your eyeglasses. Local dentist and residents Lynn Watanabe and John Chien actually founded this amalgam (yes....pun intended)...
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Gives Marina Del Rey Man New Tool for Fighting Prostate Cancer
Stephen Michaud enjoys watching – whether it's his grandkids on the baseball field or his favorite remodeling shows on HGTV. But there is one thing the Marina del Rey retiree did not want to watch:...
International Yoga Day: Interview with Indian Prime Minister's Yoga Instructor HR Nagendra
Could you share with us how long you have known and have been working with Shri Narendra Modi? I have been working with him for more than 30 years now. He visited Prashanti Kutiram, Vivekananda Yoga...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Offers Solutions for Allergies: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM) is a 5,000 year-old approach to healing that is composed of support systems that help the body’s vital energy flow properly. Traditional Chinese medicine is...
23 Week Old Premature Baby Survives, Setting Record for Smallest Surviving Premature Baby
(tca/dpa) - Weighing in at just 8.6 ounces, Saybie is believed to be the smallest baby ever to survive a premature birth. Sharp HealthCare announced that the infant girl was delivered by Caesarean...
The Terminator: Computers Can Predict Your Death Better Than Your Doctor Can
All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. -- Psalm 139:16 (dpa) – It's a brave new world when computers can predict our death, but such a world might not...
Medicare and Social Security Are Independent Variables, and More About Prescription Drugs
Ask Rusty – Can I get Medicare without claiming Social Security? Dear Rusty: I am 63 and my full retirement age is 66 and 2 months. I want to try and hold out to 70 before I start collecting SS. My...
How to Release Old Wounds That You've Been Hiding during the Full Moon Eclipse in Aquarius
We all have those experiences in life which feel as though they are so critical, crucial and fundamental, that they almost create the basis of who we are. But the question is, who are you without...
Suicide 2018: Why is No One Talking About the Real Problem? Anthony Bourdain had.....
Are we all awake yet? Are we all taking notice? Kate Spade earlier this week, now Anthony Bourdain. Two people- with enviable careers and opportunity. Highly creative and deep feelers, unable to...
Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease, Anthony Bourdain Decided to Quit Rather Than Fight
Anthony Bourdain's suicide on June 8th followed his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disorder 3 or 4 months ago, according to multiple sources. "3-4 months ago I posted that I thought Anthony Bourdain was...
How I Learned How to Free the Hydrogen Molecule from its H2O Shackles with HyrdroTab
Two weeks ago, I found myself at Bulletproof Labs in Santa Monica to be a guest at a launch party for HydroTab. HydroTab is a tablet that is added to plain water to 'free' the hydrogen molecule from...
Gay Marriage, Teen Smoking Slowdown, Have Effect on Population Growth, Says Study
Analysis examines role of emergent class of intermediary that galvanizes efforts of organizations and movements to create a new normal BOSTON, October 26, 2017-In much the same way that Adam Smith's...
Hepatitis Epidemic Raises Concerns About City Hall Annex
At the same time that Homelessness has caused an epidemic in Hepatitis A and B among the County's homeless problem, the City of Santa Monica is about to spend $140 million to construct a City Hall...
SEIU Union Pickets "Understaffed" Providence St. John's Hospital Thursday
One hundred healthcare workers and allies protested Thursday, Oct. 12 at Providence St. John's Health Center, 2121 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica, over understaffing at the hospital and a plan...
The Rise of the Feminine Side
Some people aren't too surprised to hear about the news that men in power have used that power to take advantage of women for their own benefit. Those least surprised are women. But when did it...
Red Wine Has Greater Health Benefits Than Resveratrol
Over the past few years there has been a lot of chatter about how drinking red wine can be a great boost to your overall health. There is indeed evidence to suggest that red wine, in moderation can de...
U.S. Warns of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria
The infrastructure damage in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria have significantly impacted residents' ability to get vital health and safety information. As the attached map shows, there are a significant number of residents in your area from...
Free Haircuts in Exchange for Blood Donation: Red Cross
(Aug. 21, 2017) – Feel good, do good and look good this September by donating blood or platelets with the American Red Cross and get a free haircut coupon from Sport Clips Haircuts. Blood and...
