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The stereotype of hospital emergency rooms crowded with patients waiting endlessly to be seen by a doctor is true, according to a new study in Tuesday's edition of Archives of Internal Medicine. The conventional wisdom that throngs of low-income,...

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) CRACKDOWN: Officers detain two people encamped on the sidewalk along 6th Street. There is growing concern that skid row's problems are getting worse. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) ENCAMPMENT: A man sleeps on......

One of the resounding hopes expressed by the baby boom generation is to change the perception of aging by remaining active, vital and healthy deep into their golden years. The prospect of achieving that goal isn't promising. A study published......

by Mark Silva President Barack Obama, fielding some questions in his first visit to China, was asked: "What's the main reason that you were honored (with) the Nobel Prize for Peace? And will it give you more... pressure and......

Once tech-savvy president confesses he's never Twittered!...

Midnight shift workers often find it hard to get enough quality sleep on a consistent basis. Police officers are not exempt, often working late shifts and overtime as part of their job. A new study finds that their schedule may......

For the first time this academic year, college campuses have reported a significant drop in cases of influenza-like illness, generally assumed to be pandemic H1N1 influenza, according to the American College Health Assn. Unfortunately, the association...

Latino immigrants considered at risk for HIV are less likely to be tested or to have access to healthcare services if they are in the country illegally and have not fully adapted to U.S. culture, according to a new study.......

Seeking to bring the city's medical marijuana dispensary boom under tight control, the Los Angeles City Council decided today to cap the total number at 70, but to allow those that originally registered with the city to remain open. Under......

Have you been noticing a growing number of empty seats at classical concerts in recent years? Have you attended a recent gallery opening where there was actually enough Champagne and hors d'oeuvres to go around -- and perhaps even some......

by Jim Oliphant and Kim Geiger Last week, Senate Democrats reached a tentative agreement on a proposal to help move the healthcare overhaul forward. The Congressional Budget Office is examining the proposal's cost. Meanwhile, here is a look at what......

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management approved the removal of 2,500 wild horses from the range near Reno on Monday amid growing opposition to what would be one of the largest mustang roundups in Nevada in recent......