People noisily made haste to find seats in a Royce Hall auditorium adorned with flags from the international community on Tuesday night ““ but they were not there for the type of performance that usually takes place inside the building during evening hours. Read more...

Embryonic stem cell research at UCLA may soon get a boost with new grants by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The amount of money UCLA will receive will not be determined until early 2007. Read more...

It has been almost 5,000 days since pathological action gambler John C., a member of Gamblers Anonymous, has placed a bet. That is just over 12 years of battling a disease that he said tyrannized him for 30 years, forcing him to live a double life as the family man he wanted to be and the pathological gambler he was. Read more...

FLASH GRAPHIC Click here to take a survey with information about how a gambling addiction can affect you, as well as resources for help. Love at first bet ““ it is a phenomenon that occurs with about 5 percent of people who either become pathological or problem gamblers. Read more...

When fourth-year history student Daniel Gushue started gambling online on his 18th birthday, he said he never could have guessed that four years later gambling would lead him to drop classes, ruin a relationship, and acquire a $19,000 credit card debt. Read more...

For as long as drunken driving has been a danger to motorists, there has been no surefire way to prevent someone from having too many drinks that end with tragic consequences. Read more...

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