A report published this winter indicates that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has increased fourfold in California patients from 1999 to 2007. Read more...
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March 1, 10:28 pm
Methicillin-resistant Staph increasing, California report says
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February 28, 10:52 pm
UCLA students work with Inglewood high schoolers to start community garden
For a group of high school students in Inglewood, a community gardening project began with picking up debris: bags, bottle caps, a sprouting potato and crack pipes. Read more...
Photo: Students at Morningside High School in Inglewood read seed packet directions before planting rows of plants and vegetables at an empty lot across the street from their school as a part of the Empowerment Community Garden project. To vote for this project, go to refresheverything.com
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February 28, 10:48 pm
UC study abroad students in Chile confirmed safe
All 58 University of California students who are currently studying abroad in Chile have been accounted for, after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday morning. Read more...
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February 28, 10:46 pm
Santa Monica tsunami hits with underwhelming waves
Santa Monica felt the negligible secondary effects of the 8.8 magnitude Chilean earthquake Saturday as a 2.3-foot tsunami hit the shore around 12 p.m., causing little to no damage or inconvenience. Read more...
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February 28, 10:43 pm
Schwarzenegger appoints Sherry Lansing to second term as UC Regent
University of California Regent Sherry Lansing has been re-appointed to the UC Board of Regents by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, effective today. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger re-appointed Sherry Lansing as a regent.
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February 25, 11:04 pm
Art | Global Health Center seeks AIDS relief with ‘Through Positive Eyes’ art project
The video begins with soft humming. A shaky camera follows two-toned walls as it approaches the wooden door to an apartment. The shot steadies as a beaming woman opens the door and leans back as she begins to laugh. The woman is Maria Aparecida Lemos, 54, who has been living with AIDS in Rio de Janeiro since 2000. Read more...
Photo: Maria Aparecida Lemos, a resident of Rio de Janiero living with AIDS, participated in the “Through Positive Eyes” project in 2009.
