NASA technology can spot wine grape disease from the sky. The world's food supply could benefit
High-tech aerial imaging from NASA can provide early detection of a crop-destroying virus in vineyards, research found. It could have implications for crops worldwide.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news

Picking up a prescription? 6 tips to avoid dangerous pharmacy errors
Every year, millions of Californians leave the pharmacy with the wrong drugs or dosages. Don't let it happen to you.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melody Petersen Source Type: news

California pharmacies are making millions of mistakes. They're fighting to keep that secret
As many as 9,000 Americans die each year after receiving the wrong prescription drugs or doses. Pharmacies are fighting a bill to shed light on the problem.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melody Petersen Source Type: news

Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Ur ías has been arrested on felony domestic violence charges: report
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias heads to the dugout after the top of the fifth inning of the second baseball game of the team's doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. ( • None Julio Urías, pitcher for the LA Dodgers, has been arrested on…#losangelesdodgers #juliourias #miamimarlins #juliourías #ladodgers #noneurías #majorleaguebaseball #mlb #espn #urías
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mask mandate update: California officials address rising COVID cases
Health officials in California recently spoke about the possible return of mask mandates in the state amid a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health held a press conference to speak about a rise in new COVID-19 cases, saying…#barbaraferrer #deadline #ferrer #cdc #kaiserpermanente #lionsgate #gavinnewsom
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

L.A. County sues pharmacy benefit firms, alleging they helped fuel opioid crisis
L.A. County has sued pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and OptumRx, alleging that they helped fuel the nation's deadly opioid crisis.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Ellis Source Type: news

Validation of the four-item very brief University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index screening tool for children and adolescents - Oosterhoff B, Alvis L, Steinberg AM, Pynoos RS, Kaplow JB.
OBJECTIVE: Experiencing traumatic events places children and adolescents at risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often leading to adverse mental health consequences. Although well-validated measures of PTSD are available, very brief sc...
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Union calls for against video game companies
LOS ANGELES — SAG-AFTRA members will vote starting next week on whether to authorize union leaders to call a strike against video game companies, in the latest sign of spreading labor unrest in the broader entertainment sector. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio…#radioartists #sagaftra #hollywood #frandrescher #activisionblizzard #electronicarts #insomniacgames #warnerbros #disney #audreycooling
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

It Takes a Village, but in California Parents Aren ’t Welcome
Remember Hillary Clinton ’s line that it takes a village to raise a child? Now the left is trying to exile parents from the village. Consider its crusade against minority parents in Chino, Calif., a predominantly minority working-class community east of Los Angeles.#hillaryclinton #chino
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Guillermo Del Toro Acted as Back-Up Director for William Friedkin ’s ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,’ Producer Reveals at Venice Launch
Guillermo Del Toro acted as back-up director for his friend, the late great William Friedkin, during the shoot of Friedkin’s last movie “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” which world premieres on Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. Friedkin, who died on Aug. 7 in Los Angeles at age 87, contractually…#guillermodeltoro #williamfriedkin #venicefilmfestival #hollywood #annabelledunne #deltoro #pinocchio #williamfriedkins #kiefersutherland #republicpictures
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

TikTok has transformed the concert experience
Fans rally before Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on August 7, 2023. | Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Fans are creating new concert traditions for a new age. It started with simple nostalgia. In the wake of the pandemic, Craig Powers,…#taylorswift #erastourat #sofistadium #inglewood #allenjschaben #losangelestimes #gettyimagesfans #craigpowers #tacoma #tiktok
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Birth can be dismal for Black women. What this hospital is doing to stop that
MLK Community Hospital employs midwives to try to improve births for Black women, a practice that hospital officials fear could be difficult to sustain.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news

Retail theft surge driving businesses to explore more safety options
A rising threat has American retailers alarmed, with thefts hitting major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. Companies are reporting significant profit losses and safety worries as large groups target stores.#newyorkcity
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fans flock to Jimmy Buffett ' s eateries to toast the Mayor of Margaritaville
LOS ANGELES — The death of music and lifestyle icon Jimmy Buffett was not met with displays of dark clothing, weeping, or other elements of traditional mourning. Of course it wasn't. Fans memorialized the 76-year-old purveyor of laidback, beachside rock the proper way, by flocking to the Mayor of…#jimmybuffett #margaritaville #leejameson #losangelescounty #alanjackson #nathankniffen #universalcitywalk #mexico #caribbean #emmahamrick
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

West Coast dockworkers ratify a new six-year contract
Trucks sit along the side of the road in the Port of Los Angeles after Southern California dockworkers disrupted cargo activity June 2 after contract talks deteriorated. Dockworkers at Los Angeles, Long Beach and 27 other West Coast ports have ratified a new six-year contract, bringing labor peace…#portoflosangeles #southerncalifornia #longbeach #westcoast #juliesu #useast #gulf #westernus #jockoconnell #beaconeconomics
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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