Weight training associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
OW Staff
Jan 17 2013

An alternative to aerobic exercise

Men who do weight training regularly—for example, for 30 minutes per day, five days per week—may be able to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 34 percent, according to a new study—“A Prospective Study of Weight Training and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men,”—by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of Southern Denmark researchers. And if they combine weight training and aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking or running, they may be able to reduce their risk even further—up to 59 percent.

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Why cancer kills more African Americans
Lavenia Stewart  |   OW Contributor
Dec 20 2012

Researchers explore the causes

Despite decreasing cancer deaths, cancer still kills more African American women than White women. And prostate cancer affects twice as many African American men as White men. These are among the facts presented recently by panel of experts at a Zócalo Public Square event titled, “Why is Cancer Killing More African Americans?”

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World AIDS Day events set for Los Angeles County
City News Service
Nov 30 2012

“Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation”

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Free HIV testing will be offered and panel discussions will be held in Los Angeles County in connection with Saturday’s 25th observance of World AIDS Day, whose theme is “Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation.”

Free HIV testing will be offered noon-6 p.m. at L.A. Live, 3-5 p.m. at the AIDS Monument in Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights and 7-11 p.m. at the Sweet Dreams Dessert Lounge in Whittier.

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Stayin’ alive
OW Staff
Oct 11 2012

Hands-only CPR

Los Angeles residents learned how to give hands-only CPR recently during a stop of the American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR Mobile unit. Nearly 400,000 Americans suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year and almost 90 percent die because they don’t receive immediate CPR from someone on the scene.

If started immediately, hands-only CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. Go the website www.heart.org/handsonlycpr and learn the process works.

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Food

Eating light for guiltless summer entertaining

Summer Rolls
Grill potatoes for a unique, healthy side dish

Flame-Licked Fingerling Potatoes with Spud Rub
Grill a better, healthier burger

Laura’s Lean Beef Stuffed Cheeseburgers

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Vela attempts to unseat incumbent Pearlman on LACCD board

 May 21
Not one, but three medical marijuana measures on ballot

Ordinance E abandoned by advocates

 May 21
Labor unions spent more than $1.7 million to influence three City Council runoff races

Sen. Curren Price is up against Ana Cubas to represent the 9th District

 May 21
Zine, Galperin facing off for City Controller seat

Seat left by Wendy Greuel

 May 21
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