All posts tagged "Los Angeles"

  • This illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control depicts a 3-D computer-generated image of a group of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron micrographic imagery. A potentially deadly "superbug" resistant to antibiotics infected seven patients, including two who died, and more than 100 others were exposed at a Southern California hospital through contaminated medical instruments, UCLA reported Wednesday. (Melissa Brower/AP)
    Second Los Angeles hospital reports ‘superbug’ infections

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” linked to a type of medical scope that’s used on more than a half-million people in the U.S. every year,...

    • Posted March 4, 2015
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  • Federal agents enter an upscale apartment complex, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Irvine, Calif. Shortly after sunrise, federal agents swarmed the complex in the Orange County where authorities say a birth tourism business charged pregnant women $50,000 for lodging, food and transportation. The key draw for travelers is that the United States offers birthright citizenship. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Feds crackdown on maternity tourism

    IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Federal agents searched more than a dozen homes Tuesday in a crackdown on so-called maternity tourism operators who arrange for pregnant Chinese women to give birth in the U.S., where their babies automatically...

    • Posted March 3, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, throws at a practice. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    Ryu resumes workout after back stiffness, ‘feels great’

    Ryu Hyun-jin is feeling well enough to throw again during the Dodgers’ workouts Manager Don Mattingly told reporters on Monday. The 27-year-old starting pitcher made approximately 35 throws from 60 feet at Monday’s bullpen session. The next...

    • Posted March 3, 2015
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    The underdog you should be voting for on March 3

    Two Korean Americans are running for council seat, both carrying different positions. David Ryu, 39, is running for the City Council chair for District 4, currently held by Tom Labonge. Ryu looks to view the district in...

    • Posted March 2, 2015
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  • Runners take off from Dodger Stadium during the Los Angeles Marathon in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
    The 30th LA Marathon coming March 15

    The 30th LA Marathon is coming March 15. The 26.2-mile run will begin at Dodger Stadium and run through Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and Beverly Hills before ending at Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. The annual event...

    • Posted February 27, 2015
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    Ryu misses workouts for second day, no structural damage

    Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin was reportedly in good condition Friday after being held out of workouts for two days because of stiffness in the middle of his back. ESPN reported that Ryu, 27, had...

    • Posted February 27, 2015
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    Dodgers’ Ryu Hyun-jin sidelined with tight back

    Dodgers’ starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin skipped a team workout Wednesday due to a mid-back tightness. Ryu had thrown the day before during a bullpen session and the current prognosis is that it’s only a minor strain. “I...

    • Posted February 25, 2015
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