Survey also finds that Americans are pessimistic about the direction of the country and are dissatisfied with Bush and Congress.Democratic ideas for fixing the healthcare system to cover the uninsured enjoy more support among Americans than proposals coming from Republicans, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows.
House Democrats make changes to the legislation, including removing adults without children from the program, hoping to reacha two-thirds majority.Congressional Democrats, having made changes to a children's healthcare bill that President Bush vetoed, plan to bring the issue to another vote today in hopes of scoring a victory on a top domestic issue.
Even as blazes are doused and winds die, unhealthful air is expected to hang around. Experts advise people to stay indoors.The state's smog czar warned Wednesday that unhealthful conditions caused by smoke from wildfires are likely to persist throughout much of Southern California until next week.
The firm's profit drops 82% as lower drug sales force it to restructure.Biotech giant Amgen Inc. -- battered by regulators, stung by falling sales of its top drugs and hit by layoffs this summer -- began Wednesday to spell out the price it has paid.
Testing all new hospital patients for a dangerous staph "superbug" could help wipe out a germ that likely kills more Americans than AIDS, consumer advocates say and early evidence suggests.
Burger joints beware: New York's calorie crusaders are at it again. City health officials announced Wednesday that they hope to revive their stalled plan to force fast-food chains to add calorie counts to the big menu boards that hang above their counters.
The efforts include an on-campus Y and stations for mobile clinics at 28 sites.After decades of simply trying to build classroom space, Los Angeles school officials have embarked on construction projects meant to enhance students' physical health, well-being and safety outside school hours.
Because of topographical quirks, Santa Ana winds funnel particulates to the beachfront community, even if fires are nowhere near.Long Beach is more than 40 miles from the nearest wildfire raging in Southern California. But its air pollution levels surged in recent days beyond the "unhealthy" level set by air-quality regulators.
The White House heavily edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two officials familiar with the documents.
