Reviews of brunch menus at Ammo, Bouchon, Canele, Gjelina, Hungry Cat, LA Mill and Salt's Cure.Reviews of brunch menus at Ammo, Bouchon, Canele, Gjelina, Hungry Cat, LA Mill and Salt's ... Continue...

Some winemakers are bringing out artisanal wines inexpensive enough to enjoy with a midweek meal.Some winemakers are bringing out artisanal wines inexpensive enough to enjoy with a midw... Continue...

Immigrants from such places as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and China's Xinjiang region yearn for the melons of home. Some grow the varieties here, persevering against challenges.Immigrants ... Continue...

A favorite dish for quick and delicious dinners just got even simpler thanks to a chance glance at a cookbook.A favorite dish for quick and delicious dinners just got even simpler thank... Continue...

The newest soondae restaurants in L.A.'s Koreatown add Korean blood sausage to stews, soups, appetizer platters.The newest soondae restaurants in L.A.'s Koreatown add Korean blood sausa... Continue...

This dessert combines pecans and coconut in a sweet topping that is baked over a rich shortbread-like crust. ... Continue...

AP - Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kid... Continue...

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AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new st... Continue...

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies provide evidence that smoking can harm sperm - both in smoking men who may become fathers, and in sons born to women ... Continue...

Reuters - Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data fr... Continue...

Time.com - A study finds that severe trauma can cause genetic changes that are passed along to children... Continue...

It's wonderful with chicken liver crostini, pâtés and terrines, as well as with foie gras. I'd also drink it with grilled seafood and seafood pasta or rice dishes. ... Continue...

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disord... Continue...

AFP - Homosexual men in Europe are increasingly failing to ... Continue...

Canada Dry and Lipton drinks are both described in misleading terms, the agency contends in part of an ongoing clampdown on labels.The Food and Drug Administration has warned producers ... Continue...

AP - A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily availabl... Continue...

AP - The peanut industry executive whose filthy proc... Continue...

Reuters - Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be "out of control" among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in the country, according to a study... Continue...

AP - Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about $200 million in cash and medicine to a sweeping United Nations program created to improve the health and lives of people in poor co... Continue...

AP - Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patie... Continue...

Reuters - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" swi... Continue...

The health insurer violated state law nearly 1 million times from 2006 to 2008 after it was bought by UnitedHealth Group, the Department of Insurance says. The fine, if there is one, is... Continue...

Reuters - Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, ... Continue...

Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.... Continue...

AP - CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday it will give away up to $5 million in seasonal flu vaccinations to people without health insurance.... Continue...

Joshua Lilienstein is uninsured, battling to regain his health and learning to become a doctor at USC. The experience 'has been fascinating.'Joshua Lilienstein lined up for treatment th... Continue...

All eight of the infants who have died in the current epidemic had been taken to clinics and hospitals multiple times before an accurate diagnosis was made, a state review shows.A distu... Continue...