Fueling Car As Engine Runs Is Taking Dangerous Risk

DEAR ABBY: My father absolutely refuses to turn off the ignition when fueling his car, despite the warning signs at the pump. How can I convince him to stop endangering himself and my mother? -- WORRIED DOWN SOUTHDEAR WORRIED: Motorists are instructed to "Stop Motor" while refueling for good reason. Gasoline is highly flammable. However, it is not actually the liquid that burns. Even at ...

Central Village wins US grant for HIV/AIDS project

THE Central Village Benevolent Society has been selected as an awardee for the 2012 United States Ambassador's PEPFAR Grants Programme (formerly known as the Ambassador's HIV Prevention Programme).

In L.A. Pregnancy 'Hot Spot,' An On-Campus Clinic

Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles has the only Planned Parenthood-funded family planning clinic in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The program has its opponents, but the school's chief nurse says "90 percent of the time, abstinence just isn't working for them."

Health Highlights: May 8, 2012

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

In L.A. teen pregnancy 'hot spot' gets an on-campus clinic

School nurse Sherry Medrano has more than Band-Aids stored in her cabinets. She has an armory of birth control options: condoms, the pill, the patch, the ring and emergency contraception.