##  In the News

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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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#  HEALTH

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### Why You Can't Sleep Without a Blanket or Sheet, Even If It's Hot

Written by Krissy Brady on August 12 2019.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18248:why-you-can-t-sleep-without-a-blanket-or-sheet-even-if-it-s-hot&catid=314)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/061b-ae366578.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18153:why-some-people-have-a-higher-alcohol-tolerance-than-others&catid=314)Written by Jenna Birch on July 29 2019. Posted in [HEALTH](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=314).

## [Why Some People Have a Higher Alcohol Tolerance Than Others](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18153:why-some-people-have-a-higher-alcohol-tolerance-than-others&catid=314)

So what is alcohol tolerance? The term refers to the ability of some people to consume larger amounts of alcohol before feeling its effects than othe…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ee/059c-eebc453b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18109:how-much-has-california-s-war-on-air-pollution-reduced-asthma-rates&catid=314)### [How Much Has California's War on Air Pollution Reduced Asthma Rates?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18109:how-much-has-california-s-war-on-air-pollution-reduced-asthma-rates&catid=314)

Written by Kate Wheeling on July 22 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/057a-ea7757f6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18059:medicare-and-foreign-travel-3-ways-you-can-get-health-coverage-outside-the-us&catid=314)### [Medicare and Foreign Travel: 3 Ways You Can Get Health Coverage Outside the US](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18059:medicare-and-foreign-travel-3-ways-you-can-get-health-coverage-outside-the-us&catid=314)

Written by Greg Dill on July 15 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/050d-abfaa778.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17915:are-birth-control-apps-an-effective-form-of-contraception&catid=314)### [Are Birth Control Apps an Effective Form of Contraception?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17915:are-birth-control-apps-an-effective-form-of-contraception&catid=314)

Written by Jenna Birch on June 20 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/045d-6d2a5fad.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17795:what-happens-when-co-occurring-disorders-are-left-untreated&catid=314)### [What Happens When Co-occurring Disorders are Left Untreated](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17795:what-happens-when-co-occurring-disorders-are-left-untreated&catid=314)

Written by Cassidy Webb on June 03 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d0/044e-d0a774d7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17769:do-brain-boosting-supplements-actually-work-or-are-they-total-b-s&catid=314)### [Do Brain-Boosting Supplements Actually Work Or Are They Total B.S.?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17769:do-brain-boosting-supplements-actually-work-or-are-they-total-b-s&catid=314)

Written by Locke Hughes on May 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/040b-d36cffc5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17692:medicare-helps-seniors-use-opioids-safely&catid=314)### [Medicare Helps Seniors Use Opioids Safely](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17692:medicare-helps-seniors-use-opioids-safely&catid=314)

Written by Greg Dill on May 16 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a7/037c-a77739a6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17621:game-of-thrones-fans-are-turning-to-cbd-for-episode-stress&catid=314)### ['Game Of Thrones' Fans Are Turning to CBD For Episode Stress](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17621:game-of-thrones-fans-are-turning-to-cbd-for-episode-stress&catid=314)

Written by Danielle Gonzalez on May 06 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/036d-17bcddf0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17596:if-you-ve-suffered-get-help&catid=314)### [If You’ve Suffered, Get Help](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17596:if-you-ve-suffered-get-help&catid=314)

Written by Jill Richardson on May 02 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/035e-bc467125.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17573:11-ways-your-low-sex-drive-might-be-something-more-serious&catid=314)### [11 Ways Your Low Sex Drive Might Be Something More Serious](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17573:11-ways-your-low-sex-drive-might-be-something-more-serious&catid=314)

Written by Nicole Pajer on April 29 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/034a-82ac449c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17553:the-first-time-i-saw-a-beating-heart&catid=314)### [The First Time I Saw A Beating Heart](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17553:the-first-time-i-saw-a-beating-heart&catid=314)

Written by Ellie Guzman on April 25 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/65/031a-65bf9728.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17489:these-tests-detect-cancer-risk-here-s-when-or-if-you-should-do-them&catid=314)### [These Tests Detect Cancer Risk. Here's When (Or If) You Should Do Them.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17489:these-tests-detect-cancer-risk-here-s-when-or-if-you-should-do-them&catid=314)

Written by Nicole Pajer on April 15 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/027c-1150a570.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17396:please-don-t-call-my-migraine-just-a-headache&catid=314)### [Please Don't Call My Migraine 'Just A Headache'](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17396:please-don-t-call-my-migraine-just-a-headache&catid=314)

Written by Sarah Bourassa on April 01 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/70/025b-705c3c96.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17351:when-physical-illness-feeds-mental-illness&catid=314)### [When Physical Illness Feeds Mental Illness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17351:when-physical-illness-feeds-mental-illness&catid=314)

Written by Ellie Guzman on March 25 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c3/023v-c3570500.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17304:4-types-of-back-pain-you-should-never-ever-ignore&catid=314)### [4 Types of Back Pain You Should Never, Ever Ignore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17304:4-types-of-back-pain-you-should-never-ever-ignore&catid=314)

Written by Colleen Travers on March 18 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/019c-7e74a7c5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17221:never-say-beat-cancer-here-s-why&catid=314)### [Never Say ‘Beat Cancer’ … Here’s Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17221:never-say-beat-cancer-here-s-why&catid=314)

Written by Brittany Wong on March 04 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/47/018d-47007ef3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17200:can-you-ever-go-off-antidepressants&catid=314)### [Can You Ever Go Off Antidepressants?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17200:can-you-ever-go-off-antidepressants&catid=314)

Written by Kate Bratskeir on February 28 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b0/017d-b04524b8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17180:your-genetics-might-affect-fertility-more-than-you-think&catid=314)### [Your Genetics Might Affect Fertility More Than You Think](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17180:your-genetics-might-affect-fertility-more-than-you-think&catid=314)

Written by Julia Ries on February 25 2019.

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Written by Paige Smith on February 21 2019.

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Written by S. Novi on February 18 2019.

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