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News of a Simi Valley, CA elementary school teacher’s arrest this week stunned local residents. 32-year-old Malia Brooks, said to be an exemplary teacher, was arrested shortly after 4:00 p.m. on charges relating to an “inappropriate relationship” she had with an unidentified boy. The arrest came after a four-month investigation during which Brooks was…

In the wake of U.S. regulators opening a formal investigation regarding the safety of various diabetes medications several months ago, the American Diabetes Association announced this week that they will be conducting an independent review of data about the safety of diabetes treatments, including Merck & Co.’s Januvia. Januvia, a popular type-2 diabetes medication,…

An L.A. County Parks & Recreation worker is in police custody on suspicion of child sexual abuse. The Los Angeles Times reports that the suspect (D.L.J.) is held on multiple counts of lewd acts with a child, including inappropriate touching. The L.A. Sheriff’s Department said that the 62-year-old man preyed on children under the…

Disturbing findings suggest that the diabetes drug Januvia may lead to pancreatic cancer, according to a study conducted by Dr. Peter C. Butler—chief of the endocrinology division at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Butler made this discovery in 2008, in a test commissioned by the pharmaceutical company Merck. Since then, he has…

The books have again been opened on Avandia. In a shocking move by the Food and Drug Administration, the notorious diabetes drug—severely restricted in 2010 after being linked to heart problems in thousands of users—will get a second chance on American pharmaceutical shelves in what could be a massive triumph for the drug company…

With summertime quickly approaching, the season for amusement park visits is on the horizon. Amusement and theme parks have become a multi-billion dollar industry, and people throughout the United States look forward to the heart-racing roller coaster rides and tasty treats that can be found at different theme parks across the nation. What many…

Last year, a three-year-old boy in Lancaster, California suffered severe burns after his sister left a cup of boiled water on the counter. In the few minutes that the teenage sister left her brother alone with the cup of hot soup, the boiling contents spilled onto the child’s head. The incident left the child…

Earlier this month, the Pentagon released a survey indicating that 26,000 people in the U.S. military suffered sexual abuse in 2012. An estimated 19,000 instances of sexual assault occurred in the military in 2010. Angered by the increasing number of sexual assaults, President Obama demanded that Congress take action to combat the growing number…