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A woman is accused of sending a letter with an unknown substance to a health care insurance company’s Las Vegas offices, ...

A new study suggests exercise can reduce the psychological toll of childhood adversity, but its benefits are not universal.

A tutor and a young man incarcerated at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey have been charged with smuggling scores of Xanax pills into the facility. Downey resident Alejandro Lopez, 21, faces ...

A new CDC study reveals a stark reality: over one in four teens live with a parent struggling with mental illness. These kids ...