Background Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, dementia and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

A groundbreaking for a memorial in the city of Sunset recognized Vietnam war veterans and the costly impacts of Agent Orange on Saturday.

Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, the toxic legacy of Agent Orange and other dioxins lingers on. The CWC may not list ...

Nearly 55 years after serving two tours of duty in Vietnam, Army veteran Bob Getz lives with the aftereffects of his war experience on a daily basis. His exposure to Agent Orange, a powerful herbicide ...

Milton Ross leaned forward to let the white rain run off his helmet. The helicopter had just sprayed the area near Pleiku, where Ross was part of a 22-man special forces team on a long-range ...

The Canadian government may have paid as much as $80 million to people exposed to the herbicide and chemical weapon Agent Orange during U.S. military testing in the 1960s, according to a document from ...

50 years later, my father and thousands of other veterans continue to face the hidden costs of war – while millions of Vietnamese live with its toxic legacy. In this photo from 1997, then-U.S. Sen.

As more adults develop hypertension at younger ages, with many never reaching recommended treatment goals, updated clinical recommendations are changing how clinicians diagnose, monitor, and manage ...

In a statement released Sunday evening, officials with the Fullerton Police Department denied assisting a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who reportedly brandished his weapon at a ...

An ICE agent pointed a weapon at a woman in Santa Ana who the agent said followed and recorded him on Sunday, Nov. 9, Fullerton police said. Fullerton police released a statement clarifying that a ...

Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment. An ...

Efforts are underway across Southern California to clean up downed trees, flooding and rockslides after days of rain, and the rush is on to get it all done before the next storm moves in. Conditions ...