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A law that went into affect last year requires parents who don't want their child to be vaccinated to have a conversation about immunization with a healthcare provider.
It's called P-3Fax-Neu5Ac, and while it is a long way from commercial use, "it's promising."
Adult film production migrated from California to Nevada after voters in Los Angeles County approved a law requiring condom use on set. Now, a condom use requirement could follow.
County officials partnered with the Department of Education to send out a notice recommending that residents get vaccinated.
As the number of measles cases rise in California, more than 30 children in Alameda County have been put in isolation because of the outbreak.
House Republicans passed an anti-abortion bill Thursday night, but not the one they planned.
The Federal government spent over $400,000 for studies on smartphone apps gay men use to hookup.
While county health officials in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco aren't seeing an increase in demand for the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine in the wake of the measles outbreak that began at Disneyland.
Using certain electronic cigarettes at high temperature settings could potentially release more formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, than smoking traditional cigarettes does, new lab tests suggest.
The government's health insurance website is quietly sending consumers' personal data to private companies that specialize in advertising and analyzing Internet data for performance and marketing, The Associated Press has learned.
Lawmakers in Sacramento will introduce right-to-die legislation on Wednesday, which would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients. The debate has been reignited by the recent case of a woman who left the Bay Area for Oregon to end her life.
Pharmacies in the Bay Area are rationing the cough syrup that doctors prescribe for upper respiratory infections due to the severe flu season.
Bay Area air quality officials are considering a crackdown on smoke from barbecues and meat smokers.
A new study finds kids and teens are getting more calories from pizza than anything else they eat -- besides dessert.
With flu cases spiking in Santa Clara County, hospitals are taking extra steps to keep the virus out by creating tough restrictions for people visiting loved ones in the hospital.
