Battle Over Sugary Drink Tax Bubbles Up In Sacramento
Sugary drinks are in the spotlight in Sacramento as for the first time a tax on those beverages has made it though a legislative committee.
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Sugary drinks are in the spotlight in Sacramento as for the first time a tax on those beverages has made it though a legislative committee.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is responding to allegations that the state is dumping psychiatric patients in other states after they're discharged.
The city attorney said Monday he's launching an investigation into whether Nevada health officials are systemically sending psychiatric patients to San Francisco and other cities.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Check out what 15 celebrities say about their sobriety.
A proposal to create a 25-foot buffer zone around entrances to reproductive health clinics in San Francisco was passed onto the full Board of Supervisors after a committee hearing at City Hall Thursday.
Despite a statewide report that says Californians are breathing cleaner air, some East Bay communities are still suffering from industry-related pollution levels.
A proposal that sought to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums has failed in an Assembly committee.
The San Francisco Health Department is changing its recommendations for meningococcal vaccinations, aiming their suggestions at some gay men after a recent meningitis outbreak in New York City.
In a recent study, the Environment Working Group discovered that store-bought meat contained antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs, which can cause consumers to become ill.
An eight-year-old boy suffered a heart attack when he was struck by a baseball during a little league game in Rohnert Park on Saturday, officials said.
More than 1,000 unionized construction workers walked off the job Thursday at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Mission Bay. The workers are upset after six non-union construction workers were brought on the job on Wednesday.
A new report shows that fewer Californians are receiving health insurance through their employers.
There are plenty of supposed hangover cures, from hair of the dog to greasy cheeseburgers. But new research finds a certain bowl of soup popular in New Orleans may work.
Authorities say some 200 students at a Contra Costa County high school will be tested for tuberculosis this week after one of their classmates tested positive for the infectious disease.
A lawsuit filed by an environmental group against the nation's largest baby food makers aimed at forcing the companies to alert consumers that some products contain low amounts of lead.
