Despite Improved Air Quality Statewide, Some East Bay Communities Can't Breathe Easy
Despite a statewide report that says Californians are breathing cleaner air, some East Bay communities are still suffering from industry-related pollution levels.
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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.
A 30-year-old woman suffered a heart attack while running a half-marathon in San Francisco Sunday, a fire dispatcher said.
In a scathing rebuke accusing the Obama administration of letting election-year politics trump science, a federal judge ruled Friday that women of any age should be able to buy emergency contraception without a doctor's prescription.
When it comes to good health, sometimes just saying 'no' to an unnecessary medical tests may be the best course of action.
Adequate sleep does help both brain and body recover from a stretch of deprivation, but that recovery only goes so far.
Shipping company UPS has agreed to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal probe connected to its work for online pharmacies.
