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Thousands of middle and high school students in Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco still haven't gotten their mandatory whooping cough vaccination, even though the deadline to get the shot has already passed in some school districts.
Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday approved ordinances that will limit the number of medical marijuana collectives to 10 in limited commercial and industrial areas.
Doctors Medical Center San Pablo, the largest emergency facility in their area, is cash strapped and depending on a parcel tax to survive from closing.
Scientists now have a better picture of how dangerous, even deadly the H1N1 virus can be, especially for pregnant women.
The names and medical information of some patients seen at Stanford Hospital and Clinics were posted to a website by an outside vendor's sub-contractor, a hospital spokesman said Thursday.
Amid all the tragedy on September 11th, 2001, one 13-year-old Vacaville girl got a life saving heart transplant at Packard Children's Hospital.
Salt is no longer boring little white specks of sodium chloride. The table shaker has been replaced by a bevy of designer options to season your food.
The National Association of School Nurses has started a campaign to spread awareness and prevent a rare, but deadly disease.
There have been 19 cases of West Nile virus in the state this year, including Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties. The San Francisco Health Department is now asking the public's help in preventing the spread of mosquitoes that may carry the virus. Nader Shatara, the head of Vector Control for the San Francisco Health Department, said residents should beware of standing water where mosquitoes breed.
A Bay Area rapper is hoping his music can help a 2-year-old girl fighting a rare form of cancer. But a show planned to raise money for the toddler will not go on.
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing strict new standards - and that's a relief for people who are allergic to gluten.
In the first half of 2011, Caltrain more than doubled the number of parking tickets from the same period a year earlier from 988 to 2,144.
Despite the high unemployment rate in the state, Bay Area medical laboratories that run genetic tests that predict illnesses patients may suffer later in life have been confronting a shortage of qualified workers.
Many Bay Area parents are rushing to get their kids vaccinated against whooping cough in order to comply with a new state law.
