Berkeley Man Plans Trek From Canada To Mexico For Charity
24-year-old Sam Fox of Berkeley is preparing to embark on a journey few have ever completed. He will trek the entire Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Canada to Mexico in two months.
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24-year-old Sam Fox of Berkeley is preparing to embark on a journey few have ever completed. He will trek the entire Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Canada to Mexico in two months.
A spike in radioactive sulfur from an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant was detected in California in late March, but researchers have determined that it posed no threat to health.
A new study suggests that nearly 20 percent of children who have an autistic older brother or sister will develop the disorder too. That's a rate much higher than previously thought.
A federal appeal court in California said a former state lawmaker and a legal foundation have no standing to challenge President Barack Obama's health care plan.
The Bay Area is doing its part to shape the National Plan on Alzheimer's, a law signed by President Barack Obama in January mandating the country create a strategic plan to address the rapidly escalating disease.
Harvard researchers have found a strong association between eating red meat and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Chemicals commonly found in furniture, clothing, carpets and other household items in California could be a health risk for pregnant women.
What are you serving for dinner tonight? If it's meat, some public health experts hope to change your menu at the start of the workweek.
A new study suggests sacked lunches are breeding grounds for bacteria that cause vomiting, diarrhea, or even death in some children.
Ask Bruce Bochy if he has a dip and San Francisco's skipper offers up a standard response: "I don't do that anymore."
Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $1 million, three-year grant to Monument Corridor elementary schools in Concord in an effort to help fight obesity.
A security researcher who is diabetic has identified flaws that could allow an attacker to remotely control insulin pumps and alter the readouts of blood-sugar monitors. As a result, diabetics could get too much or too little insulin, a hormone they need for proper metabolism.
Women, children and others who promote the benefits of breastfeeding attended events Thursday in the Bay Area for World Breastfeeding Week.
Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened at least 76 others.
