Fallout Fears Cause Bay Area Run On Potassium Iodide
Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the Bay Area and much of the West Coast for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage—even though the risk is only in Japan.
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Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the Bay Area and much of the West Coast for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage—even though the risk is only in Japan.
State Controller John Chiang said the unfunded cost of providing future health and dental benefits to retired state employees has grown by $8.1 billion in the past year, to nearly $60 billion.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that even if the Japanese reactors go into full meltdown, no dangerous levels of radiation are expected to reach the United States.
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An East Bay legislator is pushing for passage of her bill, which would provide better safety guidelines for students who suffer a concussion.
A Palo Alto couple has just won their battle with Blue Shield over a $5,000 medical bill.
Some Anthem Blue Cross policyholders in California are facing rate hikes that will average almost 15 percent — but they're not the same policyholders who saw rates hiked an average of 25 percent last year.
Crews broke ground Thursday on a second tower at Regional Medical Center, a project expected to bring hundreds of medical jobs to an area with the highest unemployment rate in the city.
The future of a specialized health clinic in San Francisco's Castro District appears to be in jeopardy.
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