Health

Healthy school food praised - in concept

About 40 percent of students say they eat school lunches in their entirety,... more »

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L.A. porn stars have more STDs than Nevada hookers

Sexually transmitted infection rates among legal prostitutes are negligible,... more »

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Lung transplant patients face tough odds

In the 1980s, doctors finally conquered some of the problems, such as... more »

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Man with thought-controlled bionic leg

After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software... more »

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Britain: Risks of mammograms confirmed

Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel... more »
Smartphones help doctors monitor patients

A handful of hospitals and medical centers have recently begun testing and... more »
Chef shows how to put health on the menu

Just as skillfully as she has done on such television shows as "Top Chef... more »

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Endometriosis surgery decisions

Endometriosis surgery decisions Sunnyvale resident Rebecca Silberstein, who... more »

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Wash those germy hands - it's flu season

Washing hands after using the bathroom - not to mention after touching any... more »

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Sugar may make kids fat - but not hyper

Dr. Tom Robinson, director of the Center for Healthy Weight Lucile Packard... more »
Colonoscopies help reduce cancer

Doctors studying data from more than 2 million patients discovered that the... more »
Contaminants found in day care centers

The study, which is the first detailed analysis of air pollution and... more »
Bay Area health and fitness events

Chinese Bone Health DayAn event presented in Cantonese with talks about... more »
Electric brain stimulation gains ground

[...] a kinder, gentler, almost imperceptible form of electric brain... more »

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Endometriosis sufferers long blamed

A medical review of history dating back about 4,000 years has found evidence... more »

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Yoga keeps instructor, 75, feeling young

Hillis, who teaches as many as 10 classes a week, started a chair yoga class... more »

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Be an informed patient

Health care has become a complex enterprise, and for many patients it can... more »

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Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy

LONDON (AP) — Sharon Osbourne says she had a double mastectomy after... more »
Neb. offers training to rural law enforcement

(AP) — Nebraska state officials are offering training to help rural law... more »
Court to consider Arizona's 20-week abortion ban

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has upheld Arizona's earliest-in the-nation... more »

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