BPA To Be Banned In Calif. Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s hand must be tired. He signed 18 bills on children’s health and safety into state law …
Budget Cuts Deal Setbacks To Community Health Centers
Community health centers were among the big winners in the health care overhaul since the law provided $11 billion over …
Despite His Public Prominence, Jobs Waged Health Battle Privately
Even now, after Steve Jobs’ death, there’s more we don’t know about his health problems than we do know. In …
To Keep Required Insurance Affordable, Start With Price
It may not be the sexiest piece of last year’s health overhaul law, but it’s one that has given small …
Cantaloupe Recall Due To Listeria Expands To Pre-Cut Fruit Salads
The FDA just announced another recall in connection to the listeria outbreak in cantaloupes that has been blamed for at …
Influential Panel Gives Thumbs Down To Routine Prostate Cancer Test
The same group that caused a ruckus by recommending against mammograms for women in their 40s is about to tell …
Impotence Drug Approved To Treat Enlarged Prostate Symptoms
In other men’s health news today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Cialis as a once-a-day treatment …
Feds Crack The Whip On California Marijuana Shops
Cue Tom Petty because this could be California’s last (legal) dance with Mary Jane. Federal prosecutors turned up the heat …
Mental First Aid: How To Help In An Emotional Crisis
When Nikki Perez was in her 20s, she had a job as a lab tech at a hospital in Sacramento, …
Lung Cancer Leads List of Malignancies Linked With Bankruptcy
Cancer often takes a heavy toll not only on people’s bodies but on their finances as well. And just as …
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