Browsing Category "Health"
Nurses to strike two San Jose hospitals on May 23 and 24
May 18, 2013
Hundreds of registered nurses plan to strike two San Jose hospitals on May 23 and 24 in a lengthy dispute over wages, benefits, pensions...
Ed Blonz: Albacore is your best bet for omega-3 fats
May 17, 2013
DEAR DR. BLONZ: If I purchase tuna that is packed in water, will I get the same level of omega-3 fat that I would...
Live chat: Angelina Jolie, BRCA genes & preventative mastectomies
May 16, 2013
Like Angelina Jolie, journalist Lizzie Stark chose to have a preventative double mastectomy due to the presence of the BRCA gene. The author of...
Frogs imported to California likely transmitted deadly fungal disease
May 15, 2013
Bay Area scientists believe they have discovered the Typhoid Mary of the frog world: a flat, feral creature that carried a deadly fungus from...
Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy comforts other women who make same dramatic choice
May 14, 2013
Across America, women who face high risk of breast cancer said actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy has transformed one of...
Scholarships available to students working to fight HIV and AIDS
May 13, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — The National AIDS Memorial Grove’s Young Leaders Scholarship Program is accepting applications through Sept. 30 from high school seniors and college...
Barbara Lee bill would push states to roll back criminal HIV laws
May 12, 2013
California and other states would be pressured to amend or repeal criminal laws that single out HIV-positive people under a bipartisan bill co-authored and...
Live chat: Becoming a nurse and what it takes to get a bachelors or masters degree
May 11, 2013
William M. Stewart, MBA, assistant vice president for Institutional Advancement, and Rosemary Pascone, senior academic advisor, School of Nursing, both of Excelsior College in...
Ed Blonz: Peanuts: roasted or raw?
May 10, 2013
DEAR DR. BLONZ: Could you tell me if roasted or raw would make any difference with nuts, healthwise? What about the difference between oil...
Snag an asteroid: Scientists want to corral giant space rock for study
May 9, 2013
Scheming to rearrange the heavens, scientists are busy planning how to pluck, push and park a spinning asteroid between here and the moon. While...