Get Sleep, Lose Weight

A new study links sleep with the way human bodies burn fat. Compromising sleep can affect one's weight, vision, and organ function in the future.

Study Finds HPV Vaccine Safe

The controversial vaccine was found to have minor side effects, but no major risks. The treatment is recommended to children as early as 8-years-old for both boys and girls to prevent cancers before...

Cancer Fighting Foods

Celebrity chef Christine Avanti shares eight foods that help prevent cancer.

Santa Rosa Couple Selling Pain Meds On Craigslist...

A Novato couple have been busted in a drug sting after selling prescription medication on Craigslist, according to police.

Oakland Sues Feds To Defend Medical Marijuana

Harborside Health Center hasn't had much help in its fight with the United States Justice Department, which has been working to shut down the Oakland cannabis dispensary since July. But on Wednesday, the city of...

Friday, Oct 12, 2012 at 02:30 PM PDT

1STLOOK: Skinny and the City

Watch the 1st Look: Skinny and the City.

Bosom Buddies

Friday, Oct 5, 2012 at 09:59 AM PDT

Women Help Cancer Patients With "Bosom Buddies"

Bosom Buddies of Wyoming began meeting regularly about a year ago, and volunteer knitter Cathy Jones has been knitting the alternative prosthetics ever since.

Friday, Oct 5, 2012 at 06:02 AM PDT

Hospital Goes High Tech

New apps, monitors and software work together to improve your hospital stay. A new state-of-the-art hospital in Fort Worth, Texas is using technology to make health care more convenient for patients.

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 at 05:04 PM PDT

Hospital Project Encourages Young Cancer Patients

Miami Children's Hospital's "Bald, Brave, Beautiful" project helps children like Alberto Hernandez, battling bone cancer, to empower themselves through the noticeable side effect of hair loss in cancer...

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 at 04:57 PM PDT

Bare Military Wives Raise PTSD Awareness

Military wives are taking a bold, bare approach to raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). "Battle Bare," a photo campaign on Facebook looks to become a fully pledged nonprofit...

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 at 04:51 PM PDT

Naturally Rebuilding Breasts

A new procedure involving liposuction and extracting stem cells in fat from a patient's own body is being used to rebuild breasts. Colleen DeVito chose this approach, which is considered experimental and not FDA...

Friday, Oct 5, 2012 at 05:57 AM PDT

Paraplegics Walk With Exoskeleton Technology

Argo Technologies, an Israeli firm opening its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, introduces a new technology that allows paraplegics to stand and walk on their own. Theresa Hannigan, who was stricken by an...

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 at 04:43 PM PDT

Spare Parts Make a New Hand

A hand surgeon and a foot-ankle specialist teamed up to rebuild a man's hand that was injured due to a terrible industrial accident. The two doctors rebuilt the hand using the patient's bones, nerves and...

meningitis

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 at 02:46 PM PDT

Patients Warned over Drugs Linked to Deadly Meningitis

As the outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis widened Thursday and claimed more lives, health officials ratcheted up their warnings to patients over drugs sold by the specialty pharmacy to which the...

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 at 01:47 PM PDT

Obesity Battle Continues

Efforts to combat obesity using calorie labels and other marketing moves draw praise.

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