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  • A device used to stimulate a part of the brain is being credited for helping kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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medical research, study, FDA, health, lyanne melendez
  • Study: 20 percent of handbags dirtier than toilet
  • A new study finds that you may be carrying around more than just personal belongings in your handbags.
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fashion, health
  • A new treatment option could help alleviate pain for thousands of back patients.
  • A new treatment option could help alleviate pain for thousands of back patients.
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health
  • A new treatment option could help alleviate pain for thousands of back patients.
  • A new treatment option could help alleviate pain for thousands of back patients.
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health, carolyn johnson
  • Online test predicts chances of success with IVF
  • A Los Altos company is offering women an online personalized predictor of their chances of success with IVF.
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los altos, children, health
  • Online test predicts chances of success with IVF
  • A Los Altos company is offering women an online personalized predictor of their chances of success with IVF.
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los altos, children, health, carolyn johnson
  • Women who have preventative mastectomies are learning there are recent medical advances that make the trauma much less severe.
  • Women who have preventative mastectomies are learning medical advances make the trauma less severe.
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cancer, celebrity, women's health, health
  • Joelle Burnette is healthy, happy with her decision and hopeful that by sharing her experience, others will benefit.
  • Joelle Burnette is healthy, happy with her decision and hopeful that by sharing her experience, others will benefit.
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cancer, celebrity, women's health, health
  • Joelle Burnette is healthy, happy with her decision and hopeful that by sharing her experience, others will benefit.
  • Joelle Burnette is healthy, happy with her decision and hopeful that by sharing her experience, others will benefit.
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cancer, celebrity, women's health, health, laura anthony
  • Women who have preventative mastectomies are learning there are recent medical advances that make the trauma much less severe.
  • Women who have preventative mastectomies are learning medical advances make the trauma less severe.
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cancer, celebrity, women's health, health
  • Some specialists reacting to the latest study on bed rest for troubled pregnancies are calling on doctors to refrain from assuming that taking it easy can't hurt a pregnant woman.
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study, medical research, pregnancy, health
  • Plan B Pill
  • A last-second appeal has been filed that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.
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FDA, new york, contraceptives, pregnancy, health
  • Cellulite can be a frustrating problem, but a new technology is promising to smooth out those lumps and bumps.
  • Cellulite is a frustrating problem for many women, but new technologies are offering options to help.
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millbrae, plastic surgery, fitness, food, health
  • Cellulite can be a frustrating problem, but a new technology is promising to smooth out those lumps and bumps.
  • Cellulite is a frustrating problem for many women, but new technologies are offering options to help.
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millbrae, plastic surgery, fitness, food, health, carolyn johnson
  •  emergency contraceptives
  • A New York judge has refused to suspend his ruling giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control.
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FDA, contraceptives, women's health, health care, barack obama, health
  • part time worker
  • Lawmakers are working on a law that cracks down on companies cutting hours to avoid paying workers' health insurance.
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sacramento, health care, health insurance, jobs, economy, walmart, health
  • A Bay Area research group's new study shows teenagers consume about the same number of calories for lunch regardless of whether they eat at McDonald's or Subway.
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food, study, diets, mcdonalds, health
  • A man talks on a cellphone.
  • SF appears to be giving up its battle for an ordinance that would require retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation.
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cellphone, radiation, lawsuit, health
  • Men who have a hard time staying asleep may be at a higher risk of prostate cancer.
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cancer, medical research, health
  • Woman tanning
  • Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Administration.
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FDA, cancer, health
  • Aqua cycling making waves in world of fitness
  • Working out in water is one of the simplest ways to exercise and now you can burn hundreds of calories on a bike, in the pool.
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fitness, health
  • How do you clean your babys pacifier when it drops to the ground?
  • How do you clean your baby's pacifier when it drops to the ground? A new study suggests that sucking your baby's pacifier might cut their risk of allergies.
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children, parenting, medical research, health
  • New lenses used to treat dyslexia
  • A system of lenses has won clearance from the FDA to treat certain symptoms associated with dyslexia.
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health
  • New lenses used to treat dyslexia
  • A system of lenses has won clearance from the FDA to treat certain symptoms associated with dyslexia.
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health, carolyn johnson
  • A smiling woman wearing lipstick
  • A new study out of UC Berkeley shows some popular cosmetics may contain lead, chromium and other metals.
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uc berkeley, health
  • Vicky Tran
  • A Bay Area bone marrow drive turned into a success story after a rare meeting between a leukemia survivor and her donor.
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UCSF, cancer, DNA, non-profit, health, carolyn tyler
  • Vicky Tran
  • A Bay Area bone marrow drive turned into a success story after a rare meeting between a leukemia survivor and her donor.
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UCSF, cancer, DNA, non-profit, health
  • Scanadu Scout
  • A Sunnyvale start-up company called Scanadu is trying to develop a real life tricorder to scan your health.
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sunnyvale, smartphones, health, carolyn johnson
  • Scanadu Scout
  • A Sunnyvale start-up company called Scanadu is trying to develop a real life tricorder to scan your health.
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sunnyvale, smartphones, health