Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/health en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:40 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:40 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/The-New-Fight-Against-Alzheimers/151654945 Tue, 15 May 2012 22:43:47 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Obama+american+flag.jpg
NBC Bay Area's Brent Cannon sits down with Bill Fisher, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association Northern California, to discuss how to prevent and combat the disease. For more information, visit www.ALZ.org or call the 24-hour help line at 1-800-272-3900.

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Your dry eyes could lead to other problems.

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Bacterial meningitis claimed Emily Benatar, 19, who graduated from Palo Alto High School last year. She was a freshman in college in St. Louis.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/Breast-Feeding-on-Time-Magazine-Cover-Raises-Controversy/151102065 Fri, 11 May 2012 08:04:07 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*123/Time+cover1.jpg
Time Magazine went way out there to draw attention to get readers interesting in parenting. They used a mother exposing her breast while breastfeeding her son...who is almost four years old.NBC...

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A provocative photograph of a Southern California woman nursing her three-year-old has caused a stir on social media and focused a storm of attention on Time Magazine, which features the image on its...

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A new anti-wrinkle treatment uses your own skin to fix smile lines.

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Nail polish that lasts for weeks comes with a risk.

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Allergy season has hit with a vengeance. Allergists predict more people will suffer this year. NBC Bay Area's Marianne Favro reports.

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At the UCSF Human Performance Center, amputees receive specialized prosthetic limbs and training that will help them excel at sports. NBC Bay Area's Marianne Favro reports.

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Your body is talking, but you may not be listening and emergency doctors say that could be a life threatening mistake.

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A big check means more check ups for more south bay families. Money is coming from President Obama's affordable care act. NBC Bay Area's Marianne Favro explains.

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The nation's new health care system is now a fact in San Jose.

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Nearly 10 percent of U.S. teens -- about 1.5 million youth -- smoked marijuana heavily, some 20 times in the past month, according to the survey.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/health/DGO-NATL-More-Sleep-May-Keep-Weight-Down-Study-149797655.html Wed, 02 May 2012 06:23:47 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/sleep_generic.jpg
Researchers say sleeping more than nine hours a night can block genetic factors linked to weight gain.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/Formerly-Conjoined-Twins-Return-for-Check-Up/149596545 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:43:13 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/twins7.jpg
Formerly conjoined twin girls returned to the hospital for a check-up.

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Angelina and Angelica Sabuco, the formerly conjoined twins from the Philippines, have been away from the media spotlight for a few months now, but put on their pink party dresses on Monday for a rare post-surger...

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She eats well. Is physically fit and even runs marathons. But a woman in her 30s suffered from a heart condition years of living can't prevent.

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At least 200 people have now fallen ill from an outbreak of salmonella traced to the "tuna scrape" used in spicy tuna sushi rolls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/New-Tech-to-Help-Detect-Breast-Cancer/148981055 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:09:14 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/mammogram6622.jpg
Some mammograms miss nearly 45% of tumors in women with dense breast tissue, but they may soon benefit from a new screening tool developed in the Bay Area.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/Navigating-Through-The-Fog-Of-Health-Care/148972535 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:32:18 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/HEALTHCARE_722x406_2227169440.jpg
As Washington debates health care, this Silicon Valley company wants to make it easier. We take you to Castlight Health.

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As Washington debates health care, this Silicon Valley company wants to make it easier. We take you to Castlight Health.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/the-cove/Aubrey-Huff-Goes-on-Disabled-List-for-Anxiety-148958725.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:12:38 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/201*120/Aubrey_Huff_Worst_First_Baseman_Giants_History.jpg
The mystery surrounding the absence of Aubrey Huff deepened a bit Wednesday when the team put the player on the 15-day disabled list.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/Raw-Video_-USDA-Reacts-to-Mad-Cow-Finding/148805065 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:26:50 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/93158573.jpg
The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's...

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/health/NATL-Fast-Food-Salt-Sodium-Much-Saltier-US-Countries-McNuggets-148495705.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:33:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/79236266.jpg
If you're worried about your salt intake, you'd do well to get your fast food in another country, a new study suggests.

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It's peak time for allergy pains, and one woman with severe allergies turns to holistic treatment at San Francisco's Advanced Allergy Solutions clinic. NBC Bay Area's Stephanie Chuang reports.

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British and Canadian cancer researchers have isolated a new way of classifying breast cancer into 10 different types, in a breakthrough that cancer experts say could revolutionize how patients are treated.

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Academic studies back up the idea that eating bugs is better for Earth.

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Could hair follicle stem cells help people regrow their hair after losing it due to disease? Japanese scientists' recent successful experiments on bald mice suggest it's possible.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/Magnets-offer-New-Solution-to-Heartburn/147914845 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:18:48 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/NC_Magnets0418_722x406_2224195216.jpg
People who suffer from chronic heartburn now have a new solution - magnets. Doctors at UC San Diego placed a string of magnets in a patient's esophagus in order to keep acid out of the stomach,...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/health/Heart-Transplant-Patient-Meets-Family-of-Donor/147541925 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:12:12 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/webhearttransplant_6318664_722x406_2223257546.jpg
A 62 year old San Jose man meets the family of the organ donor who gave his heart to save his life.

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A relative of the blue jay has test positive for the West Nile Virus in Pleasant Hill, according to the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District.

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