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One in five Californians need mental health services

A new study on mental health found nearly one in five adults in California - or almost 5 million people ...

Time for your whooping cough booster?

As long as the chicken isn't pink...

Mandating help to quit smoking

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Census data show rates of uninsured by county

Census data released Tuesday confirm a huge spread in the rate of uninsured from state to state and the...

Richmond OKs 3 pot clubs, puts 5% tax on ballot

After several marathon meetings, much hand-wringing and numerous flip-flops, the Richmond City Council...

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How rights of disabled have changed in 20 years

Jesse Leaman has a doctorate from UC Berkeley in astrophysics, did his postdoctoral work with NASA and is preparing a scientific paper...

Chronicle 7.28.10 4:00 AM

Sanofi sues FDA to block rivals' generic drug

Sanofi-Aventis SA, France's leading drugmaker, sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make it withdraw clearance of a...

Chronicle 7.28.10 4:00 AM

Spain's face transplant recipient

Oscar, who underwent a full-face transplant in April, appears in public for the first time in a news conference at the Vall d'Hebron...

Chronicle 7.27.10 4:00 AM

70,000 kids a year hurt by medical devices

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and...

Chronicle 7.26.10 4:00 AM

Veterans Affairs clinics permit legal marijuana

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in California and 13 other states...

Chronicle 7.25.10 4:00 AM

Jury awards ValleyCare nurse punitive damages

An Alameda County jury awarded more than $344,000 in damages this week against ValleyCare Medical System for refusing to rehire a...

Chronicle 7.24.10 4:00 AM

Rich countries must increase AIDS support

Rich countries must give more for the fight against AIDS or risk jeopardizing progress in battling the disease, participants at an...

Chronicle 7.23.10 4:00 AM

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