Wednesday December 22, 2010 Updated 8:23 AM PST
Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle The day The Chronicle published a story on San Francisco's comparatively high rate...
As the nation continued to struggle in the recession in 2009, the rate at which U.S. women are having...
Health insurance companies that increase premiums by more than 10 percent would be required to justify...
Got the sniffles? The largest study of the popular herbal remedy echinacea finds it won't help you get better any sooner. The study of...
Chronicle 12.21.10 4:00 AM
More than 800 people are hit by cars in San Francisco each year, making it one of the most dangerous cities in the state - and...
Chronicle 12.20.10 4:00 AM
As medical schools wrestle with how to keep drug companies from corrupting their faculties, Stanford University is often lauded for...
Chronicle 12.20.10 4:00 AM
The numbers grow larger, but the problem is the same. San Francisco faces runaway health obligations for its city workers, a financial...
Chronicle 12.20.10 4:00 AM
Storms are dropping big snow on Lake Tahoe resorts, and there's been a flurry of activity at the California Ski Co. as hordes of...
Chronicle 12.19.10 4:00 AM
Big changes are coming to Medicare next year, most a result of health care reform. Among the changes that take effect in 2011: -...
Chronicle 12.19.10 4:00 AM
Linda Ware wanted to stop smoking. Two years ago, she went to her doctor to get help and began taking a new prescription medication...
Chronicle 12.18.10 4:00 AM
If you are sent to live on the streets, it is for most people the same as being sent, without a mouth guard...
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