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• S.San Francisco Costco recalls rotisserie chicken
• SAN FRANCISCO - It was announced Friday a South San Francisco Costco is recalling almost 40,000 lbs. of rotisserie chicken and other products.
• USDA: Poultry plants linked to outbreak stay open
• WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department says three Calif. poultry plants linked to a salmonella outbreak in raw chicken can stay open, for now.
• Brockovich leads fight against Essure birth control
• MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Erin Brockovich is leading the fight against a permanent form of birth control that was pioneered by a Bay Area company.
• kfsn: Women fight to ban permanent birth control method
• Thousands of women across the country are complaining a permanent birth control procedure is causing severe medical complications.
• Family gives back to Ronald McDonald House
• SAN FRANCISCO - One family who really needed the services of Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco plans to give back to the charity.
• New Calif. law expands who can perform abortions
• SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A new CA bill will allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion.
• Video: Fat and furry: Atkins for portly pets
• With more than half of America's pets being overweight, there are new exercise programs being developed for them.
• Feds threaten to shut down Foster Farms facilities
• WASHINGTON - Federal officials are threatening to shut down three California poultry processing facilities linked to a salmonella outbreak.
• Hotel for veterans opens at Palo Alto VA
• PALO ALTO, Calif. - A new state of the art hotel for veterans being treated at the VA in Palo Alto opened Tuesday. The best part is -- it's all free.
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• USDA issues health alert for some Calif. chicken
• Youth sports organizations team up on concussions
• Consumer Reports offers tool to help pick health care
• Electronic devices contribute to increase in back pain
• 'Covered California' launch plagued by complaints
• abcnews: 5 ways to cut your breast cancer risk
• New funding for novel AIDS research
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• 7 On Your Side: Warning about Obamacare scams
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• Affordable Care Act insurance plans revealed
• Affordable Care Act insurance plans revealed
• CrossFit regime may cause more harm than good
• Study: Breast cancer rates declining in Marin Co.
• Stanford Hospital now offers total artificial heart
• Burger King launching lower-calorie french fry
• Patients with ALS find new ways to communicate
• Affordable Care Act coverage starts soon
• Video: Images of pregnant weightlifter spark outrage
• Young women undergoing breast reduction for sports
• Google funds Calico to tackle aging
• Sugar called 'most dangerous drug' of our time
• NASA to pay volunteers $5k a month to stay in bed
• Bay Area hospital food goes gourmet
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• Deadly bacteria found in Richmond's federal building
• New hip replacement method is less invasive
• More Sacramento parents opt out of vaccinating kids