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  • Tremor spoon helps stabilize shaking hand
  • A San Francisco start up believes it's come up with a solution to help people with tremors eat a little easier.
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food, health, carolyn johnson
  • Company creates device designed to improve posture
  • LUMOback, a Palo Alto-based company has created a device that is designed to improve posture and relieve back pain.
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health care, palo alto, smartphones, iphone, apps, android, health, carolyn johnson
  • Lower dose CT scans for lung cancer diagnosis
  • Bay Area doctors are now using a new screening strategy that could detect lung cancers much earlier.
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cancer, walnut creek, health, carolyn johnson
  • For energy program manager Matt Muniz, the big challenge at the sprawling Santa Rita Jail isnt keeping the inmates housed, its keeping the lights on.
  • For energy program manager Matt Muniz, the big challenge at the sprawling Santa Rita Jail isn't keeping the inmates housed, it's keeping the lights on.
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solar energy, dublin, green, carolyn johnson
  • A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
  • A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
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children, smartphones, parenting, health, carolyn johnson
  • State reaches out to Latinos to get health insurance
  • Over 5 million Californians currently have no insurance so state volunteers are trying to educate them about their choices.
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obamacare, health care, health insurance, assignment 7, carolyn johnson
  • Consumer Reports offers tool to help pick health care
  • Consumer Reports finds most people are confused about how the new health care law affects them.
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obamacare, health care, health insurance, consumer reports, assignment 7, carolyn johnson
  • AIDS researchers.
  • Researchers at San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes are being awarded more than $12 million in grants to combat AIDS.
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AIDS, health, carolyn johnson
  • Could the human gut be a new frontier in health
  • Bay Area researchers are looking at the microbes that live in our stomachs because it could be the key to better health.
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UCSF, diets, obesity, health, carolyn johnson
  • Stanford Hospital now offers total artificial heart
  • A new program at Stanford Hospital is giving a total artificial heart to patients waiting for a heart transplant.
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stanford university, health care, palo alto, health, carolyn johnson
  • ALS patient Eloise Lovelace
  • A Bay Area center is tapping a variety of technologies to help patients with ALS stay connected.
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medical research, iPad, tablets, california pacific medical center, health, carolyn johnson
  • El Camino executive chef Jacques Wilson
  • Executive chef Jacques Wilson came to El Camino Hospital in Mountain View to reinvent the idea of "hospital food".
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mountain view, food, health care, health, carolyn johnson
  • An alternative method of performing hip replacements is now making in-roads here in the US.
  • Proponents of a new hip replacement method say it's less invasive and can significantly cut down on the amount of recovery time.
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health care, health, carolyn johnson
  • Surgeons from around the world train at UCSF seminar
  • Surgeons from around the world are learning techniques in the Bay Area that could save thousands of lives in their home nations.
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health care, UCSF, san francisco general hospital, health, carolyn johnson
  • A new investigational procedure could save some patients from needing corneal transplants.
  • A new investigational procedure could save some patients from needing corneal transplants.
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medical research, health, carolyn johnson
  • UCSF brain study
  • A new study by Bay Area researchers suggests that challenging games can have a potent effect on older adults' brain function.
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UCSF, medical research, seniors, study, alzheimers, health, carolyn johnson
  • Woman being examined at doctors office
  • A growing number of women are now finding relief for a variety of physical problems by opting for breast reduction surgery.
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plastic surgery, women's health, health, carolyn johnson
  • Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D., invented the tiny balloon catheter to help open clogged arteries
  • Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D., invented the tiny balloon catheter to open clogged arteries. Now he's encouraging more innovation.
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health care, silicon valley, mountain view, health, carolyn johnson
  • A dog gets a check-up at the vet.
  • The Humane Society of the United States estimates nearly 80 percent of dogs with owners are now spayed or neutered.
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animal, UC, uc davis, health, carolyn johnson
  • You still have to break a few eggs to make an omelet. But researchers at Hampton Creek Foods in San Francisco are working to change that.
  • You still have to break a few eggs to make an omelet. But researchers at Hampton Creek Foods in San Francisco are working to change that.
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soma, food, san francisco news, carolyn johnson
  • Microwave energy offers new treatment option for cancer patients
  • Doctors at Stanford Hospital are refining a technique to kill tumors without major surgery.
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cancer, health, carolyn johnson
  • Sinusitis effects one out of seven adults in the U.S, but surgery to correct the problem can have painful side effects.
  • Sinusitis effects one out of seven adults in the U.S, but surgery to correct the problem can have painful side effects.
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health, carolyn johnson
  • A new technology is offering hope to patients suffering from metastatic melanoma.
  • A new technology is offering hope to patients suffering from metastatic melanoma.
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UCSF, cancer, medical research, health, carolyn johnson
  • Auxogyn IVF
  • Cutting-edge technology is being pioneered in Menlo Park for couples trying to get pregnant.
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menlo park, pregnancy, women's health, health, carolyn johnson
  • A gummy bear implant is a term thats used to describe a shaped implant that has a highly cohesive silicone filling.
  • A 'gummy bear' implant is a term that's used to describe a shaped implant that has a highly cohesive silicone filling.
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plastic surgery, women's health, health, carolyn johnson
  • ABC7 Top Scholar: Jerry Liu
  • A Bay Area student's insatiable drive to succeed and love for building things has made him an ABC7 Top Scholar.
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ABC7 top scholars, mountain view, education, carolyn johnson
  • Stanford researchers use 3D printers to model patients organs
  • Researchers at Stanford University are using a new technique that could soon make heart surgeries even more precise.
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medical research, stanford university, health, carolyn johnson
  • Woman in a lab testing
  • The promise of human genome research could change the way many men choose to be treated for prostate cancer.
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UCSF, cancer, health, carolyn johnson
  • The leading cause of blindness in this country is cataracts, affecting 22 million people.
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san leandro, medical research, FDA, health, carolyn johnson
  • Chocolate on a plate.
  • New studies are challenging commonly held beliefs about the causes of acne.
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health care, study, diets, food, health, carolyn johnson
  • Plastic surgery may seem relatively new, but some of the techniques to trim chins and shrink noses actually stretch back more than a century.
  • Plastic surgery may seem relatively new, but some of the techniques to trim chins and shrink noses actually stretch back more than a century.
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plastic surgery, health, carolyn johnson
  • Native peoples of California.
  • An archaeologist has traced the earliest use of tobacco among the native peoples of California and the Pacific Coast.
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smoking, uc davis, study, health, carolyn johnson
  • wrinkle wand
  • We looked into how a wand-like device can help melt away wrinkles and tighten up loose skin.
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novato, cosmetic surgery, health, carolyn johnson
  • 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, carolyn johnson
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pen-like device zaps away pain
  • A newly-approved technology developed by a Redwood City company is helping to zap away pain.
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napa, health, carolyn johnson
  • Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer in the United States and is responsible for nearly 10,000 deaths a year.
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cancer, health care, UCSF, health, carolyn johnson
  • Goldman Environmental Prize winner Azzam Alwash
  • Six environmental activists have been named as recipients of this year's Goldman Prize.
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recycling, san francisco news, carolyn johnson
  • A Bay Area breakthrough could soon help with one of the worlds most deadly health threats: malaria.
  • A Bay Area breakthrough could soon help with one of the world's most deadly health threats: malaria.
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children, africa, medical research, health, carolyn johnson
  • marijuana plant
  • Bay Area researchers are hoping to soon test a cancer-fighting marijuana compound in humans.
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cancer, marijuana, medical marijuana, california pacific medical center, health, carolyn johnson
  • Deep brain stimulation photo
  • Bay Area researchers and doctors are using deep brain stimulators to help find a treatment for people with Parkinson's disease.
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health care, UCSF, health, carolyn johnson
  • Vein leg procedure
  • Varicose veins can be both a painful and unsightly problem. But now, new technical advances are making it easier to get rid of them.
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novato, FDA, health, carolyn johnson
  • Doctor looking inside of someones esophagus with microscope
  • A group of Bay Area doctors is fighting cancer with the help of the world's smallest medical microscope called Cellvizio.
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cancer, health, carolyn johnson
  • Animation shows laser pulses delivered across the entire cornea
  • A powerful, cutting edge laser is providing new options for vision patients who aren't candidates for the popular Lasik treatment.
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UCSF, health, carolyn johnson
  • Patient with PKAN at Childrens Hospital Oakland
  • Children's Hospital Oakland is launching a drug trial that could finally offer hope to children with a devastating and deadly disease.
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oakland, medical research, children, alzheimers, drugs, FDA, european union, health, carolyn johnson
  • Cuddle therapy may have health benefits
  • ABC7 News looks into how cuddle therapy works and how it may lower stress levels and improve health.
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assignment 7, carolyn johnson
  • DNA database could be valuable tool to scientists
  • A tool developed in the Bay Area by Kaiser and UCSF could prove to be very valuable to scientists studying diseases.
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berkeley, UCSF, kaiser permanente, health, carolyn johnson