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A new study finds that Oreo cookies are as addictive as cocaine.
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Video: 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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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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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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Scientists say 'Craze' supplement spiked with meth
Scientists say a popular sports supplement sold in nutrition stores in the U.S. and around the world is secretly spiked with a chemical similar to methamphetamine.
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Study: Parents should avoid certain Halloween candy
According to a report by Delta Dental, 80 percent of parents admit to eating the candy their children pick up while trick or treating.
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Video: 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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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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Brockovich leads fight against Essure birth control
Erin Brockovich is leading the fight against a permanent form of birth control that was pioneered by a Bay Area company.
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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.
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Video: Corset shaping trend could prove dangerous
A trend known as "corset shaping" has been coming back in fashion but doctors are warning of some potentially dangerous consequences.
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Corset shaping trend could prove dangerous
A trend known as "corset shaping" has been coming back in fashion but doctors are warning of some potentially dangerous consequences.
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Youth sports organizations team up on concussions
Some of the nation's largest youth sports organizations, like Pop Warner, are forming an alliance to address concussions.
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Smartphone baby monitor offers peace of mind
A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
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Video: Smartphone baby monitor offers peace of mind
A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
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Video: Dr. Besser on the Conference on Infectious Diseases
ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser talks about the Conference on Infectious Diseases.
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Video: 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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'Covered California' launch plagued by complaints
Many jumped at the chance Tuesday to sign up for health care under Covered California, but complaints quickly began to surface.
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Electronic devices contribute to increase in back pain
Doctors are blaming an increase in the number of people with back pain on many hours spent hunched over electronic devices.
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Video: New funding for novel AIDS research
Researchers at San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes are being awarded more than $12 million in grants to combat AIDS.
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New funding for novel AIDS research
Researchers at San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes are being awarded more than $12 million in grants to combat AIDS.
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Video: Overtaxed system to see influx of new patients
A tech conference in Santa Clara is looking at how an already overtaxed medical care system can handle a wave of new patients.
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Overtaxed system to see influx of new patients
A tech conference in Santa Clara is looking at how an already overtaxed medical care system can handle a wave of new patients.
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CrossFit regime may cause more harm than good
A popular fitness regime may actually be causing your body more harm than good.
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Could human gut be 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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Video: 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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Video: 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 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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Video: Affordable Care Act insurance plans revealed
Federal law requires all Americans to have health care on January 1, 2014.
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Video: Study: Breast cancer rates declining in Marin Co.
There is some encouraging news about breast cancer rates in the state of California and hard-hit Marin County -- they're declining.
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Video: Affordable Care Act coverage starts soon
Beginning Jan. 1, all Americans will be required to have health care coverage.
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Video: Patients with ALS find new ways to communicate
A Bay Area center is tapping a variety of technologies to help patients with ALS stay connected.
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Patients with ALS find new ways to communicate
A Bay Area center is tapping a variety of technologies to help patients with ALS stay connected.
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Young women undergoing breast reduction for sports
Experts say breast reduction surgery is becoming a popular way for young athletes to get a competitive edge.
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