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HealthWatch: Surgeon Prescribes Paleo Lifestyle To Liposuction Seekers

Many people view surgeons as all-too anxious to cut - and reap the large fees that go with performing surgeries, but Reno plastic...

Eva Twardokens surfs off of Capitola (CBS)

HealthWatch: NorCal Olympic Athlete Credits Paleo Diet For Healing

An Olympic athlete from Northern California is crediting her conversion to the paleolithic diet in healing her body from the...

Paleo Diet

HealthWatch: Can Paleo Diet Extend Your Life?

Converts to the trending paleolithic diet say the eating habits of our caveman ancestors, along with exercising and getting...

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Stockton TB Patient Arrested For Not Getting Treatment

A Stockton man was arrested on Tuesday after not making himself available for tuberculosis treatment, according to the San...

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An individual's health information is stored in a database accessible by the QR code attached to their cell phone. (CBS)

Marin Residents Testing Program Connecting First Responders To Patient Information

People who live in Marin County will be the first to test out a new program that would help connect first responders to a patient’s vital information during an emergency.

(CBS)

Norovirus Outbreak Affects 2 Pacifica Elementary Schools

Most of the students who have fallen ill attend Ocean Shore Elementary School, and there have been a few cases at Ortega Elementary School since the bug first surfaced on May 8, said Superintendent Wendy Tukloff.

The sun shines bright in the blue skies over the Bay Area. (CBS)

ConsumerWatch: Environmental Group Raises Concerns About Sunscreens

The Environmental Working Group is out with a new report that claims 75 percent of sunscreens now on the market contain potentially harmful ingredients.

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Santa Clara County Investigated For Possible Water Pollution Law Violations

It stems from an incident on January 12, when a small amount of hydraulic oil leaked into a South Bay reservoir.

(CBS)

SF Mayor Lee Urged To Restore HIV/AIDS Funding Cut By Feds

San Francisco supervisors joined HIV/AIDS health care providers and advocates on the steps of City Hall to call on Mayor Ed Lee to restore funding cut by the federal government.

Spices used in cooking for the Paleo Diet (CBS)

HealthWatch: Plenty Of Options When Cooking For Caveman Diet

Just because you eat like a caveman, doesn’t mean you’re stuck gnawing on bones, nuts and twigs. Cooking for the Paleo Diet can include quite a tasty variety of foods.

A vet examines a cat before it is sent to foster by a non-profit animal organisation (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images)

HealthWatch: Human Behavioral Change May Be Tied To Cat Parasite

Researchers now believe something commonly carried by cats could be controlling you, a tiny parasite called Toxoplasma Gondi.

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HealthWatch: Going ‘Paleo’ Means Cutting Out Common Items From Diet

Converts to the paleolithic diet trend claim they are shedding pounds and repairing damage done to their health by eliminating a number of common staples to their former diet.

A man on the caveman diet shops for meat. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

HealthWatch: New Documentary Highlights Health Benefits Of ‘Paleo Diet’

A new documentary film looks at how one man’s near-death experience caused him to reexamine his diet, and return to ancestral eating habits.

Time magazine, May 21, 2012, cover shows a photograph of Jamie Lynne Grumet, 26, breastfeeding her 3-year-old son for a story on "attachment parenting." (HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY TIME MAGAZINE)

Bay Area Parents Say Time Cover Mom Breastfed Until Age 6

This week’s cover of Time Magazine, featuring a Bay Area native breastfeeding her child, has sparked debate about the appropriateness of breastfeeding older children. The parents of the cover woman told CBS 5 they don’t see what all of the fuss is about.

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