Disease

200 Students To Be Tested For Tuberculosis At Antioch School

Authorities say some 200 students at a Contra Costa County high school will be tested for tuberculosis this week after one of their classmates tested positive for the infectious disease.

2013/04/09

Contra Costa County Man’s Death Confirmed To Be From Rabid Bat

Health officials have confirmed that a 34-year-old man’s death in July stemmed from his contact with a rabid bat in Contra Costa County earlier this year.

2012/10/05

Patrick Willis #52, NaVorro Bowman #53 and Justin Smith #94 of the San Francisco 49ers tackle Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions during the second quarter of the NFL game at Ford Field on October 16, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The 49ers defeated the Lions 25-19. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Study Finds Elevated Brain Disease Risk For NFL Veterans; League Donates $30M For Research

A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease, the latest indication that repeated blows to the head may cause serious trouble later on.

2012/09/05

Campfire smoke from Camp Curry at Yosemite National Park. (David McNew/Getty Images)

2nd Person Dies Of Hantavirus After Yosemite Visit

Yosemite National Park officials said a second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting the park earlier this summer.

2012/08/27

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 Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.

2012/05/16

Bottles of antiretroviral drug Truvada are displayed at Jack's Pharmacy on November 23, 2010 in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

UC Scientists Testing HIV Prevention Pill

The UC-based California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP) has awarded grants totaling $11.8 million to see if a current HIV drug can be used to prevent the onset of the virus.

2012/04/18

UCD Researchers Close To Developing Vaccine For Salmonella

Scientists at the UC Davis Center for Comparative Medicine are developing a vaccine against salmonella, the increasingly antibiotic-resistant bacteria that kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year.

2012/02/21

HealthWatch: UCSF Doctor Says It’s Time To Regulate Sugar

A new commentary published online in the Feb. 1 issue of Nature says sugar is just as “toxic” for people as the other two, so the government should step in to curb its consumption.

2012/02/02

Jefferson Award winners and co-founder of AIDAAN.org Kelly Porter and Hallie Immroth (credit: CBS)

Jefferson Award Winners Bring Joy Of Music To Hospitalized Children

When Kelly Porter visits Children’s Hospital Oakland, he knows the way to the pediatric floor. And he knows what he is carrying in brightly wrapped bags will make difference for the kids who are facing long treatments ahead.

2012/01/25

4-year-old Kyle Crawford of San Mateo has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia. A bone marrow donor of multi-ethnic or Asian ancestry is needed for his survival. (CBS)

Bone Marrow Donors Sought To Save San Mateo Boy

A four-year old San Mateo boy with a rare disease may need a bone marrow transplant to live. However, it has been difficult to find a donor because of the boy’s ethnicity.

2012/01/05

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