disease

Dead cat tests positive for rabies

A dead cat in Monterey tested positive for rabies last week, Monterey County health officials announced Monday.

9 years ago

SF General draws line against sugary drinks

All sugar-sweetened beverages will be removed from San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, health officials announced Friday, just days…

9 years ago

West Nile virus cases top 800 statewide

More than 800 human cases of West Nile virus were reported throughout California in 2014.

9 years ago

Rabid bat found in Fremont

A bat found at a Fremont community center last week tested positive for rabies.

9 years ago

Hayward high schooler tests positive for TB

A student at Tennyson High School in Hayward has tested positive for tuberculosis.

9 years ago

Child becomes Solano’s first measles case

Solano County Public Health Department officials have announced the county's first case of measles in 2015.

9 years ago

Anti-vaccine trend may be reversing

A new law may be reversing a rise in the percent of kindergarteners exempt from vaccinations in Marin County, county…

9 years ago

Dozens of measles cases now linked to Disneyland

Most of the 59 confirmed measles cases in California have been connected to an initial exposure in Disneyland.

9 years ago

Whooping cough out­break leads to warning

3,458 cases of whooping cough were reported in California as of June 10 — more than in all of 2013.

10 years ago

New machine smells disease on your breath

Toshiba unveiled a breathalyser which can detect a wide range of diseases in just 30 seconds.

10 years ago

Mutant bacteria threaten global health

Humans risk a future without antibiotics, where people die from diseases easily treatable today.

10 years ago

HIV drug prevents new AIDS infections

Tenofovir, used to treat patients with HIV, reduced infection rates among drug users in a new study.

11 years ago

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