Eating a healthy diet equivalent to 4,000 more steps a day, study finds
Eating more fresh, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts, was linked to greater physical fitness.
Eating more fresh, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts, was linked to greater physical fitness.
Teens are having less sexual intercourse, but are they really having less sex?
The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving.
The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving.
Certain soaps could make you more or less attractive to mosquitoes, study finds
While the study authors said a person’s unique body odor also plays a significant role in mosquito attraction, one soap scent in particular was singled out to help repel the insects.
While the study authors said a person’s unique body odor also plays a significant role in mosquito attraction, one soap scent in particular was singled out to help repel the insects.
Drug-resistant ringworm detected in US for first time, CDC says
Infections have also been reported throughout Asia, and in Europe and Canada
Infections have also been reported throughout Asia, and in Europe and Canada
SF health leaders encourage mpox vaccine before Pride celebrations
Though cases have dropped considerably in San Francisco, mpox, formerly referred to as monkeypox, is still popping up around the United States, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Though cases have dropped considerably in San Francisco, mpox, formerly referred to as monkeypox, is still popping up around the United States, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
USC doctors looking to perform world's first bladder transplant
Doctors have currently launched a clinical trial to enroll a potential participant for this historic operation, the school reported.
Doctors have currently launched a clinical trial to enroll a potential participant for this historic operation, the school reported.
Bo Jackson to undergo procedure for year-long battle with chronic hiccups
Bo knows hiccups -- all too well. The former professional football and baseball player revealed the diagnosis during an appearance on a radio station.
Bo knows hiccups -- all too well. The former professional football and baseball player revealed the diagnosis during an appearance on a radio station.
FDA finalizes blood-donation rules to allow more gay, bisexual men
The updated FDA guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.
The updated FDA guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.
Coco Republic, latest retailer to announce it's leaving SF's Union Square
Coco Republic, a self-described luxury Australian furniture brand, will close its 53,000 square-foot showroom, located in San Francisco's Union Square this summer, the company announced.
Coco Republic, a self-described luxury Australian furniture brand, will close its 53,000 square-foot showroom, located in San Francisco's Union Square this summer, the company announced.
Mercury spill cleanup in Martinez could take days
The ongoing mercury spill discovered days ago in the Martinez Amtrak parking lot continued to disrupt surrounding areas Wednesday as crews worked to remove every spec of the toxic chemical.
The ongoing mercury spill discovered days ago in the Martinez Amtrak parking lot continued to disrupt surrounding areas Wednesday as crews worked to remove every spec of the toxic chemical.
Heather Armstrong, mommy blogger known as Dooce, dies at 47
Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.
Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.
FDA panel backs Opill over-the-counter birth control
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.
Health advocates promote free Narcan on Fentanyl Awareness Day
According to the CDC, over 150 people die each day from synthetic opioids like fentanyl in the United States.
According to the CDC, over 150 people die each day from synthetic opioids like fentanyl in the United States.
Teen patients at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals get ready for prom
It’s prom season, and event planners at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have been hard at work hoping to ensure that their high school patients don't miss out on this teenage rite of passage.
It’s prom season, and event planners at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have been hard at work hoping to ensure that their high school patients don't miss out on this teenage rite of passage.
AI may help shorten workouts to 20 minutes and still unlock 'fountain of youth'
The Exercise Coach is revolutionizing workout routines, including intense workouts that last only 20 minutes.
The Exercise Coach is revolutionizing workout routines, including intense workouts that last only 20 minutes.
Public health officer sounds alarm on rising rates of syphilis in women, their infants
Sonoma County is seeing "alarming" increases in congenital syphilis and is urging pregnant residents to access prenatal care as soon as possible and asking care providers to increase testing for the sexually transmitted disease.
Sonoma County is seeing "alarming" increases in congenital syphilis and is urging pregnant residents to access prenatal care as soon as possible and asking care providers to increase testing for the sexually transmitted disease.
Jamie Foxx breaks silence amid mystery ‘medical complication’
Jamie Foxx has spoken out for the first time since suffering a "medical complication" in April.
Jamie Foxx has spoken out for the first time since suffering a "medical complication" in April.
US Surgeon General declares national loneliness epidemic
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an 81-page report Tuesday, saying loneliness is an epidemic that has turned into a nationwide public health problem.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an 81-page report Tuesday, saying loneliness is an epidemic that has turned into a nationwide public health problem.
Toy drive for Bay Area farmworker families off to slow start
The beginning of May brings with it the start of the farming season in many parts of Northern California. But many of the families that perform this work have been hit especially hard, by the COVID pandemic, to inflation, to outbreaks of violent crime.
The beginning of May brings with it the start of the farming season in many parts of Northern California. But many of the families that perform this work have been hit especially hard, by the COVID pandemic, to inflation, to outbreaks of violent crime.
Hair relaxers may affect women's fertility, study suggests
Current and former use of chemical hair straighteners, greater frequency and duration of use, and scalp burns from the products were linked to lower chances of becoming pregnant, the study found.
Current and former use of chemical hair straighteners, greater frequency and duration of use, and scalp burns from the products were linked to lower chances of becoming pregnant, the study found.