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Californians will not have the option to buy short-term health insurance if Governor Jerry Brown signs a bill headed to his desk.Short-term insurance,…
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month – and one thing you may not be currently be aware of is that Lyme disease is on the rise. NSPR’s Nolan Ford tells us…
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The Tahoe Conference Room in Oroville was swarming Tuesday as Butte County employees stood in lines to get on scales and to have their blood pressure…
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It’s been 25 years since the California Department of Public Health launched its first anti-smoking advertisements in the state. Starting this week it’s…
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It’s estimated that one in 25 hospital patients will contract an infection they didn’t walk in with during their hospital care. But according to a new…
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It’s National Nutrition Month, meaning it couldn’t be a better time to hear that the 2012 USDA school lunch nutrition standards are working. A new study…
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A 3-week-old infant in San Joaquin County has died of Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. The state is experiencing an epidemic of the disease.…
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Many parents have reported not immunizing their children with the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine because they fear there is a link between the…
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Chatter and news about measles has started to fade out, but that doesn’t mean the risk of a possible outbreak has. With eighty-nine percent of Butte…
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California lawmakers will be taking another look at a proposal that would require warning labels on sugary drinks. As Health Care Reporter Pauline…
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The University of California says it’s moving forward with its plan to require tuberculosis screening and proof of vaccination against measles and a…
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A Sacramento high school student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis and officials have sent warning letters to parents about possible…