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Tag Archives: health
How Can Anyone Hit a 90 mph Fastball? Science Explains!
Ever wonder how a major league baseball player hits a 90-mph fastball? Ask some researchers at UC Berkeley, who have identified an area of the brain that makes it possible. Look at the numbers alone and hitting a home run … Continue reading
Disparities Persist for Children's Well-Being, Study Says
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by Joanna Lin, California Watch California has made gains in the early stages of children's academic trajectory but has failed to sustain them, a new assessment of kids' well-being has shown. The findings, released yesterday by the research and advocacy … Continue reading
Did the Chevron Fire Affect Your Health? Contra Costa County Answers Questions
Did the fire at Chevron's Richmond oil refinery affect your health? The Health Services department of Contra Costa County has posted answers to frequently asked questions on the topic. It has also posted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District … Continue reading
Surprise Nursing Home Inspection Exposes 'Resident Neglect'
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by Katharine Mieszkowski The Bay Citizen On Jan. 19, 2010, state inspectors found a resident lying in "a feces-soiled diaper with old, dry stool" inside a "filthy" Vallejo nursing home. When the inspectors from the California Department of Justice notified … Continue reading
Report Blames 3,000 State Deaths a Year on Uninsurance
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California leads the nation in the number of people who die for lack of health insurance, according to a report by Families USA. The report focused on people between aged 25 and 64. Of the 26,100 who died nationwide in … Continue reading
Governor Wants Fire Retardants Out of California Couches
by Christina Jewett, The Bay Citizen Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that he directed a state agency to change a decades-old legal provision that, in essence, forces furniture makers to pump pounds of hazardous chemicals into couches and other furniture. … Continue reading
Stanford Study Finds a Healthy Diet Lowers Risk of Birth Defects
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Pregnant women who eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and eat fewer foods high in things like saturated fats and sugar, have a lower risk of giving birth to babies with specific birth defects. That’s the takeaway from a … Continue reading
