Bike Camp Makes Kids Easy Riders
Going to camp is a rite of summer for many children. Now, one Bay Area camp is helping kids master something most of us take for granted: riding a bike.
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Stroke Risk May Begin In Womb
Every 45 seconds someone in America has a stroke. Every 3 minutes someone dies from one. Strokes are now the third leading cause of death in the U.S. claiming almost 170,000 lives a year.
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Stretching Provides Big Workout Benefits
Taking time to stretch can do a lot to ease muscle aches and pains. It helps you relax and combat stress. Stretching makes you more aware of your body, it makes it easier to move and keeps your muscles ready to handle sudden movements.
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Children Call For Help Fighting Diabetes
 An estimated 17 million Americans have diabetes, and one million of those have juvenile or type-one diabetes.
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STD's Not A Common Topic Of Discussion
It's estimated that one in four Americans will get a sexually transmitted disease at some point in their lifetime. It's a common problem but a new study says it's not a common enough topic of discussion.
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Mental Exercise Keeps Brain Healthy
One of the most common fears about getting older is losing your mind. Now a new study has some encouraging news on how to reduce that risk.
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One in Six Americans Suffer Depression
A new study shows that one in six Americans will suffer from depression at some point in their life. Getting the right treatment can be critical in dealing with the emotions.
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SF Center Offers Help For Women In Need
A new study today highlights a growing problem in America, untreated depression. Many people battling the problem are unable to get treatment because they are uninsured or underinsured.
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Monitor Helps Break Bad Habits
Sometimes the hardest thing about exercise is getting started again once you have taken a break. Now, there are lots of things that can help.
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Men Urged To Get Regular Check-Ups
Why do women live longer than men? Some experts say it's because many men don't go to the doctor for regular checkups, in fact they often don't see a physician until they are sick. That means missed opportunities to catch problems early.
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Old Drug Offers New Hope For Preemies
More than 450,000 babies are born premature or with a low birth weight each year in the U.S., and about 5,000 of these infants die. Now a new study is turning to an old drug to try and change that.
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New Role, Old Philosophy At Free Clinic
A health clinic that has become a Bay Area institution may get a reprieve from threatened budget cuts.
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How To Protect Against West Nile Virus
As summer approaches, there's concern about another deadly outbreak of West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne illness that infected 4,000 people last year.
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Test Eases Prostate Cancer Detection
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Detecting it early is the key to treating it, and now a new screening tool is helping make that much easier.
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New Treatments, Hope For Psoriasis
Millions suffer from psoriasis, a debilitating disease that though often viewed as an unsightly rash can be as crippling as a chronic illness.
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High Tech Help For Elderly
New technology is not just to help increase productivity in the workplace. It is also helping preserve the independence and improving the quality of life and care for the elderly.
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SF HIV Group Offers Hope
President Bush's decision to allocate $15 billion over the next few years to help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa has been universally welcomed. Now AIDS activists say we need a similar commitment to help fight the virus in this country.
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Study Looks at Alzheimer's Treatments
More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a devastating condition that destroys a person's memory. Now a new study has some discouraging news about the ability of some common medications to combat the disease.
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FDA Warns of Counterfeit Lipitor
Federal health officials warned users of the top-selling cholesterol medicine Lipitor to check if they have a fake version, as investigators uncovered more than 30,000 additional bottles containing counterfeit pills.
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Booster Seat Saves Young Lives
If you've got young kids, you'll be interested in this new study. It provides the first scientific evidence that belt-positioning booster seats can protect children ages 4 to 7.
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Monitoring Your Heart For Best Workout
One of the keys to getting the most out of exercise is pushing your body without overdoing it. Over the next few months we're following a group of people using heart monitors to make sure they do just that.
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Video Games Could Develop Brains
Parents usually think time spent playing video games is wasted. But a new study says playing the games might actually be beneficial.
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Spray-On Tan Offers Alternative To Sun
May is Skin Cancer Awareness month, but giving up on the sun does not mean you have to give up on a tan. A new treatment is making safe tanning possible.
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Cancer Deaths Down; Tobacco A Risk
The annual report from the American Cancer Society has some good news. Death rates are down for four of the most common cancers, breast, lung, prostate and colon. But the news is not all good.
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Hormone Study Reports Dementia Link
A new report on hormone therapy will probably scare even more women away from the treatment: it says taking hormone supplements may increase a postmenopausal woman's risk of dementia.
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FDA Recalls Counterfeit Lipitor Pills
An estimated 100,000 bottles labeled as the cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor are being recalled because they contain counterfeit pills, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday.
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New Combo Therapy Helps Build Bones
Hormone therapy has been linked to increased risk of breast cancer, stroke and blood clots. But now a new study says using hormones along with Fosamax could do a lot to lower the risk of osteoporosis.
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Fmr. First Lady Gets UCSF Top Honor
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has received U.C. San Francisco's highest award, the UCSF Medal.
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Parents Need To Talk To Kids About Sex
There's nothing new in the fact that many teenagers have sex. What is new, however, are several studies that look at how many teens have sex, how often, and why.
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New Hope for Dyslexia Treatment
Millions of Americans suffer from dyslexia, a learning disorder where the individual has trouble reading. But new studies are making progress in treating the disorder.
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FDA Panel Approves New Asthma Drug
More than ten million Americans suffer from allergic asthma. Now a government advisory committee has approved a new treatment that could help ease their misery.
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