30-Minute Workout that Works Wonders
Trying to fit a workout into a busy schedule, particularly during the holiday season is not easy. But our Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge group are getting a perfect program, one that combines two essential elements of any workout.
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SF AIDS Group Helps Fight Virus In Africa
December 1st is World AIDS Day. This has been the worst year ever for the spread of the disease around the world, and the numbers of people killed by the virus. SF group is now helping bring hope to one of the hardest hit regions of the world.
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Luxury Health Care At Luxurious Prices
 The fight over Medicare has focused on the plight of people struggling to afford medications and health care. At the other end of the spectrum, it's a very different picture, with high quality care in five-star surroundings.
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Morning After Pill Could Go OTC
The Food and Drug Administration will soon be deciding whether to approve the so-called morning after pill for over-the-counter sale.
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Study: Risk Factors For Heart Disease
A new study says high blood pressure could be especially dangerous for people with other warning signs of heart disease. The warning sign is CRP, or C-Reactive Protein. But is this test ready for prime time?
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How To Keep A Diet During the Holidays
It's that time of year again, where tasty, tempting treats are everywhere. That's the challenge facing our Ultimate Weight Loss group. But there are some basic rules to help you navigate it without too much damage.
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Great American Smokeout: Why Quit?
The third Thursday of November is traditionally the Great American Smokeout when millions of Americans try to quit smoking. Every year 35 million try to kick the habit but only around 2.5 million will succeed.
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Is It Safe To Re-use Water Bottles?
Some people try to save money by re-using plastic water bottles. It is certainly cheaper, but is it safer?
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CA Children Get Mixed Health Report Card
One of Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggers campaign pledges was to work on behalf of California's children. A new study shows he has a lot of work to do.
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Weight Loss: Clean Out The Cupboards
One of the keys to losing weight, is keeping temptation at bay. That means not having those high fat, high sugary foods around the house that tempt you to cheat on your diet. But just how do you go about doing that?
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Football Head Injuries Require Healing
Around six percent of college football players get a concussion every year. Most want to get back to the game as fast as possible. But a new study says it takes longer to recover from a blow to the brain than you may think.
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Heart Rate Monitor Improves Workout
An important part of any weight loss program is exercise. Now we're going to follow our Ultimate Weight Loss group as they go to the gym to get a basic piece of equipment that could make all the difference in the success or failure of their workout.
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Exercise Class Designed for Plus Sizes
More and more Americans are overweight. While exercise is a great way to lose weight and improve health many overweight people find it intimidating walking into a gym. Now there's a class that makes it easier.
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Stopping Kids From Starting Smoking
Every day, more than 1200 smokers die of causes related to tobacco. Every day, hundreds more pick up a cigarette for the first time -- vast majority of those are teens. So anti-tobacco educators are reaching out to teens, before they pick up their first cigarette.
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Junk Food, Pregnancy, Smoking News
They're back and this time the so-called food police are taking aim at junk food marketing. Plus why you need to watch your weight if you want to get pregnant, and how to stop your children from smoking.
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Myths on Smoking
There are some people who think smoking cigarettes will keep them from gaining weight. Others think it makes them look cool. By the time they realise those are just myths, they're hooked.
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Many Benefit From Breast Reduction
When you think of breast surgery, most people think of implants. So, when Queen Latifah had breast reduction surgery it made the news. But breast reduction is not uncommon and it has some real medical benefits.
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Quitting Smoking Tough, Not Impossible
Every year smoking causes more than 430,000 deaths in the US, for millions more it causes serious health problems. Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to quit. But it can be done.
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For Better Memory, Get A Bigger Brain
We all want to keep our minds and our brains healthy but how do you go about doing that. Well, experts say you do it the same way you keep your body healthy, through regular exercise.
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Books: For Best Start Don't Stress Kids
Raising a child in today's fast-paced world is anything but easy. Now, two new books say many parents are going about it all wrong. To really give kids the best start in life families need to slow things down.
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1st US Kid's Hospice to Open in East Bay
Finishing touches are still being put on the George Mark Children's House in San Leandro. When it's done it's going to be the first hospice and respite home in the U.S. specially designed for children.
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Nurse Shortage Leads to Patient Death?
Could a shortage of nurses be leading to tens of thousands of hospital deaths every year. That's the question posed by a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
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Heart Disease, Depression, Pain News
When it comes to avoiding heart disease what you eat may not be as important as how much you move; plus, age and ethnicity may determine your risk of depression, and researchers find men and women respond differently to pain.
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Does 'Liquid Drano For The Heart' Work?
It is being called "Liquid Drano" for the heart, a new way of clearing out blocked arteries. It's a great name. Very simple, very catchy. But many health experts say it's also a little premature.
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How Early Can You Detect Heart Disease
More than 60 million Americans have heart disease. It doesn't happen over night. In fact a new study suggests the process may even get started in childhood.
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Healing Her Community Like Her Father
How do you replace someone who was vital to the health of their community? That's the challenge facing one Bay Area woman as she tries to continue the legacy of her father, a man who was family physician to generations of San Franciscans.
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Psoriasis Drug/Green Tea, Sleep, Cancer
A new drug has been approved to finally treat a chronic and common skin disorder. Plus, why drinking green tea and getting a good night's sleep can help reduce your risk of cancer.
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Second Opinions & Waxy Fruit
Being an informed consumer is just as important when you are buying a car, as when you are talking about your health care. Plus, how safe is the wax you find on fruits and vegetables? Those are the topics in this Medical Minute.
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Is It A Cold Or Flu?/ Diet Patches Work?
With winter rapidly approaching we're already seeing an increase in colds. But how can you tell if you have a cold or the flu? That's one of the topics in today's Medical Minute.
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Study: TV Can Impair Kids' Reading
Children who live in homes where the television is on most of the time may have more trouble learning to read than other kids, a study says.
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Weight Loss Team Faces Resistance
Five weeks into our Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge, KRON 4 weight loss team faces one of their biggest obstacles: resistance.
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UCSF Studies Marijuana For Cancer Pain
The medical marijuana debate often degenerates into a shouting match between advocates and opponents. But now UCSF scientists are studying whether marijuana can help ease pain in cancer patients.
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Whooping Cough Outbreak Soars
New outbreaks of whooping cough in several states around the nation have health experts worried. They say we may be seeing a revival of a potentially deadly disease.
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Survivor Creates Breast Cancer Site
One Bay Area woman is using her experience in fighting breast cancer to help others through a Breast Cancer Network web site.
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Cosmetic Surgery & Ethnicity
Cosmetic surgery used to be the preserve of rich, white women. But now a growing number of doctors can change the way their patients look without erasing their ethnic identity.
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High Blood Pressure Begins Young
A new study finds even young adults are at risk for high blood pressure if they don't learn to handle stressful situations.
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Buddy System Helps Weight Loss Battle
Most people think when it comes to losing weight it's everyone for themselves, but one of the most important elements in any weight loss system is support.
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Exercise Your Body For A Healthy Brain
Next time you go for a run you could be doing your brain, as well as your body some good. That's because there's new evidence that exercise is as important for mental as well as physical wellbeing.
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Cancer Buddies Combat Fear, Loneliness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. The American Cancer Society's Reach To Recovery program has been helping breast cancer patients with their diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
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Time To Think About Flu Shots
Flu season is on the way. October may seem too early but experts say this is the perfect time to be planning for a healthy winter.
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Pap Smears: How Often Is Often Enough?
One of the biggest questions in recent years is how often do women who have had a series of healthy tests, need to get re-tested. Now a new study has some answers.
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Deadly E. Coli Sickens Marin Child
A Marin County second grader is recovering in the hospital after a bout with a potentially deadly strain of E.coli.
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Right Thinking Is Key To Weight Loss
The seven members of the KRON 4 Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge learn that when it comes to managing your weight, what you put in your mouth seems to matter less than what you put in your brain.
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Dr. Kim Flies With The Blue Angels
The Blue Angels perform death-defying feats mere inches apart from one another. KRON 4's Dr. Kim climbed into the cockpit of one of the jets and got the ride of her life.
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