Garlic is a vegetable used in cooking. It has certain bioactive substances which can prevent cancer. Though anti-cancer drugs act on the abnormal cells which cause cancer disease, they come along with unavoidable side effects. But can garlic prevent cancer … Continue reading →
The drumbeat that shuddered through the floor of a hotel meeting room, vibrating in the chests of its closest listeners, was beating out many messages: honor, tradition and perhaps wellness.
The Wellbriety drummers, from left, Gabe Castro, 11, Alb…
The concept is brilliant in its simplicity: When you and your elderly relatives are piecing together names and dates for your family tree, put together your family’s health history, as well. After all, older relatives may well recall the ailments that …
State officials are pressuring drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb to do something about the skyrocketing cost of AIDS medication.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month and First 5 Yolo is asking parents to vaccinate their children before sending them to preschool and kindergarten.
The state Department of Insurance has begun alerting customers by e-mail whenever health insurance providers submit planned rate hikes to the agency.
Ways that stem cells might one day be used to treat the loss of vision or hearing will be the subject of a free public lecture Wednesday evening at UC Davis Medical Center.
While most provisions of the federal health care overhaul will take years to roll out, tax credits for small businesses providing health insurance to their workers take effect this year. But insurance agents and health care advocates say many business …
Anthem Blue Cross, the state’s largest health insurer, appointed a new president Monday, a week after its former president abruptly left the company.
Public health officials are warning people to be especially wary of ticks this summer after a child’s infection was traced to ticks in a brushy area of Folsom.
