Family, faith sustain injured groom who lost wife in honeymoon accident

Victor Rodriguez was recovering from liver surgery Wednesday, two weeks after a parasailing accident that killed his wife, Crystal, and left him with extensive internal injuries.

Victor Rodriguez underwent liver surgery and will be hospitalized se…

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Stop Smoking While You Can Or Else It Will Be Too Late

Experts suggest that you need to realize how drastically smoking can affect your health now before it’s too late to do anything. Cigarette smoke can kill you slowly till none of your organs will function properly. Nicotine and carbon monoxide contained in cigarette smoke are considered to be the most harmful chemicals. Nicotine can not [...]

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Top 5 Miracle Foods for Digestion

Not all people believe in maintaining good health because they cannot curb their desire to eat unhealthy foods. Researchers claim that proper digestive health is essential for preventing long term health complications. Numerous studies suggest that a healthy digestive tract boost the immunity levels, absorbs essential nutrients and does away with waste and harmful compounds [...]

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Second crow suspected to be West Nile casualty

Another dead crow suspected of carrying the West Nile virus has been found in the Sacramento area.

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How To Cope Up With Nicotine Cravings

Smoking can be an addiction. It becomes a habit. One craves for a cigarette and cannot do without one. It is a craving. Internal chemistry with genetic disposition plays important role in nicotine cravings. Nicotine effect is higher during the day-time as the corticosterone levels (stress hormone) is higher then. Smokers are highly satisfied by [...]

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Shriners hospital in Sacramento will start billing insurance companies

Sacramento’s Shriners hospital, known for its free medical care for children, is going to start billing insurance companies for its services.

UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler, center, observes as Natasha Varcakhanova, a post doctoral …

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Robot pharmacist speeds prescription deliveries in Sacramento-area clinics

At Molina Medical Group clinics in Sacramento, a vending machine rather than a pharmacist dispenses prescription drugs.

Medical assistant Veva Oropeza works with Angelica Garcia, who brought her 7-month-old son, Adan Verdin, to see a doctor at a M…

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Commencement is just the beginning for Christian Brothers High grad

Breathing didn’t come too easily for Tim Pfeifer before his double lung transplant in September.

Tim Pfeifer, right, jokes with his mother, Ellie, at home in Elk Grove. The 18-year-old, who got an ovation from his Christian Brothers High School cl…

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Battle over S.F. ballot measure to ban circumcision

A San Francisco ballot measure to ban circumcision is spurring charges of anti-Semitism while galvanizing faith leaders and politicians who believe the initiative threatens religious freedom.

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Scrappy 8-year-old from Humboldt beats all odds in her battle against rabies

Precious Reynolds – scratched by a rabid cat outside her elementary school in rural Humboldt County – arrived at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento on May 1 with about a 2 percent chance of survival.

Beside her dad, Willie Reynol…

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