Health
San Francisco nixes cigarette smoking ban in apartments
An ordinance to ban cigarette smoking in San Francisco apartments failed to get a second vote from supervisors Tuesday, meaning the proposal is dead for now.
Dec 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three billion under lockdown as UN warns virus threatens humanity
More than three billion people are living under lockdown measures as soaring death tolls in Europe and the US on Wednesday underlined a United Nations warning that the coronavirus pandemic threatens all of humanity.
Mar 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain deaths surpass China's as third of planet in lockdown
Spain joined Italy on Wednesday in seeing its death toll from the coronavirus epidemic surpass that of China, as more than a billion Indians joined a lockdown that has confined a third of humanity.
Mar 25, 2020
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Vaccination
California bill targets doctors who sell fake vaccine medical exemptions
A bill that targets doctors who sell fraudulent medical exemptions for vaccinations was passed Tuesday by California's state Assembly.
Sep 5, 2019
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Health
Life expectancy trends tied to 2016 voting choices
Ever since the unexpected results of the 2016 presidential election, political analysts have sought to understand what factors played into voters' decision making. Now, a new study by a Boston University School of Public ...
Sep 7, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Judge orders circumcision ban off SF ballot
(AP) -- A judge on Thursday struck a measure from the city's November ballot that called for a ban on most circumcisions of male children, saying the proposed law violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom ...
Jul 29, 2011
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