FYI UCSF -- 11/13/2009

UCSF Receives Third Shipment of H1N1 Vaccine

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:58:20 -0500

Outlet: UCSF Today

Program Offers Sense of Community to Patients with Variety of Lung Disorders

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:19 -0500

Outlet: UCSF Today

Blind gridder has been an inspiration to others in league

GEORGE WATKINS — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Salinas Californian - Online, The

"Allow me to introduce Rocco Romeo, who is my 7-year-old son..." That was the start of the letter James Romeo, the father of Rocco Romeo, sent to the Monterey Bay Youth Football League last summer. He continued: "Rocco cannot see the ball, even

Holiday tables all set to impress

Kathryn Loosli Pritchett — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: San Jose Mercury News

With the holidays fast approaching, it's high season for high times. Even in a down economy — maybe especially in a down economy — entertaining at home is a way to lift spirits without depleting the budget. But how do you create a memorable, out-o

Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled

Steven Reinberg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: KOTA-TV/HealthDay

THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- After decades of progress, the number of Americans who smoke hasn't budged over the last five years and actually rose slightly from 2007 to 2008, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro

Answer my health question: What is a telomere?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Outlet: SF Examiner

Deadly mushrooms put Lodi family in hospital

Justin Berton — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle

(11-12) 17:23 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Three members of a Lodi family who ate so-called death cap mushrooms are hospitalized in intensive care in San Francisco, officials said Thursday. More News Lawyers: Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty 1