Do the Wiggle!
As anyone who’s ridden a bike in SF and needs to get from the east to west side of town will tell you, the backroad route known as “The Wiggle” is the quickest, most surefire way to bypass traffic and hills. And now – in preparation for Bike to Work Day – it has its very own theme song.
Lice Outbreak in Oakland
Two words you never want to hear in one sentence: “lice” and “outbreak”. Apparently there’s a spike in lice outbreaks in Oakland. You can blame students.
Exercise Ideas for the New Year
After pigging out over the holidays, many of us are searching for ways to start the new year by leading healthier lifestyles. For those who prefer non-traditional gym settings, we’ve pulled together some exciting alternatives.
UCSF Launches InQuickER Service
As we all know, a hospital emergency room can be an awful combo of the 7th circle of hell and purgatory. It doesn’t help that if you have to go the ER in the first place then you’re already suffering from acute sickness/bleeding onto the floor. Well, UCSF has launched a system that may reduce your wait to just 15 minutes.
Smart Meter Opt-out
Critics of smart meters, those new wireless meters that PG&E has been installing and which some critics believe cause health problems as varied as insomnia and cancer, can now breathe a sigh of relief. The utility company is offering residents the option to turn the wireless signals off. That is, for a fee.
America’s Fattest States
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Can you guess which ones they are? A recent Wall Street study stated that Mississippi topped the list as the fattest, least healthy state in the country. And, what’s more, the poorer you are, the more of a chance you have to being obese. Only in America, can poverty = obesity.
Planned Parenthood Comes to the Mission
Women all over SF now have a new clinic they can go to for safe, clean and affordable OB/GYN care. After having the one and only clinic (Golden Gate Planned Parenthood) in the city stripped of its affiliation, Planned Parenthood has now reopened an office in the Mission.
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