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Suit filed in Yolo County against frozen berry producer after hepatitis A infection

Hepatitis A Outbreak

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 9:47 am

A lawsuit has been filed in Yolo County Superior Court against Townsend Farms, the Oregon producer of a frozen berry blend that has been subject to recall.

Sacramento councilman working on patio smoking ban

By Ben Mullin - Updated: Saturday, June 15 2013 - 6:49 am

Banished long ago from the inside of bars and restaurants, smokers also could lose the ability to light up on patios at many restaurants and bars in Sacramento.

California lawmakers tussled over payments for spinal implants

By Laurel Rosenhall - Updated: Saturday, June 15 2013 - 12:09 am

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Lifting boxes. Pushing machinery. Falls from ladders and scaffolding.

UC Davis Health asks LGBT patients to share info for tailored care

By Mark Glover - Updated: Friday, June 14 2013 - 9:58 am

There's a groundswell of concern in the medical community that lack of sexual orientation and gender identity information might be impacting care of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients.

Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes

By Michael Doyle - Updated: Friday, June 14 2013 - 4:27 am

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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration.

Father, daughters end up with something in common: rowing

By Edward Ortiz - Updated: Thursday, June 13 2013 - 2:18 pm

Retired federal magistrate judge Peter Nowinski was on a seemingly impetuous mission to prove he was still scull-worthy. But he wasn't just doing it for himself. He thought doing so would motivate two of his six children, daughters Clara and Agatha Nowinski.

Sacramento Bee reporter Cynthia Craft, a former editor at The Bee and The Los Angeles Times, writes about community health issues in the Sacramento region. Her work is in conjunction with the California Endowment, a non-profit health foundation created in 1996. Read all of Cynthia Craft's stories.

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