San Francisco Department of Public HealthLead is bad for people, and it's particularly bad for children, older folks, and anyone with kidney problems. So when a 60-year-old South Asian man walked into Dr.Vivek Bhalla's office with diabetes and kidney disease, and his lead levels tested three times higher than what's acceptable, that was a big problem.
It became crucial to find out how the lead poisoning was getting into the man's body, and Dr. Bhalla, at the time
Not the preferred method of transportation on ThursdayIf you don't want to contribute to noxious ground-level ozone pollution that will suffocate (or at least irritate the lungs) of your fellow man, leave your car at home on Thursday.Yeah, yeah, you say you've been dealt enough guilt for driving to work each day, contributing to the environmental demise of the planet. But it will be especially important tomorrow. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced the 10th "Spare the
DFGClick on this map for a very large versionFor those who fish, either professionally or because it simply beats sittin' by the dock of the bay, wastin' time, we have some limited good news. The state's Department of Fish and Game -- with the input of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment -- have re-opened the following areas in the wake of last month's Dubai Star oil spill. Oakland Middle Harbor north to the Bay Bridge Oakland Inner Harbor San Leandro Bay Shoreline south
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