Worried about getting the flu? Get a vaccination, health experts say
It’s flu season, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advises everyone over 6 months of age to get the flu shot every year.
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Peninsula Press launches health care website
For the past six weeks, Peninsula Press staff has been reporting on the local impacts of the Affordable Care Act. These articles and multimedia reports are on a special website, “Obamacare on the Peninsula.”
Bay Area groups struggle to enroll Filipinos in Covered California
Filipino health advocates are working overtime to educate the community and to enroll as many people as possible in California’s health insurance exchange before the Dec. 15 deadline.
Peninsula health care forum seeks to provide clarity in climate of confusion
More than 100 people, with no shortage of questions to ask, turned out in Mountain View to learn about the Affordable Care Act during an eventful week for the controversial law.
The Auto-Tune Revolution — political satire videos fuel political action around the world
From satirical news songs, to smartphone apps, to videos mocking Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Auto-Tune audio editing software has left its mark on pop culture. And, experts say, Auto-Tune videos are revolutionary tools in more ways than one.