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Health Briefs: Appeal-Democrat staff report; Yuba City Physician's app a contest finalist Local resident Dr. Christopher Genobaga is a finalist in the 2011 American Medical Association's App Challenge for his idea, a mobile surgery card. The card would allow surgeons to create an electronic ... Full story

Health Briefs: Appeal-Democrat staff report; Yuba City Free program for female cancer patients "Look Good, Feel Better," a free program for women undergoing cancer treatments, is offered every other month in Yuba City by the American Cancer Society. The next session is from 10 a.m. to noon M... Full story

Health Calendar: Appeal-Democrat staff report; MONDAY, SEPT. 12 "Look Good, Feel Better" session from 10 a.m. to noon at Sutter Medical Foundation, 969 Plumas St., Yuba City. Sponsored by American Cancer Society. Call 800-227-2345. Class: Smoking Cessation from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Fremont-Rideout... Full story

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YOU Docs: Get yourself some good bugs; snore no more: By Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz/King Features Syndicate; Q: I am pretty irregular — and it doesn't feel good. Will eating yogurt help? — Virginia D. via email A: You'll be surprised how easy it is to get your poop train running on time if you make friends with billions of gut-friendly bacteria... Full story

Study: Colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does....
US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease....
Common prenatal tests become campaign issue WASHINGTON (AP) -- First birth control, now prenatal testing? Once again a fact of life for many American women has become a jarring issue in the presidential race....