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Protect yourself from misdiagnosis

By: Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen 05/21/13 9:07 PM
Q: My husband went to the emergency room for shortness of breath, and they sent him home, saying it was a result of his weight. Four hours later, we had to call an ambulance. He almost died — of an asthma attack! How can this happen? — Mary M., Nashville, Tenn. Read More

Grads getting head start on life

By: Richard A. Carranza 05/20/13 7:18 PM
Graduations are beginning to take place around The City. And while we celebrate our high school graduates, we also know that what happens next for our youths is one of the most important tests of how well our education system has worked for them. Read More

Split-roll tax would backfire on economy

By: Steven Ring and Ken Cleaveland 05/20/13 7:14 PM
Why should you care if Proposition 13 opponents raise taxes on commercial real estate properties through their proposed “split-roll” tax? You’ve got no skin in that game, right? Read More

Listen closely and speak clearly to get the job you are going after

By: Marvin Walberg 05/15/13 10:31 PM
The ability to give and receive clear information during a job interview is critical to its success. Effective communication will help determine if you are among the pending candidates for the job. Successful salespeople learn to ask leading questions of customers to help sell their products and services. But they will learn little if they aren’t prepared to listen — actively listen. And conducting a job search is very much like conducting a sales campaign. Read More

Pregnancy, drinking still don’t mix — no matter who does it

By: Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen 05/15/13 10:28 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow was outed for drinking a Guinness while pregnant, but a new study claims she may not have done anything risky. Seems British docs think two glasses of wine a week or the equivalent doesn’t add up to developmental problems in kids. Read More

Limousine industry just loosely regulated

By: Christopher B. Dolan 05/15/13 6:13 PM
Our question this week comes from Jeanne L. from Daly City: Q: “I read about the horrible limousine disaster that happened to the bride and her wedding party. What laws apply to limousine companies? Who is responsible in a situation like this?” A: The tragedy that struck earlier this month on the San Mateo Bridge is unimaginable. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the five women who lost their lives in the horrible fire. Read More

Pro-Palestinian ads misrepresent apartheid

By: Rev. Dr. Kenneth Meshoe 05/15/13 5:46 PM
anti-Israel Muni ad
On my recent trip to San Francisco, I was deeply disturbed to learn about the posters in The City accusing Israel of apartheid. As a black South African who lived under apartheid, this system was implemented in South Africa to subjugate people of color and deny them a variety of their rights. In my view, Israel cannot be compared to apartheid in South Africa. Those who make the accusation expose their ignorance of what apartheid really is. Read More

Bring a healthy attitude to class

By: Richard A. Carranza 05/13/13 9:03 PM
kids running
In June, I was physically unhealthy, taking medication for diabetes, and I was selected to run a large urban school district — perhaps one of the more stressful jobs there is. Read More

Economy leaving many minorities behind

By: Orson Aguilar 05/13/13 6:03 PM
In centuries past, miners would bring a canary down into the mineshaft with them. Any toxic gases would kill the canary first, warning the miners. Today, people of color are America’s — and San Francisco’s — canaries in the coal mine, and we’re having trouble breathing.When the economy struggles, Americans of color feel it first and worst. We’re feeling it now. Read More

Therapists banned from sex with clients

By: Christopher B. Dolan 05/08/13 8:11 PM
This week’s question comes from Jenny V. in Berkeley, who asks: Read More
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