From Capitol Public Radio. Fewer teenage girls are having babies in California than ever before. But birth rates vary widely among ethnic groups. Data released by the California Department of Public Health show there were 29 births for every 1,000 t… more »

From the Family Practice News. Researchers at the National STD Prevention Conference agreed: Not enough women are getting tested for chlamydia, and health care providers are missing valuable opportunities to test them. Among those lost opportunities i… more »

From the Environment News Service. One in every 10 people living in California's most productive agricultural areas is at risk of exposure to harmful levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water, concludes to a report issued today by the Uni… more »

From the Sacramento Bee. Syphilis seems like a bygone disease, but it's coming back, particularly in Sacramento. Local doctors diagnosed 41 cases of primary and secondary syphilis (the early, less damaging phase of the disease) in the first half of 20… more »

From the PRNewsWrire. Santa Ana now has a privately funded nonprofit agency dedicated to providing support and education for teenage mothers. The California Department of Public Health has identified Santa Ana as a "hot spot" for teen pregna… more »

From 10news.com. Scripps Mercy Hospital has fired four case managers and overhauled operations after state investigators found the employees broke state and federal laws by taking gifts from a nursing home owner and by steering patients into certain ho… more »

From California Healthine. The California Department of Public Health sometimes does not adequately follow up on nursing home investigations, possibly putting patients at risk, according to a federal report released last week by HHS' Office of the Insp… more »