Swine flu may have caused a 4-month-old girl to die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, SIDS, though her autopsy is not yet complete.

School-based flu vaccines in San Diego County are likely to be suspended this week because of a shortage of H1N1 vaccine.

A study by a clinical professor at UCSD shows that ancient Egyptian mummies had clogged arteries. This dispels the notion that arterial sclerosis is a modern disease. Cardiologist Michael Miyamoto says arterial sclerosis is strongly associated with the bad habits of modern Americans: things like smoking, fat consumption and sedentary lifestyles.

San Diego researchers say the novel H1N1 virus may not be as novel as once feared.

Congress wants to help pay for health care reform with a tax on medical device companies. The idea is not popular with industry members in California.

People are typically diagnosed with autism when they're very young. But kids grow up, and kids with autism carry their disability into adult life. What happens when autistic kids become adults, and still need a lot of care?

Scientists at Scripps Research Institute say that periodic diets can cause people to react to certain foods as if they're addictive drugs.

Fears that the drug giant Pfizer might close its San Diego research facility have been put to rest.

Medical marijuana shops will be allowed to locate in any commercial zone in San Diego if the city follows the recommendations of its Medical Marijuana Task Force.

A pharmaceutical giant has opened a new biotechnology center in San Diego.

San Diego research groups have received tens of millions of dollars in state funding for new stem cell research.

A new poll shows San Diegans support medical marijuana but they don't want more dispensaries than the city can regulate.

San Diego health care providers who have received swine flu vaccine are screening patients to decide who can get the inoculations.

Drought and global warming have inspired San Diego scientists to explore ways to increase drought tolerance in crops. Their research will be published in the journal Science.

San Diego researchers have found a way to slow the damage done by Lou Gehrig's Disease.

The U.S. Department of Justice has put in writing a policy that allows medical marijuana users in California to be free from prosecution under certain circumstances.

Parents of small children who come down with the flu can't get Tamiflu, the main antiviral medication, in liquid form. Some San Diego doctors say that's causing difficulties. Children under the age of five aren't expected to swallow pills.

Many school districts in San Diego County are making plans to deliver swine flu vaccinations for local children.

San Diego county health officials today reported another death linked to swine flu. The latest fatality was a 5-year-old girl with no underlying medical conditions. Meanwhile, most San Diego health care providers are still waiting for their shipments of H1N1 vaccine.

An outbreak of swine flu caused a large number of sixth graders to miss school last week in the Poway Unified School District.

Scripps Health has begun performing genetic tests on heart patients to decide what drugs they should receive.

The San Diego biotech says phase-three trials of its topical pain rub show it could be a safer alternative to pain pills like Tylenol and ibuprofen.

San Diego county today gave patients their first doses of swine flu vaccine, in the form of a nasal mist. The vaccinations are being given to a select group of people.

People who work with autistic kids in San Diego say news of increasing autism rates might not be bad news. Studies of autism rates, by the Centers for Disease Control, have shown that one in 150 American kids suffered the disorder. But a new study in the journal Pediatrics, which surveyed the families of 78,000 children, showed the number was one in 91 kids.

The North American Menopausal Society met in San Diego to discuss alternatives hormone replacement therapy.

Researchers at the Salk Institute say they've been able to reprogram cord blood cells to make them very similar to embryonic stem cells.

Domestic violence is going up in San Diego at the same time that services for victims are being threatened.

San Diego should be receiving its first batches of swine flu vaccine in a couple of weeks. The H1N1 virus has seen very little mutation so far, and that means the vaccine should work. But that could change because flu viruses are notoriously adaptive. Two San Diego companies think they've found an answer in a new kind of vaccine.

A promising-but-troubled San Diego biotech company has forced out four executives, including its CEO. This follows news that employees of Sequenom mishandled trial results for its Down syndrome test.

The Pew Hispanic Center found that 60 percent of undocumented Latinos have no health insurance.

San Diego County medical providers are telling people who are not at high risk to wait a while before they get their swine flu shot.

Two San Diego companies are getting a lot of attention from the world of medicine and from investors. They're doing it with a new kind of vaccine.

Doctors have known for many years that African Americans are more likely to suffer glaucoma. A UC San Diego ophthalmologist has found a genetic clue that may explain why.

San Diego researchers say they have used stem cells to cure a rare but deadly disease in lab animals.

Suspects arrested in last week's raid on medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego are expected to make their first court appearance today. San Diego has developed a reputation as a place that's not friendly to the legal sale of marijuana. The crackdown on 14 local dispensaries has been called yet another example of the county's hard-line approach. But was it?

San Diego's Institute for Palliative Medicine is planning to take it's new hotline statewide at the end of the month.

New census figures show employer-based health insurance in California covers 56 percent of people under age 65. That's below the national average and down five points from the year 2000.

The San Diego District Attorney today says police raided and shut down 14 medical marijuana operations, suspected of criminal drug sales. The police undercover operation resulted in about 30 arrests of people operating businesses that claimed to be providing medical marijuana.

Most of San Diego County's school children this week began an academic year that will pose the challenge of dealing with swine flu.

Kids who started school today will soon face a double-barreled flu season, as seasonal flu and swine flu will both be a threat.

The UCSD Medical Center has cut $24 million from its budget without resorting to furloughs.

Some San Diego scientists say they've discovered a way to tame some of the most aggressive cancer tumors.

A psychologist at UC San Diego says the way we read facial expressions says as much about us as the face we're looking at.

The last and the biggest health care town hall meeting in San Diego County took place in this past weekend. It was in a gym, next to the Spring Valley Library.

Democratic representative Susan Davis will host a public forum in Spring Valley this afternoon and health care will be up for discussion.

Some people describe obesity in the U.S. as an epidemic. But academics involved in fat studies say we're suffering an epidemic of unwarranted fear of being overweight.

Scientists at San Diego's Burnham Institute say they've found a new and valuable target in the hunt for deadly bacteria.

San Diego's First 5 Commission has named long-time county employee Barbara Jimenez as its new executive director.

Two San Diego couples who were looking for healthy kidneys today described their "paired donor" transplants, which were the region's first transplants of their kind.

The increasing backlog of U.S. patent applications, and the time it takes to get a patent, are raising concerns in San Diego's biotechnology industry.