Health
Husband of Gov. Gregoire has colon cancer surgery
OLYMPIA -- The husband of Gov. Chris Gregoire is recovering from surgery to remove recently discovered cancer in his colon.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Northwest
Judge denies injunction in health care lawsuit
SEATTLE -- A King County judge has denied a motion to force Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna to alter his filings with the U.S. Supreme Court on the multistate lawsuit seeking to overturn the federal health care law.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
Weighing in on hCG
Is the controversial hormone a weight-loss boon or health risk?
Date: 05/29/2012 | Life
Front Porch: Camano Island Chamber benefit
The Camano Island Chamber of Commerce is set to host a benefit from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Commons at Terry's corner, 848 Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island. The event is free.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Local News
Health resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support...
Date: 05/29/2012 | Life
Eating well, exercising saves retirement nest egg
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Ruth H. Clark of Pompano Beach, Fla., is a 95-year-old aerobic wonder, working out seven days a week.But Clark is not just flexing her muscles, she's protecting her retirement nest egg by staying healthy.
Date: 05/27/2012 | Business
Ruling: Calif. pension fund must offer long-term care coverage to same-sex couples
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In a major case involving gay rights at CalPERS, the nation's largest public pension fund has been ordered to offer its long-term care insurance program to same-sex partners of California workers.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Study details mercury contamination in Calif. sport fish
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- New findings from the first statewide study of contaminants in fish caught off the California coast show that methylmercury, a toxin that damages the nervous system of humans, was found in high concentrations in more than a third of the locations that researchers sampled.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Consumer Reports rates sunscreens; drugstore brand a best buy
LOS ANGELES -- With the unofficial start of summer just days away, it's time to stock up on sunscreen. Does it matter which one you buy? Consumer Reports tested some popular brands, and found that it does, but the best choices are not necessarily the most expensive.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Business
Study links property values to obesity
SEATTLE -- The value of your home may be a stronger predictor of your weight than the genes inherited from your ancestors, a new public health study from the University of Washington has found.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
The 10 early warning signs of Alzheimer's
One day you're rushing out the door, you reach for your keys and can't remember where you put them.You wonder: Is this the beginning of Alzheimer's disease?
Date: 05/23/2012 | To Your Health
Health Resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on “Support Services,” then, on the right side of the page, click on “Classes” or “Support...
Date: 05/22/2012 | Life
Free 'Beyond Cancer' event June 2
Experts from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are hosting a daylong free program for cancer survivors.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Life
Renewed life, renewed vows
Essay about husband’s cancer fight wins second trip down aisle
Date: 05/19/2012 | Local News
Insurers pay $479M in dog-bite claims
Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Business
Baby Boomers urged to test for hepatitis C
ATLANTA -- For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World
Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 dairies
FRESNO, Calif. — Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World
Portland State University wins computer prize
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A team of four computer science students from Portland State University won the Cornell Cup USA, a national competition for computer-aided inventions.The project they displayed earlier this month at Walt Disney World can be used to identify pills.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
New state law helps with immunization compliance
A state law that makes it tougher for parents to opt out of having their kids receive the immunizations required to attend school seems to have had an effect.Exemption rates have dropped significantly since the law was passed last year, according to the state Department of Health.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Paralyzed woman controls robot with her mind
NEW YORK -- Using only her thoughts, a woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Nation & World
Edmonds urban gardens gets OK
EDMONDS -- What Michael Mearns wanted to do was to feed his neighborhood from his neighborhood garden, Rubberneck Farms.The sticking point was a city code calling for a $500 conditional permit fee for farm stands in the city of Edmonds.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Woman sees her hands ravaged by flesh-eating-bacteria
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said Wednesday.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Nation & World
Pour it on: Study ties coffee to longer life
MILWAUKEE — One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or...
Date: 05/16/2012 | Nation & World
Let's work together to help your dog live healthier
Does your spirit soar when watching your dog run, run, run at the dog park, or when they chase birds at the ocean, or do full-body shakes when you say the magic word … W-A-L-K? Are you someone who appreciates the short -lived sweet scent of “puppy breath” or loves watching your...
Date: 05/16/2012 | Fur & Feathers
Learn how to manage stress
Stress. It's everywhere. We get stressed just thinking about what stress is doing to us.The Women's Wellness Center is here to help with a Women's Health Forum from 5 to 7:30 p.m. May 23.
Date: 05/15/2012 | Life
Caregiver classes: You are not alone
Caring for a loved one at home is tough.The task is often full of challenges, and caregivers can feel isolated, experts say.That's one reason why "Powerful Tools for Caregiving," classes offered at the Camano Center, can be a good idea for caregivers.
Date: 05/15/2012 | Life
Health Resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support Groups."
Date: 05/15/2012 | Life
New plan in battle against Alzheimer's
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer's on Tuesday, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Student with flesh-eating bug mouths questions
AUGUSTA, Ga. — After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn’t letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as “Where am I?” and “How long have I been here?”
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
House panel would raise a few, not all, Tricare fees
The House Armed Services Committee has voted to raise drug co-payments for Tricare beneficiaries who have brand-name prescriptions filled at retail pharmacies or through the Tricare mail order program.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Business
Yoga ideal activity for tweens
Question: Your tween daughter is begging to take a weekly yoga class with her friends. Should you steer her toward a sport instead?
Date: 05/14/2012 | Life
Obesity strategy calls to make body mass a 'vital sign'
Doctors assess patients' breathing, heart rate and blood pressure routinely at office visits. Soon, they may be adding body mass index (BMI) to that list.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Nation & World
200 pound 9-year-old returned to mother's custody
TOLEDO, Ohio -- A 9-year-old boy removed from his mother's custody after his weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds returned home slimmer with a free gym membership, exercise equipment and even a new scale.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Nation & World
CDC: U.S. adults ignore skin-cancer warnings
ATLANTA -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Nation & World
Family, care providers detail need for mental health beds
For years, there's been such a lack of in-patient adult psychiatric beds in Snohomish County that many patients had to leave the county to get those services.Now two organizations are asking to set up in-patient psychiatric units that could accommodate as many as 105 patients.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Local News
Next stop: 38-inch waist
A Lynnwood man trims down through eating right, exercise
Date: 05/11/2012 | Local News
Join Bomber at fitness expo
Event shows kids the path to healthy fun
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Whooping cough epidemic declared in state
SEATTLE -- Washington state’s worst outbreak of whooping cough in decades has prompted health officials to declare an epidemic, seek help from federal experts and urge residents to get vaccinated amid worry that cases of the highly contagious disease could spike much higher.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Call for Social Security, Medicare changes to figure in elections
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are taking a bold political gamble by pushing historic changes in Medicare and Social Security.The popular programs, designed primarily to provide health care coverage and income security for seniors, have been politically untouchable for decades.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Nation & World
Faith healing trial begins in Okanogan
OKANOGAN -- Opening statements began Wednesday in Okanogan in the murder trial of a faith healing couple whose teenage son died of a burst appendix.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
FDA review favors first drug for HIV prevention
WASHINGTON -- A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity
WASHINGTON -- Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options -- from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits on fast-food restaurants to selling healthier snacks in sports arenas.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
State to get $7 million in drug settlement
OLYMPIA -- Washington state will receive $7 million from multistate settlements with Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company illegally promoted an anti-seizure drug.Abbott has agreed to pay $1.5 billion over the illegal off-label marketing of its anti-seizure drug Depakote.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
More in-patient mental health care in county proposed
For decades, there's been a big gap in psychiatric care in Snohomish County.An estimated 60 percent of adults who need in-patient care for mental health problems have to leave the county to be treated.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Local News
Test tube babies have higher risks
Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself? A large new study from Australia suggests both may play a role.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Nation & World
Medical marijuana prices plunge in California
ARCATA, Calif. -- The pot market is crashing in California's legendary Emerald Triangle.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Nation & World
Mill Creek's rec guide out
It's time to plan ahead for summer ... You know, that time of year when the kids are off school and the weather's a little better.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Life
Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse
CHICAGO — Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
Teen girls are using better birth control
ATLANTA -- More teen girls now use the best kinds of birth control, a new government study says.About 60 percent of teen girls who have sex use the most effective kinds of contraception, including the pill and patch.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
State steps up efforts against whooping cough
Snohomish County will soon get nearly 3,000 doses of whooping cough vaccine as part of a statewide effort to provide free immunization to uninsured adults.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
Women suing McKenna over federal health care law
SEATTLE -- Dozens of women filed a lawsuit Thursday against Attorney General Rob McKenna, alleging that his participation in legal action seeking to overturn the new federal health care law threatens access to comprehensive coverage for women.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Northwest
Living with psoriasis, Bothell teen is ready to help others
BOTHELL -- Annie Herrera used to believe she had to hide having psoriasis.Red blotches and flaky skin made for judgmental stares from adults and children and escalated to bullying from her peers. The 13-year-old wore long sleeves during the summer and became withdrawn and shy.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
Hall of fame inducts EvCC nurse
Helen Behan, whose long career at Everett Community College included developing a program to train licensed practical nurses to advance their careers with registered nurse degrees, has been inducted into the Washington State Nurses Association Hall of...
Date: 05/02/2012 | Local News
More help for young moms
Grant doubles reach of program to help mothers-to-be
Date: 05/01/2012 | Local News
Health Resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support Groups."
Date: 05/01/2012 | Life
Popular floss brand hard to find
If tartar is accumulating between your pearly whites, it may be because the manufacturers of Reach flossing products hit a backlog recently in getting the product to markets.
Date: 05/01/2012 | Life
Tricare fee increases blocked, but that’s not likely to last long
The House armed services subcommittee on military personnel has declined to give the Obama administration the new authority it sought to phase in higher Tricare fees on military retirees over the next four years and to peg future Tricare fee hikes to medical inflation nationwide.
Date: 04/30/2012 | Business
Consult a financial planner before buying long-term care insurance
Paying for long-term care is a worry for many, particularly aging baby boomers. Certified financial planner Kevin Young, of Young Wealth Management in Davis, Calif., offers the following advice on whether it's wise to invest in a long-term care insurance.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Business
Bastyr opens naturopathic clinic at Edmonds Senior Center
Natural medicine -- acupuncture, herbal remedies and whole-food nutrition -- is now closer to where seniors need it.At the senior center.Bastyr University, based in Kenmore, has opened a new clinic at the Edmonds Senior Center.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Life
Go for lunch, stay for fun at Lake Stevens Senior Center
The Lake Stevens Senior Center might have to start taking reservations for lunch.The center is one of the most popular places in town for Friday lunch, serving anywhere from 75 to 90 people starting at 11:30 a.m.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Life
GOP student loan plan taps into health funds
WASHINGTON -- Republicans defied a veto threat and the House voted Friday to prevent federal loan costs from doubling for millions of college students. The vote gave the GOP a momentary election-year triumph on a bill that has become enmeshed in partisan battles over the economy, women's issues and...
Date: 04/28/2012 | Nation & World
Bedbug bites led to airliner health scare
CHICAGO — Bedbugs.The biting pests that infest hotels appear to be the source of red marks on a Minnesota woman that prompted health officials to quarantine a jet in Chicago for fear they were dealing with something much more serious: monkeypox.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Nation & World
Not guilty plea for Washington mental patient
TACOMA -- A mental evaluation has been ordered for the Western State Hospital patient charged with murder in the death of another patient who was stabbed in the ear with a ballpoint pen.The evaluation will determine whether Elliott Goodin, 40, is competent to stand trial.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Northwest
Obamacare rule delivering rebates to 3 million
WASHINGTON -- More than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1.3 billion in rebates this year, thanks to President Barack Obama's health care law, a nonpartisan research group said Thursday.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Business
Tactics of hospital debt collector assailed
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A medical debt collection company routinely pressured patients in Minnesota hospitals to pay for services before treatment was given, going so far as to collect at a patient's bedside and in some cases leading patients to decide to skip treatment, according to a report.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Ranks of uninsured grow as employers drop coverage
We know that most people get their health insurance coverage through their jobs or through a family member's employer. But a report just released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute found that the percentage of the population with employment-based health benefits has been...
Date: 04/26/2012 | Business
Could berries help protect your brain?
Lucky for us that we live in an area where there's fresh blueberries and strawberries in abundance.Older women who consume these berries may delay decline in cognitive abilities by as much as 2.5 years, according to a study published today in the Annals of Neurology.
Date: 04/26/2012 | To Your Health
Doctor claims he's found women's G spot
LOS ANGELES -- Like so many explorers before him, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski has long dreamed of finding a piece of elusive territory with a reputation for near-mythic powers.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Nation & World
Discovery of mad cow disease was stroke of luck
HANFORD, Calif. — A non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country has become the focus of intense scrutiny now that mad cow disease has been discovered in a dead dairy cow.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Nation & World
Mukilteo may allow medical marijuana permanently
MUKILTEO -- Within a few weeks, it might be permanently legal to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes in Mukilteo.
Date: 04/24/2012 | Local News
Health Resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on “Support Services,” then, on the right side of the page, click on “Classes” or “Support Groups.”
Date: 04/24/2012 | Life
Hangover wagon rolls in Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- He had a Las Vegas wedding to attend, but Bryan Dalia was hung over from some marathon partying the night before.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Nation & World
Suspended Idaho midwives agree to $5M settlement
BOISE, Idaho -- Two midwives have agreed to a $5 million settlement with a couple who sued them for medical malpractice after their baby suffered permanent brain damage, an attorney said Monday.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Northwest
Providence loses $4.3 million in first quarter
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lost $4.3 million in the first quarter of this year -- $800,000 more than budgeted -- part of a trend of hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region battling red ink.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Naturopathic clinic in Edmonds
Bastyr brings teaching program to senior center
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Stroke ID program at Valley General
MONROE -- Skykomish Valley patients will be able to get a quicker answer on whether their symptoms signal the onset of a stroke through a program beginning next month at Valley General Hospital.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Whooping cough epidemic in state worries Oregon
PENDLETON, Ore. -- Public health officials in Oregon are so worried about the whooping cough epidemic in neighboring Washington state that some nurses are giving out free vaccinations in shopping center parking lots.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Northwest
Woman's Coca-Cola habit cited in death report
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Experts said a woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Nation & World
Researchers find alternatives to DNA
DNA and RNA molecules are the basis for all life on Earth, but they don't necessarily have to be the basis for all life everywhere, scientists have shown.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Nation & World
Tri-Citians' life spans shorter than average
KENNEWICK -- New health statistics show residents of the Tri-Cities have slightly shorter life expectancies than the state and national averages.The Tri-City Herald reported the differences range from a few months to more than a year.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Northwest
2011 was a bad year for measles
ATLANTA -- Last year was the worst year for measles in the U.S. in 15 years, health officials said Thursday.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Nation & World
25% of adults in U.S. lack health insurance
WASHINGTON -- With the future of the health care law emerging as a major campaign issue this fall, a new survey has found that more than a quarter of adults ages 19 to 64 in the United States lacked health insurance for at least some time in 2011.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Nation & World
Something old in new chapel
Vintage window part of Everett hospital's chapel
Date: 04/20/2012 | Local News
Monroe hospital’s deal for partnership is off
MONROE -- Valley General Hospital, which thought it had found a business partner in Tennessee-based Capella Healthcare to help ease its financial woes, has announced that the deal is off.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Local News
Have skin checked before summer sun returns
With spring technically here and summer not far behind, we might be thinking about our pale, Pacific Northwest skin and how best to protect it.Why not start with a thorough examination?
Date: 04/17/2012 | Life
Free screening for oral cancer
Since April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. George Hussey is offering free screenings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 at his Smokey Point clinic.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Life
Health Resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support Groups."
Date: 04/17/2012 | Life
Cascade Valley, Skagit Valley hospitals join forces
SMOKEY POINT -- The recognized strength and efficiency of health-care industry mergers is proving itself once again with the opening of the new Cascade Skagit Health Alliance medical center at in Arlington.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Business
Supreme Court misunderstanding on health reform?
WASHINGTON -- A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could cloud Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the law's insurance requirement is more onerous than it actually is.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Nation & World
Tuna linked to salmonella outbreak in sushi, sashimi
WASHINGTON — A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia, federal health authorities said...
Date: 04/13/2012 | Nation & World
FDA works to limit antibiotics in livestock
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it will ask livestock producers, drug companies and veterinarians to curb the use of antibiotics to promote growth in food-producing animals -- a widespread practice that has been shown to create drug resistance in...
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
Dementia cases in world are expected to triple
GENEVA -- Cases of dementia -- and the heavy social and financial burdens associated with them -- are set to soar in the coming decades as life expectancy and medical care improve in poorer countries, the World Health Organization says.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
State health association honors Herald reporter
Herald reporter Sharon Salyer has been named a Public Health Champion in the media category by the Washington State Public Health Association.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Local News
Get checked out at two free health screenings
Spring is when we usually get the urge to clean up outside, but why not do a clean sweep inside too? Inside your skin, that is. Two local health clinics are offering free screenings to get you started.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Life
Learn about meditation from a Buddhist monk
Learning to develop and maintain a happy mind can be some of the best medicine for ourselves.The teachings of Buddha offer many different methods of improving our lives by improving our minds.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Life
Health Resources
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on “Support Services,” then, on the right side of the page, click on “Classes” or “Support Groups.”
Date: 04/10/2012 | Life
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