Balancing Act: Help at home is critical for doctor moms
Source: The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 05:25:03 -0700 | health-news
The Miami Herald For Kristina Deeter, a hard day at work could include resuscitating a toddler who nearly drowned, adjusting medication for a child who is struggling to tolerate a new heart, or setting up a premature baby on life...
State selects Alaskan as next CEO of Western State Hospital
Source: The News Tribune
Tacoma :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 21:20:43 -0700 | health-news
PDT The state has chosen a new leader for its largest mental institution. Ron Adler will be the new chief executive officer of Western State Hospital in Lakewood, according to the Department of Social and Health Services. Hell earn $163,248...
Bellingham high schools host fundraising concert for cancer care
Source: The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 17:23:18 -0700 | health-news
An effort to help a Squalicum High School teacher who was diagnosed with cancer has led to the creation of a fund for other teachers affected by the disease and a multischool concert Thursday, May 16...McLeod Road, and will feature...
Servotronics, Inc. Announces 1st Quarter Results For The Period Ended March 31, 2013
Source: PR Newswire
Elma :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 14:06:45 -0700 | health-news
reported net income of $177,000 (or $0.08 per share Basic and Diluted) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared to net income of $63,000 (or $0.03 per share Basic and Diluted) for the comparable period ended March...
HIPAA not an excuse for lack of innovation in hospitals and clinics
Source: HealthBlog
Redmond :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 07:19:52 -0700 | health-news
I am well aware that healthcare is an extremely complex, highly regulated industry. I often tell young entrepreneurs that healthcare isn't for the faint of heart. Getting traction in anything that touches hospitals or clinical medicine takes patience, time, scientific...
Talk show guests
Source: New York Post
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 19:51:27 -0700 | health-news
May 12, 2013 MONDAY JIMMY KIMMEL, ALYSON HANNIGAN - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 GABOUREY SIDIBE - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 4 p.m., Ch. 9 DR. NATASHA TURNER, TRACY ANDERSON -...
Cancer warnings may be required on tanning beds
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 08:12:40 -0700 | health-news
Exposure to UV radiation from sunlight or tanning beds is the primary risk factor for skin cancer. Teens are particularly susceptible to damage from this exposure because their skin is not fully developed. Indoor tanning use before age 35 increases...
Texas votes 100-47 to nullify unconstitutional federal gun control laws
Source: Natural News
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 04:03:44 -0700 | health-news
The state of Texas continues to fight back hard against federal intrusions, especially in the area of gun control as President Obama and some Washington lawmakers push for new laws infringing upon the Second Amendment's right of Americans to keep...
Benton City family carries on daughters wish to raise awareness of ovarian cancer
Source: Tri-City Herald
Benton City :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-11 22:33:36 -0700 | health-news
The snapshots in a photo album a Benton City mother cherishes chronicle her youngest daughters life...They show Julie Davis passion for animals and her relationships with the people she cared about most in the world...With her cats, a dog, even...
Study: Cholesterol progress stalled in recession
Source: The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 14:11:11 -0700 | health-news
Years of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the country's largest health laboratories. Americans' cholesterol levels have significantly improved over the past few decades, because of changes in diet and...
Mass. high court mulling drug lab case procedures
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 15:15:18 -0700 | health-news
Originally published Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 2:56 PM Mass. high court mulling drug lab case procedures Justices of Massachusetts' highest court heard arguments Thursday on whether special magistrates who are trying to unburden trial courts of a flood of...
Nicotine-containing foods may cut the risk of Parkinson's disease
Posted by: Debbie Nicholson
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 15:59:27 -0700 | health-news
Study reveals nicotine-containing edibles (Solanaceae) provides a protective effect Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness, difficulty with walking, balance and coordination. It affects about half a million people in the United States although the numbers...
Exercise lowers women's kidney stone risk
Posted by: MuhammadJalal
Walla Walla :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 23:48:28 -0700 | health-news
WASHINGTON: The research was conducted by experts from the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Georgetown University, and University of Washington School of Medicine who gathered and examined data from over 85,000 postmenopausal women in the U.S. All subjects...
Quintiles shares soar in NYSE trading debut
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 15:30:38 -0700 | health-news
This Shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. are surging in their trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is up more than 9 percent to $43.79 in midmorning trading while broader indexes are down slightly. That's a...
State-funded dental care
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 07:11:24 -0700 | health-news
Seattle Times letters to the editor Dental care can save money in the long run Fred Kiga and Mark Secord say that early dental care can prevent minor problems from turning into serious health issues [ Full fund basic dental...
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