Snoqualmie Valley Hospital won’t be allowed to move its hospital to a rural-zoned site on the edge of Snoqualmie, the Metropolitan King County Council decided Monday.
The hospital’s proposal to build just north of the Interstate 90-Highway 18 interchange at the entrance to Snoqualmie Ridge was one of the most closely watched requests for changes in the county’s urban-growth boundary.
Some property owners were more successful. The council voted Read the rest of this entry »
Eating plan seems to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment, dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Chalk up another endorsement for the so-called Mediterranean diet: The eating regimen, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and olive oil, may help the brain stay sharp into old age, a new study suggests.
Following the healthful diet reduced the risk of getting mild cognitive impairment — marked by forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. Read the rest of this entry »
appeared last week, just in time for the inauguration of a president whose support for abortion rights is unqualified. The ad shows the ultrasound image of a fetus in the womb. As the camera slowly moves in, a message gradually appears onscreen:
This child’s future is a broken home.
He will be abandoned by his father.
His single mother will struggle to raise him.
Despite the hardships he will endure. . .
this child will become. . .
the Read the rest of this entry »
In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.
The billions that began flowing from cigarette makers to the states a decade ago also helped outfit the Niagara County, N.Y., golf course with new carts and sprinklers. And the money has gone toward college scholarships in Michigan, tax Read the rest of this entry »
YUCAIPA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ingen Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ITEC), an established medical device manufacturer with an emerging new medical product line for the respiratory market worth an estimated $4 Billion in the U.S., and $8 billion globally, announced today that it has received its first order from the National Guard Hospital based in Saudi Arabia.
According to the Department of Defense, from September of 2001 to Read the rest of this entry »
The Child & Family Health service at Grenfell Community Health continues to operate on Monday & Wednesdays.
Clinic appointments available Monday & Wednesday by calling Grenfell Community Health Centre 63431811 to secure a time.
Chemist drop in clinics 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 10am till 12 noon.
This service is available to provide weighs and general queries. For the developmental checks as recommended in the Childs blue book please Read the rest of this entry »
THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) — Hormone therapy may lower a woman’s risk of colorectal cancer, especially if she is no longer taking the hormones.
This new finding, published in the January issue of
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
, further complicates an already murky picture of the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Previous landmark research has shown an increased risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular Read the rest of this entry »
Sports, Fitness & Wellness VB Purchasing Guide
Upcoming fitness titles will span yoga, tai chi and Pilates, and sports releases will focus on golf and more
Compiled by Cheryl Cheng and Cindy Spielvogel — Video Business, 2/2/2009
STRATO-STREAM prebook now; DVD $14.98
Fitness: New York Burlesque headliner Jo Weldon demonstrates the Showgirl Position, the Derriere Frame and the Shoulder Strap Striptease.
GAIAM prebook now; DVD $14.98
Fitness: Read the rest of this entry »
Here are some of the latest health and medical news
developments, compiled by editors of
In an effort to improve the safety of imports destined for the
United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will open
three offices in China this week. They are the first FDA offices
outside of the United States, the
reported.
“Establishing a permanent FDA presence in China will
greatly enhance the speed and effectiveness of our regulatory
cooperation Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine being a teenager, taken by your family to another state and dropped off at a hospital — so someone else would take responsibility for you.
It’s happened twice over the last week in Nebraska.
In one case, a 13 year old Michigan boy got in a car with his mom, who drove over 700 miles to Omaha to leave him at a medical center in the middle of the night.
In another case, a 15 year old Iowa girl was deposited by her grandparents at Omaha’s Read the rest of this entry »