Among American cities, the highest rates of walking and cycling to work were in Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Minneapolis and Seattle.
Washington’s adult smoking rate has dropped to a new low of 14.8 percent — down from 15.3 percent the previous year.
Covered services include mammograms and colorectal cancer screening, bone mass measurement and nutritional counseling.
About 30% of asthma patients saw breathing improve after immunotherapy injections. Side effects ranging from mild to severe were common — but fatalities extremely rare.
By smoking less, watching their cholesterol and lowering their high blood pressure, Americans halved their risk of dying from heart disease over past 20 years.
In recent years disease outbreaks have been linked to a Pierce County petting farm, a King County farm camp, Whatcom and Clark County fairs, and the Puyallup State Fair.
Washington state health officials are urging parents to use the next few weeks to make sure their children had all the immunizations they need to attend school.
Programs will seek to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce obesity and tobacco use.
Plans will be required to cover such preventive services as cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes testing, cancer screening and routine immunizations without additional charges, such as copayment.
U.K. expert panel found little change in alcohol consumptions or alcohol-related crime after the U.K. loosened its drinking hours.
Fish-oil supplements may lower your risk of breast cancer, but don’t run out and stock up on pills just yet. QFC recalls some containers of broccoli raisin salad because they contain walnuts.
Provisions will cut your cost for some preventive care, help retirees get insurance, help expand Medicaid coverage.
With the weather warming up, families may be keeping windows open throughout the house to stay cool – this can be a serious safety risk for young kids.
A 70-degree day can make the inside of a car dangerous in minutes. Children are more susceptible because their body temperatures can rise three to five times faster than an adult’s.
The very young and the elderly are especially vulnerable to the heat, so it is important to check on them regularly. People with chronic health issues are also at greater risk and need to take special care in hot weather.
Dr. Kathy Sie, attending surgeon at Seattle Children’s Hospital, offers parents safety tips on button batteries
Remaining physically fit and sticking to a regular exercise routine could lower your risk of taking a tumble, finds a new research study.
Most drowning deaths occurred in the earlier part of swim season when waters are still cold and often swift moving. In 2008, there were 100 drowning deaths statewide.
The U.S. must spend $500 million on prevention this year. Rather than spreading it around, writes Robert Gould, it would be best to target one thing: tobacco.
As many as 50,000 to 100,000 deaths in people under age 80 could be prevented each year if just nine simple of preventive services were implemented effectively.
If you had $15 billion to spend on prevention, where do you think it would do the most good? Fighting obesity? Smoking? Maybe encouraging exercise?
Some basic preparation and common-sense safety tips will help ensure safety during possible power outages and high winds.
Tip:SMS text messages from a wireless communication device will often work if even if a cellular signal is not strong enough for a voice call.
Heart association launches 10-year program to cut heart and stroke deaths 20 percent.
State’s obesity rate has nearly tripled over the past 20 years.
By Lori Whittaker, MD
I love to talk about affairs of the heart: Not just because St. Valentine’s Day falls in February, but because this is American Heart Month.
Your heart can always use a little TLC. And the same goes for the heart of your husband, your wife, your significant other, your kids and even your [...]
OPINION:
Joseph Califano, Chairman of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University
As President Obama and Congress struggle to bend the rising cost curve in order to make health care available to all Americans, the history of the first great expansion of health care coverage when Lyndon Johnson drove Medicare and Medicaid through [...]
By Phil Galewitz – Kaiser Health News
August 4, 2009
If there is one thing that both parties can agree on in the health overhaul debate, it’s the need to build a health system that promotes prevention rather than just manages disease.
To do that, legislation being debated in Congress requires Medicare and private health insurers to fully [...]
An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women
By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
August 4, 2009
Throughout the ages, the differences between men and women have been the subject of plays, movies, and books. Shakespeare poked fun at the topic.
And, more recently, books with titles like Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus explored [...]
Seattle Children’s has produced a video on how to safely buckle your baby into an infant car seat.
To learn more:
Visit Seattle Children’s Child Health & Safety information page for more information
Visit American Academy of Pediatrics Car Seat Safety page.
Visit SeatCheck.Org, a Web site that lists places where you can have your car seats inspected.
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
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