Category: Prevention
People put it off, but colorectal cancer screening should top your list of things to do when you turn 50, writes Dr. Lori Whittaker in this month’s Sound Health column. It seems to be one of the most popular tests to put off to another day. If you’re 50 you probably know what I’m talking [...]
In a large study of older women, taking multivitamins did not reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer—nor did it appear to prolong life. Marian L. Neuhouser, Ph.D from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Division of Public Health Sciences was the lead author of the paper, which appears on the February 9 issue of [...]
The deadline for Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s innovative YouTube video contest to promote colon cancer screening is coming up: Jan. 30. The spots should be 30 to 60 seconds long. You can shoot them with any video gear you want, even your cellphone, as long as it can be posted to YouTube. Once [...]
Some cancer screening tests can actually help prevent cancers from occurring, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention says, while others help find cancers at an early stage, when treatment can be most effective.
Did you know that at Denny’s an order of three slices of french toast with syrup and margarine contains 1,261 calories? Well, these and other shockers will be posted on the menus of local chain restaurants beginning January 1st. The information will include the calorie, saturated fat, carbohydrate and sodium content of the restaurants’ meals. [...]
Accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among children in the United States, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. On average, more than 12,000 children aged 0 to 19 die each year because of accidents, the report finds. Motor-vehicle accidents were the leading cause [...]
Reports that some of this winter’s influenza viruses are resistant of the drug Tamiflu underscores the importance of getting your flu shot, say Public Health – Seattle & King County officials in a health advisory. The warning was issued in response to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention that [...]
Health-care reform should help individuals live healthier lives U.S. health-care reform should support social-marketing campaigns to combat obesity and promote preventive care, writes Greg Vigdor, president and CEO of the Washington Health Foundation, in an op-ed article in the Seattle Times. Vigdor cites a recent report by the United Health Foundation finding that while Washington [...]
The popular dietary supplements selenium and vitamins C and E failed to prevent prostate and other cancers in two large trials published online today by JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. In one study, more than 35,500 older men were randomly assigned to four groups. One group took selenium, one vitamin E, one [...]
Flu season typically kicks in this month, Seattle health officials warn, so the best time to get your flu shot is now. And for those of you who are shy of needles there is now a painless nasal vaccine that is simply sprayed into each nostril. Flu is often mild but can be severe, even [...]
Seattle health officials have developed a 12-page comic book on pandemic flu that tells the story of one family’s experience of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 20 million people world wide. “No Ordinary Flu” is written for readers of all ages. It illusrates what to expect should a pandemic strike again and [...]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has produced an animated video series to encourage Native American children to be active and eat right to reduce their risk of developing diabetes. The series of four videos are based on the four Eagle Books written by Georgia Peres of Nambe Pueblo and illustrated [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
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Don’t bet on it.
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