Send your kids to camp with careIn a couple of weeks, more than 10 million American kids will be heading to camp. By now you've gathered most of the items on the lengthy supply list, and if it is an overnight camp the trunk is almost packed. Your child has had a physical exam and all the health forms are due any minute if they haven't already been sent. Reality Check: Hydrogen peroxide is a good treatment for small woundsIt is a staple in medicine cabinets everywhere, a first-line treatment for the small cuts and scrapes that a hazardous world can inflict upon our skin. But does hydrogen peroxide really make a difference? Alternative Medicine: Summer sprains and strainsSummer starts today, a time to experience a variety of outdoor activities. While excellent for the mind, body and spirit, this increased activity level raises the risk for sprain or strain injuries. A natural enemy to fight mosquitoesUtility and public health officials are going underground to reduce mosquito breeding grounds and help prevent West Nile virus from infecting the Seattle residents. Living Well: Researcher documents the benefits of yoga in lifting depressionA researcher has published a groundbreaking study showing that yoga works to ease depression and anxiety. Sisters and survivors join Race for the CureDuring the past four decades, seven women in Char Davis' family have been struck with breast cancer. Their stories, while filled with personal struggle, demonstrate how perceptions and treatment of the disease have changed over the years. Skating on the heels of dangerRoller shoes have children skating into emergency rooms across the country, so safety experts recommend the use of helmets and pads. Device used on brain tumors was faultyAbout 70 patients in the Seattle area are being notified they received radiation treatments for brain tumors from a faulty machine at Valley Medical Center in Renton. Panel rejects diet drug over side effectsWASHINGTON -- There's no dispute that the drug rimonabant does what it's supposed to do: help obese people lose weight. Seattle non-profit to search for drugs to fight TBIn recognition of the increasing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis worldwide and the shrinking medical armory available to fight TB, a major drug firm is launching a non-profit TB drug discovery organization to be based in Seattle. Vaccine to be stockpiled to stop a world flu pandemicThe director-general of the World Health Organization, in Seattle for a blue-ribbon meeting#tracking |
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