State's tobacco cash helps smokers kick habit
Washington state has a better record than other states in using settlement money from tobacco companies for anti-smoking programs and health coverage for some children. [More]
By Bill Sheets, Herald Writer | November 21
Chicken pox outbreak keeps 300 Monroe students at home
MONROE -- At least 300 elementary school students were ordered to stay home today following a chicken pox outbreak. [More]
Herald Staff | November 21
Tulalips expand their donations to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
The Tulalip Tribes already have given $200,000 to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, and plan to give $300,000 more, said Randy Petty, chief development officer at the hospital's foundation. [More]
By Krista J. Kapralos
Herald Writer | November 21
Lynnwood woman critically hurt walking on Highway 99
LYNNWOOD -- A Lynnwood woman was taken to a Seattle hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday morning after being struck by a car when she apparently stepped off the sidewalk into the road. [More]
Herald staff | November 21
Economic environment may be right for health care reform
WASHINGTON -- When Barack Obama steps into the Oval Office in January, health-care reform will join a list of priorities crowded with two wars, a ballooning budget deficit and an economy mired in one of the worst slowdowns since the Great... [More]
By Noam N. Levey And Lisa Girion
Los Angeles Times | November 19
Ginkgo study discounts it as anti-dementia drug
CHICAGO -- The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. [More]
Associated Press | November 19
Gulf War illness is real, scientific panel says
A congressionally mandated scientific panel has concluded that Gulf War syndrome is real and still afflicts nearly one-quarter of the 700,000 U.S. troops who served in the 1991 conflict, according to a report released Monday. [More]
Los Angeles Times | November 18
Something else to watch out for: acrylamides
The baking, grilling or frying of starchy foods can create a harmful substance called acrylamide. Laboratory studies in animals have linked cancer to exposure of high doses of the chemical. Though humans typically eat much lower amounts than those... [More]
By Dr. Elizabeth Smoots
Herald Columnist | November 18
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