http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Sat, 18 May 2013 04:35:40 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 04:35:40 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021008400_mentalhealthguidelinesxml.html?syndication=rss The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders handbook determines which diagnostic codes medical professionals use for patients and can affect whether health insurance pays for treatment. The latest version has some critics. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021008400_mentalhealthguidelinesxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021008179_arkansasabortionbanxml.html?syndication=rss A federal judge in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction preventing the new Arkansas law from going into effect as scheduled. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021008179_arkansasabortionbanxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 20:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021004963_apusxgrmedicalmarijuanaillinois.html?syndication=rss Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021004963_apusxgrmedicalmarijuanaillinois.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020940517_pacificpfit19.html?syndication=rss The main difference between a fitness class and real Muay Thai is that you won't get hit in the face. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020940517_pacificpfit19.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021004941_apusdrunkendrivingzerodeaths.html?syndication=rss In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of 80-proof alcohol. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021004941_apusdrunkendrivingzerodeaths.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 13:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021002052_apeumedunyellowfever.html?syndication=rss The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021002052_apeumedunyellowfever.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 04:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021000935_apusapphotoslegalizingmarijuanawildtrip.html?syndication=rss It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2021000935_apusapphotoslegalizingmarijuanawildtrip.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 18:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020995446_apusmednewvirus.html?syndication=rss In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020995446_apusmednewvirus.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 14:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020992936_fitfun16xml.html?syndication=rss “Bicycle Sundays,” when 2.5 miles of Seattle’s Lake Washington Boulevard are closed to vehicles, are here again, with the next one coming up May 19, and with more dates through September. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020992936_fitfun16xml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 07:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020994364_apusmedpreemiemusictherapy.html?syndication=rss As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020994364_apusmedpreemiemusictherapy.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 03:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020993890_frogfungusxml.html?syndication=rss A species of frog that was used from the 1930s to the 1950s in human pregnancy tests is a carrier of a deadly amphibian disease that is now threatening hundreds of other species of frogs and salamanders. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020993890_frogfungusxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 22:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993592_clonedembryosxml.html?syndication=rss The achievement could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, though one expert said a simpler technique under development may prove more useful. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993592_clonedembryosxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 06:15:48 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993026_apusmednewvirus.html?syndication=rss A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020993026_apusmednewvirus.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 20:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020989431_apusmedmentaldisorders.html?syndication=rss In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder." Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020989431_apusmedmentaldisorders.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 13:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020989363_apusobamamentalhealth.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020989363_apusobamamentalhealth.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 13:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020985792_apuscerebralpalsydoctor.html?syndication=rss Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020985792_apuscerebralpalsydoctor.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 02:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020980523_apusangelinajoliemastectomy.html?syndication=rss In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob." Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020980523_apusangelinajoliemastectomy.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 00:46:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2020985593_wadesgunshopxml.html?syndication=rss Washington state Department of Labor and Industries has fined Wade’s Eastside Gun Shop in Bellevue $23,480 for 17 health and safety violations in connection with exposure of gun-range and construction workers to toxic lead. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2020985593_wadesgunshopxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 23:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020982568_apusnycitycouncilspeaker.html?syndication=rss New Yorkers might have felt they knew about the personal life of Christine Quinn, the veteran politician seeking to become the city's first gay and first female mayor. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2020982568_apusnycitycouncilspeaker.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 18:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020982280_apapusmedbreastcancersurgery.html?syndication=rss One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring - removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether to treat cancer or to prevent it as Angelina Jolie just chose to do. As Jolie said, "the results can be beautiful." Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020982280_apapusmedbreastcancersurgery.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020982340_apusmedhowmuchsalt.html?syndication=rss A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020982340_apusmedhowmuchsalt.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020980518_apasindiarotavirusvaccine.html?syndication=rss The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths across the developing world. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020980518_apasindiarotavirusvaccine.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 08:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020980440_apmedjoliemastectomiesqa.html?syndication=rss Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventative mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Here's a crash course in the procedure Jolie had and why. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020980440_apmedjoliemastectomiesqa.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 05:16:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020979535_apusmedhealthbeatpregnancyrest.html?syndication=rss New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies - bed rest - doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020979535_apusmedhealthbeatpregnancyrest.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 02:46:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020980367_apusmedbreastcancersurgery.html?syndication=rss Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020980367_apusmedbreastcancersurgery.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 02:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977355_apusmorningafterpill.html?syndication=rss The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977355_apusmorningafterpill.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 16:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977746_apusmedwestniledeaths.html?syndication=rss U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977746_apusmedwestniledeaths.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 16:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977284_apapusmorningafterpill.html?syndication=rss The government is running out of time to try to halt implementation of a federal judge's ruling that would lift age restrictions for women and girls wanting to buy the morning-after pill. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977284_apapusmorningafterpill.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 10:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977245_apuninsectsbitesized.html?syndication=rss The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020977245_apuninsectsbitesized.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 10:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948080_healthcal12xml.html?syndication=rss Seattle Canoe & Kayak Club open house, May 18. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948080_healthcal12xml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 10:19:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948099_healthlindapourmassinaxml.html?syndication=rss Personal health journals chronicling everything from the foods you eat to the worries that keep you up at night can be highly effective at changing your behavior and also help you give better information to your physician. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948099_healthlindapourmassinaxml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 10:19:44 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020975309_apusmorningafterpill.html?syndication=rss The government is running out of time to try to halt implementation of a federal judge's ruling that would lift age restrictions for women and girls wanting to buy the morning-after pill. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020975309_apusmorningafterpill.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 04:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2020975148_nativesuicidexml.html?syndication=rss Native youth die from suicide at a higher rate than any other population in Washington, and tribes in the state are fighting back. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2020975148_nativesuicidexml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 09:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020972508_apeufrancevirus.html?syndication=rss France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020972508_apeufrancevirus.html?syndication=rss Sun, 12 May 2013 13:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948103_pharmacy12xml.html?syndication=rss People’s Pharmacy on low-sodium diets, overactive thyroid gland and potassium-rich foods. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948103_pharmacy12xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 12 May 2013 07:16:33 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948198_healthotcpainmedsxml.html?syndication=rss Failing to pay attention to dosing directions on Tylenol and other over-the-counter pain drugs could lead to liver failure. And the risk is growing. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020948198_healthotcpainmedsxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 12 May 2013 07:02:42 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020964054_apeufrancevirus.html?syndication=rss The French Health Ministry says a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has been confirmed. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2020964054_apeufrancevirus.html?syndication=rss Sun, 12 May 2013 07:02:48 PDT