Health

Not your mama's mammogram

WALLA WALLA — It’s a game changer, a “quantum leap forward,” nearly magical.

Drug could slash cost of treating sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemia is primarily seen in people of African and Mediterranean descent. It can also be seen in folks from South and Central America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Try a new tack to meet your fitness goals

Eight percent. That’s right, you read it correctly, 8 percent. That’s the percentage of people who were successful in keeping their New Year’s Resolutions in 2012.

Depression recovery program set at SonBridge

COLLEGE PLACE — SonBridge Community Center, 1200 S.E. 12th Ave., is sponsoring an eight-week depression recovery program created by Dr. Neil Nedley.

Two state lawmakers taking money from tobacco

I am angry. Maybe you should be angry, too.

Access to the right medicines can mean a healthy new year

Here’s a gift you won’t have to take back in January: the medicines you or a relative need to have a healthy new year.

Winter pick-me-up is in your hands

The long dark days of winter have arrived.

Gizmo takes bite out of hearing loss

Collaboration among multispecialty scientists at George Washington University has produced a novel device to help those with single-sided deafness or SSD.

Label scrutiny worthwhile when it comes to food

I wonder how many people are aware of the number of contaminants and hormones that are found in our foods?