FDA wants tanning bed warnings
WASHINGTON — Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled this week by the Food and Drug Administration.
Second part of course for Alzheimer's caregivers scheduled
WALLA WALLA — Living With Alzheimer’s for Middle-Stage Caregivers will be held 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 21 at Wheatland Village, 1500 Catherine St. This is the second of a three-part series of classes for caregivers.
'Walk Away Child Abuse' event scheduled
WALLA WALLA — The fourth annual Relay for Hope “Walk Away Child Abuse” event is slated for May 18.
Free skin cancer screenings available
WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Clinic dermatologists and Providence St. Mary Medical Center will offer free skin cancer screenings, 5-7 p.m. May 14 at the Providence St. Mary Regional Cancer Center, 401 W. Poplar St.
Older runners can get faster
It’s inevitable: As you get older, you slow down. A 40-year-old runs more slowly than a 20-year-old. A 70-year-old can’t be expected to keep up with a 50-year-old on a bike or a hike. It’s only natural.
Eat, drink and be active — and accountable
Whether you’re a seasoned athlete, weekend warrior or the average Joe just starting out on the road to wellness, all can benefit from going back to basics.
Mineral nutrients in plants depend on what’s in soil
In a previous column we discussed vitamins. Today we will discuss another important factor in human nutrition — minerals.
Lioness Club accepts eye glass, hearing aid donations
WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Valley Lioness Club is collecting donations of used eye glasses and hearing aids from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Plaza Safeway store, 1600 Plaza Way. For more information, call Veva Hepler, 522-0687.
Stuttering often misunderstood condition
Stuttering is one of the most frustrating speech disorders. It is variable, complex and often misunderstood.
Put manners on menu at dinner table
If you watch “Downton Abbey” you might have wondered what it would be like to eat upstairs with Lord Grantham and his family or downstairs with the servants.
Asparagus a gustatory rite of spring
Growing up on a cattle ranch in Asotin and working the family farms outside of Lewiston, I have always appreciated the bounty of food available to us here in the beautiful Northwest.
Program to remove tattoos for youths
WALLA WALLA — A community-supported program, “INK-OUT,” is designed to help youths in the Walla Walla Valley be free — for free — of visible gang- and drug-related tattoos.
Registration open for Relay For Life
WALLA WALLA — American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Walla Walla will be held starting at 6 p.m. on May 31 and will go overnight through June 1 at Martin Field at Borleske Stadium.
Baby not crawling? Stop worrying
CHICAGO — There are some myths about infancy that, like some infants, will never, ever go to sleep. No matter how many times they are put down, it's just a matter of moments before, in some far forgotten corner of the Internet, they start wailing once again.
College binge drinking raises risk of heart disease
LOS ANGELES — College binge drinking may leave you with more than just embarrassing memories and excruciating hangovers.
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