SOUND MIND, SOUND BODY: The right trainer is a personal choice, responsibility - 
You have been thinking about hiring a personal trainer to help you start or revamp your workout program or to help you train for an athletic event....


Dentures may not be your only option - 
My earliest introduction to the tribulations of denture wearers was hearing my grandfather muttering something unintelligible at his dentures over the bathroom sink -- and I knew it wasn't a Norwegian prayer of thanksgiving....


Dr. Spock's legacy of good health lives on long after death - 
Older folks in the community will probably recall the late Dr. Benjamin Spock, who wrote the book "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care," which was first published in 1946....


From afterthought to helping hand - 
WALLA WALLA -- In a valley of plenty, Lindsey Williams found herself puzzled over why the wealth of local, fresh produce isn't available to all, she said....


Cancer protection seen as circumcision benefit - 
Within the past six months the news media has reported that someone in San Francisco was trying to get an ordinance passed in that city making circumcision illegal....


SOUND MIND, SOUND BODY: It's what you eat, not just when - 
We have all struggled at some time in our lives with the topic of late-night snacking. ...


Eleven and up? Pertussis vaccine should be a must - 
Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced an emergency action to slow the spread of whooping cough, aka pertussis, in the state. ...