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Staff blog: Health Report
· National report: Washington getting healthier
· Washington in top 10 healthiest states
· Vitamin D protects against strokes

Staff blog: Devouring sEATtle
· 67 years of Christmas cookie recipes
· Sodium lurks in some low-fat foods
· "Once you say 'like bacon,' you're good"

Reader blog: Boob Talk
· When to Tell A Date About Your Lumpectomy
· Fast Growing Fact
· Best Place to Get Fitted for a Bra

Reader blog: Graceful Aging
· Thanksgiving Prevention
· Continence Concerns, Learn to Contract and Relax Your Pelvic Floor

Reader blog: It's about a Healthy Lifestyle
· Why Strength Training does a Body Good
· The Indoor Minimalist Workout
· How do you handle Holiday food temptations?

Reader blog: Hormonally Challenged
· Treating Thyroiditis Naturally
· Abundant Harvest of Hormones in Harmony
· Are you Hormonally Challenged by Hashimoto's Thryroiditis?

Reader blog: Namaste Seattle
· Starting a Home Yoga Practice
· Give Thanks with Yoga Classes for Charity
· Is Yoga a Physical Fitness Service?

Reader blog: Run Diva Run
· Race Report -- Seafair -- Kathy Biscardi
· Howdy from San Antonio!
· Comfort for Men?

Reader blog: Seattle Running Life
· THE SANTA RUN
· Running in Seattle... and other spots
· A Texas Tech Victory, 4 beers, and 26 miles Tall Tale of sorts

Reader blog: Lemon Margaritas
Musings of a cancer survivor extraordinaire
· Gummy's Gone and Boobie's Back
· My Constant Companion
· It's That Time Again...

Reader blog: Dementia Care
Practical strategies for dementia care and prevention
· How to learn all you can during Alzheimer's awareness month
· Thank you readers for helping to raise money for Alzheimer's early detection
· Do you know someone with dementia in long term care?

Reader blog: Velocity
A Seattle-area cycling blog
· David Leistensnider: Most Visible Night Cyclist for November
· Thanksgiving Day Ride 2008
· Seattle's Klingon Pain Ritual

Reader blog: Witnessing Alzheimer's
A care-giver's guide
· My Diary and the Alzheimer's Stages
· Writing as a container for grief: two diary entries
· Without memory

Health wire

· Study suggests good cheer may spread itself
· Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks
· Measles deaths drop worldwide, report estimates
· Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies
· Cleveland Clinic disclosing doctors' business ties
· British conjoined twin dies after surgery
· Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China
· Report: Young doctors still too tired for safety
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Living Well

Bob Condor: Shifting when you eat what can tip the scales favorably
Living Well: Research shows that eating breakfast -- especially one loaded with protein -- is one of the best ways to lose weight or prevent any gain.
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Reality Check

Can nasal-spray flu vaccine make you sick?
Reality Check: The flu nasal spray is most unlikely to lead to flu.
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The You Docs: Stay out or turn in: What's healthier?
What's the better choice for keeping your body young: Staying up all night talking to friends or going to bed early? It turns out both reduce your levels of an inflammatory protein that's been linked to Alzheimer's, bone thinning, heart trouble, rheumatoid arthritis and even some kinds of cancer.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
The You Docs: Can your computer boost your brain?
New research suggests that searching for information on the Internet may stimulate your mind and cause new spouts on your neurons (brain cells).

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
The You Docs: Party foods that keep you slim
Fitting into your New Year's Eve outfit doesn't mean passing up appetizers altogether. In fact, choosing the right noshes before your meal or at the season's parties may actually help you eat less overall.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
A walk on the Web is good for the brain
Can Googling delay the onset of dementia?

Depression linked to fat gain in the elderly
CHICAGO -- Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat -- the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease -- than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found.

The You Docs: The smartest way to unstuff your nose
A stuffy nose that just won't go away? Don't blame a lingering cold. Think allergies instead.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008
Living Well: Shifting when you eat what can tip the scales favorably
Living Well: Research shows that eating breakfast -- especially one loaded with protein -- is one of the best ways to lose weight or prevent any gain.

Natural Medicine: High-fructose corn syrup and children
Natural Medicine: High-fructose corn syrup and children.

A couch potato might be an unhappy bud
A new study finds that happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers -- but they don't spend a lot of time watching television.

Kids and Health: Do not brush off this challenge
Kids and Health: Caring for your child's teeth is more than just ensuring a pretty smile. Healthy teeth and gums are vital to your child's overall health.

Reality Check: Can nasal-spray flu vaccine make you sick?
Reality Check: The flu nasal spray is most unlikely to lead to flu.

The You Docs: Avoid an afternoon slump
Scientists call it the postprandial dip, the post-lunch dip or the secondary sleep gate. You call it a face-plant in your keyboard.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008
Melamine level set for baby formula
WASHINGTON -- In a reversal, federal regulators said baby formula with trace amounts of the industrial chemical melamine is safe, as they set a safety threshold Friday for melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.S.-made formula.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2008
For the ailing, laughter can be good medicine
NEW YORK -- The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they'd brought along.

The You Docs: How not to get sick (even if everyone else is)
What's the smartest way to avoid the cold that's going around your office faster than the gossip about what the boss did Friday night (and with whom)?

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2008
The You Docs: How photos make you healthy
This Thanksgiving, pull out the family photo album. See how much you look like your parents when they were young.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008
Nap without guilt: It boosts sophisticated memory
WASHINGTON -- Just in time for the holidays, some medical advice most people will like: Take a nap.

The You Docs: Five foods that take years off your skin
Perhaps the only food you associate with skin is a little whipped cream on Saturday night. But plenty of other foods (ones you can eat in public) can help protect it so you look and stay younger.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008
Natural Medicine: Balancing the benefits and risks of salt
Natural Medicine: Balancing the benefits and risks of salt.

Ask the Mayo Clinic: How can you protect yourself from MRSA bacteria?
Medical Edge: What are some methods for protecting yourself from MRSA bacteria?

Living Well: A healthy traveler is a happy traveler
Living Well: Tips for staying healthy while you travel.

The You Docs: Snack on this, get slender
When it comes to weight loss, some calories do count more than others.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008
The You Docs: The danger zone you don't know about
About a quarter of U.S. adults are living on that precipitous spot -- without the safety of that silk-filled backpack. They have prehypertension.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
State to track MRSA cases in hospitals
State health officials said they will start tracking MRSA hospital cases and will require hospitals to use federal guidelines in controlling the potentially fatal, drug-resistant bacteria.

The You Docs: Stop money stress
We may look like Masters of the Universe on the outside, but there's still a good deal of Fred Flintstone on the inside.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
Risks of injected wrinkle fillers not being explained, FDA warns
WASHINGTON -- Cosmetic surgery patients who think facial fillers are a magical antidote to aging must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday.

The You Docs: Build a better memory
Wondering what happened to that thingy you had on top of the whatchamacallit yesterday? A pair of vitamins plus one renegade might be able to help you out with that.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
The You Docs
There's no good evidence that static stretching -- the type where you hold a stretch for half a minute or so -- reduces your risk of injury when you do it before a workout.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Pre-dawn workouts help mothers get, stay in shape
They begin gathering around Madrona Playground's picnic tables and restroom before dawn, quietly talking and stretching until 6 a.m., when they start hauling sandbags, running stairs and doing shoulder blade push-ups.

Living Well: Too many are taking their lives in their hands while texting
Living Well: The dangers of texting and general cell-phone use.

Natural Medicine: Kombucha: The elixir of life?
Natural Medicine: Kombucha: The elixir of life?

Ask the Mayo Clinic: Take care of plantar fasciitis before returning to running
Medical Edge: Plantar fasciitis requires care before returning to running.

The You Docs: Boost your party survival skills
You know that meticulously chosen outfit for the holiday party? Nobody notices it.

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