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Hospital's tiniest baby heading home | May 16

She weighed just 15 ounces when born in December

When Harley was born prematurely on Dec. 20, she weighed just 15 ounces. She measured 10 inches. Her tiny arm was shorter than an adult's pinky. Her foot wasn't much bigger than a quarter.

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Legacy Salmon Creek remodel under way | May 16

Hospital grows to handle influx of Kaiser patients

Preparing for an influx of patients in October, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center has kicked off a $6 million project to remodel and equip a portion of the hospital, including the addition of four labor and delivery rooms, and one new surgical suite.

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Health Wire

  • Fluoride question divides Portland | May 19

    PORTLAND — While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and outdoor adventure to fight about whether to fluoridate the water supply.

  • For youth, mental illness is familiar | May 19

    WASHINGTON — Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two (8.3 percent to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that he or she considered "mentally unhealthy," according to a comprehensive report on ...

  • Students in a suicide prevention session at the Lummi Youth Academy near Bellingham engage in an exercise that brings them closer together, builds trust and is simply fun to do It is part of a program to bring awareness to Native American youth about suicide which claims more lives of native youth than those in any other population, not only in Washington state, but nationally.
    Tribes fight suicide, a leading killer of native youth | May 16

    SEATTLE — Suicide stalks Indian Country, claiming more lives of native youth than those in any other population, not only in Washington, but nationally.

  • This undated image made available by Oregon Health & Science University in May 2013 shows developing cloned human embryos.
    Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos | May 15

    NEW YORK — Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. In Wednesday’s edition of the journal Cell, however, scientists From Oregon Health & Science University report harvesting stem cells from six embryos created from donated eggs. Two embryos had been ...

  • Justices review $100M award for home care workers | May 14

    SEATTLE — Justices on the Washington Supreme Court are considering whether a $100 million verdict against the state should be allowed to stand.

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Health Food

  • This undated photo provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization shows a packaging containing locusts for sale in the Netherlands.
    UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world | May 13

    ROME — The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.

  • Map out your meal to avoid menu mishap | May 13

    You may have heard advice to dine out less often if you want to weigh less. That's like telling people to leave their cars in the garage if they want to avoid getting into an automobile accident.

  • Coca-Cola unveils global anti-obesity push | May 13

    ATLANTA — In a sign of how health concerns have shaken the beverage industry, Coca-Cola Co. used a boisterous anniversary celebration this week to pledge to make low-calorie drinks and clearer nutritional information more available around the world.

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    Restaurants try to push health through stealth | May 13

    Okay, it was bright green. But that was the only clue that the kale-banana smoothie I was sipping included a cup of kale leaves and was certifiably "healthy." The only tip that my chicken, served alongside a medley of baby Brussels sprouts, butternut squash and dried cranberries, was good for me was that it had noticeably little salt. Had I ...

  • Order up! Sign up for our food newsletter | May 7

    Hey, foodies, chefs and assorted kitchen putterers: The Columbian's new Food & Dining newsletter will deliver even more recipes, food news, local dining reviews and links to our new local blogs weekly to your email.

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Two-thirds of Clark County adults are overweight or obese. Laina Harris of Camas is one of those adults. At her heaviest, Harris weighed 420 pounds. Today, she's more than 100 pounds lighter and armed with the resolve to lose more weight. This occasional series follows her journey.

About Live Well Project

Live Well Clark County is part of The Columbian’s new focus on health this year. We’re building a community resource for local health news and information that aims to help Clark County residents who want to know how to live well and be healthy in this community.

We rely on help from our partners, who contribute content to the site. And from our community advisory board, which has guided development of the site and provided valuable feedback on the topics we cover that are of most importance to the larger health and fitness community in Clark County and Southwest Washington.

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