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Free Clinic of Southwest Washington hires new director | May 20

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington has hired a new clinic director.

What hospitals charge can vary greatly | May 20

The price tag for a spinal fusion surgery can range from $50,000 at one hospital to $71,000 at another — and that's just in Vancouver.

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• By Marissa Harshman

Dermatologists urge people to learn the ABCDEs of skin cancer | May 20

Every year, millions of Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer.

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• By Marissa Harshman

Health worker report | May 18

The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers.

Campaign starts to teach hands-only CPR to thousands (with video) | May 17

Call 911. Push hard and push fast.

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• By Marissa Harshman

Researchers develop dye to identify brain tumors | May 20

Researchers at Georgia Tech and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have developed new technology that will help doctors tell tumors from brain matter during surgery.

Can a supplement reverse graying? | May 20

During her post-divorce reinvention, Judy Allor decided to do something about the gray hair that had been coming in at her temples and around her ears since her early 50s. Highlights didn't seem to take -- so when Allor saw an advertisement in SkyMall magazine for a nutritional supplement that promised to stop the gray, she put in an order.

Preemies get a boost from live music therapy | May 20

CHICAGO — As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.

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• By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Jolie joins celebrity disease-prevention advocates | May 20

Rachel LubitzIn a personal essay published in the Tuesday New York Times, actress Angelina Jolie announced that from February until April of this year, she underwent a preventative double mastectomy. In a piece entitled "My Medical Choice," Jolie reveals her reasoning was that she carries an inherited cancer gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases the chances of developing breast cancer and ...

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• By The Washington Post

CDC: Feces contaminates 58% of public pools | May 20

WASHINGTON — Human feces taints more than half of public swimming pools, a finding U.S. health officials are using to urge better personal hygiene as the summer months approach.

Spring clean your refrigerator for a healthier you | May 20

I use every opportunity I can to exercise, and if you are anything like me, you're in the midst of "Spring Cleaning Fever."

Grocery shopping on an empty stomach leads to dieting disaster | May 20

Attention dieters: If you want to maximize your chances of success, don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach.

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• By Los Angeles Times

How should U.S. cut the salt? | May 20

WASHINGTON — A surprising new report questions efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying getting to super-low levels may not be worth the struggle.

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• By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

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.

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• By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

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.