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2 more bird flu cases in Colo.; study finds no asymptomatic infections

July 19, 2024, 5:38pm Health

U.S. health officials on Friday announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers, but they also said a new study in Michigan suggested the virus is not causing silent infections in people. Read story

Stay away: Microdosing edibles recalled during FDA investigation of illness, death

July 18, 2024, 3:37pm Health

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating microdosing candies that have sickened 69 people across 28 states. The edibles have been liked to 36 hospitalizations and even a possible death. Read story

FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor

July 18, 2024, 3:29pm Business

Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto, allowing manufacturer Reynolds American to keep the vaping brand on the market for years to come. Read story

Diet plays role in kidney stone formation

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

Kidney stones often have no definite, single cause, although several factors may increase someone’s risk. While diet can be one of those factors, there are several misconceptions about what foods and drinks to avoid or consume more of in order to prevent kidney stones. However, in this Mayo Clinic Minute,… Read story

Cantaloupe pack a nutritional punch with 106 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin A and 95 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin C.

Savor sweet benefits of melons

Cantaloupe pack a nutritional punch with 106 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin A and 95 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin C.

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Food

When it comes to melons, which one is your favorite? Read story

What are current COVID guidelines?

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

COVID is going around again this summer, with infections rising across the country. Read story

Health care costs tops list of worries for seniors

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? Read story

Wine cannot be made without sugar. It&rsquo;s the natural sugars, aka carbs, in grapes that are fermented into alcohol that makes wine possible.

Some wine may have more sugar than others

Wine cannot be made without sugar. It&rsquo;s the natural sugars, aka carbs, in grapes that are fermented into alcohol that makes wine possible.

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

I recently had the opportunity to sample a new brand of white wine. It was excellent. As good, in fact, as any nice sauvignon blanc I’ve enjoyed. Read story

Sleeping separately not so strange

July 16, 2024, 6:02am Health

Michael Solender and his wife have been together for 42 years. They slept in the same bed for the first 10, taking to separate rooms after that. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center rear, and abortion rights supporters listen as Dr. Sarah Prager, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

WA abortion clinics scramble to care for out-of-state patients. How far are they traveling?

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center rear, and abortion rights supporters listen as Dr. Sarah Prager, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

July 15, 2024, 6:02am Health

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, Washington remains one of 21 states where abortions are protected. Read story