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Mossback Monday: $15 Minimum Wage News, Pot Lottery Results and Waterfront Makeover Contradictions
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Genetic Gifts
The biotech pioneer on improving science education and creating unprecedented health research
!–paging_filter–pYou need introduce just a hint of a topic to Dr. Lee Hood to get him talking—and you had better be ready to keep up once he does. The National Medal of Science recipient (2011), inventor of the DNA sequencer and co-founder of 15 different biotech companies, including Amgen, has been on the leading edge…
Death Cafes
!–paging_filter–pIt’s a topic that brings anxiety and trepidation for many: Death. But Bastyr University is tackling it head on, inviting the community to discuss everything morbid at its a href=”http://www.bastyr.edu/civicrm/event/info?id=1053reset=1“Death Cafes/a, where attendees “drink tea, eat cake and talk about death,” according to Bastyr, in two-hour evening sessions that began in April and continue through…
Quit Smoking
!–paging_filter–pYes, there’s an app for that too—smokers who prefer gadgets to patches in their quest to quit the habit can reach for their own smartphones and try out any number of apps claiming to help the cause; but one local company is entering the market backed by Fred Hutch research that proves it can work….
Goal Keeping
Pacific Medical Center Sports Medicine Doctor Chris Maeda talks fitness trackers
!–paging_filter–pExtremely popular wearable fitness trackers such as Fitbit, Nike Fuelband and the Jawbone Up count your burned calories, measure your heart rate, follow your footsteps and plot your sleep habits. Such tracking can be beneficial to keeping on top of your weight loss or fitness goals, say researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, who…
Crowdsourcing Cures
!–paging_filter–pWhen an 11-year-old terminal pediatric brain tumor patient named Violet chose to donate her brain to science it inspired brain cancer specialist Jim Olson to rethink how he tackles finding a cure for cancer. He founded a href=”projectviolet.org”Project Violet/a, a program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center by which, for a donation of $100, anyone…
Treating the Child’s Mind
!–paging_filter–pWhile most people begin experiencing migraines in their teen years, children as young as two or three can have them too. Often their symptoms are different than adult migraines, making diagnosis tricky for parents and doctors. br /Kids who get migraines aren’t guaranteed to get them as adults, says Heidi Blume, a pediatric neurologist at…
Migraine Management
Clinics and Support Groups that Specialize in Headaches
!–paging_filter–pstrongSupport/strongbr /American Headache Society Committee for Headache Education (ACHE)br /achenet.orgbr /National migraine and headache support organization with news and tips on migraine management and a local specialist finder. br /strongbr /Independent Clinics/strongbr /Puget Sound Neurology Integrative Health Centerbr /253.284.4488 / psneurology.combr /Tacoma-based migraine, movement disorder and multiple sclerosis centerbr /br /strongHospital-based Clinics/strongbr /Franciscan Neurology Associates,…
Meet Woodworker John Thoe (And Save on Some of his Works) this Sunday
This Sunday (5/4), from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., you can meet master woodcarver and furniture maker John Thoe, as part of the Northwest Woodworkers’ Gallery (Belltown, 2111 First Ave.; 206.625.0542) “Meet the Makers Series.” There will even be deals to be had on his dining room furniture, such as this table boasting a self-storing leaf.
MIgraine Cure Myths
!–paging_filter–pFor people struggling with migraine pain, the promise of relief can lead them to try anything that sounds like it would work. But Patrick Hogan, clinical director of South Puget Sound Neurology, warns patients should be cautious of unproven therapies. “There’s a lot of profiteering out there for migraine,” he says. br /The treatments, ranging…
Minding Migraines
Unraveling and treating this very common ailment
!–paging_filter–pIn 2003, Jane Bentley, a 53-year old kindergarten teacher from Tacoma, knew something was seriously wrong with her. Her symptoms started with strange visual effects. “It was like my peripheral vision would disappear and I would see these spidery cobwebs that I was sure were right in front of me,” she says. “I would literally…
Mom’s Day Out in Edmonds
!–paging_filter–pFive cute downtown Edmonds shops, a href=”http://zincartinteriors.com/” target=”_blank”Zinc Art + Interiors/a, a href=”http://www.walnutstreetcoffee.com/” target=”_blank”Walnut Street Coffee/a, a href=”http://www.rogue-boutique.com/” target=”_blank”Rogue Boutique/a, a href=”http://therefinerysalon.net/” target=”_blank”The Refinery Salon/a, and a href=”http://www.saetiashop.com/” target=”_blank”Saetia/a are opening their doors a little wider to mom’s of all varieties on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each shop is offering…