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[ November 26, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]  

WHAT:

This free support group is open to all patients who have had gastric bypass surgery at Virginia Mason. We will cover information on healthy eating and exercise and special topics.

Patients interested in gastric bypass that have not yet had surgery are welcome, but be reminded that this group is meant to primarily support patients that have [...]

[ November 19, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]

Description

Virginia Mason offers a free networking group for patients with pancreatic or other GI cancers. This free support group is offered on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

The purpose of the group is to provide an opportunity to share information and advice with others facing a similar diagnosis and to connect with survivors. [...]

[ December 11, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Gilda’s Club of Seattle will host a evening talk on colon cancer survivorship on December 11. The event is entitled: Mosaic of Colon Cancer Survivorship. The evening will include a talk by a physician on advances in prevention, detection and treatment and a talk by a colon cancer survivor. Dinner will be provided. The talk is [...]

Gilda’s Club of Seattle will host a evening talk on colon cancer survivorship on December 11. The event is entitled: Mosaic of Colon Cancer Survivorship. The evening will include a talk by a physician on advances in prevention, detection and treatment and a talk by a colon cancer survivor. Dinner will be provided. The talk [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has safety tips to help you avoid food poisoning during the upcoming holiday season.
Incompletely cooked turkey, inadequately refrigerated leftovers and other perils can lead to painful but avoidable bouts of illness.
The very young, the very old, pregnant women and people with impaired immune systems are particularly vulnerable to [...]

E. coli / Photo: CDC
October 22—Health officials today approved the reopening of the Lake Stevens restaurant that investigators had linked to an E. coli outbreak that had sickened 17. The restaurant Ixtapa at 303 - 91st Ave. NE in Lake Stevens, north of Seattle had shut its doors voluntarily yesterday (Oct. 21) in order to sanitize the entire [...]

 
 
Photo: Janice Haney Carr/CDC
Health officials investigating the E. coli outbreak in Snohomish County, north of Seattle, say “the likely exposure site Ixtapa restaurant, 303 - 91st Ave. NE, #B201, in the city of Lake Stevens (east of Everett, central Snohomish County).”
“On hearing the investigators’ findings, the restaurant owner voluntarily closed the Lake Stevens today at 12:30 p.m. [...]

E. coli bacteria by Janice Haney Carr/CDC
Public health officials in Snohomish County are investigating the cases of 14 county residents who may have contracted E. coli infections.
So far, health officials have not been able to confirm the illnesses are due to the bacteria, but laboratory testing is underway.
E. coli is a bacteria commonly found in [...]