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Reports that some of this winter’s influenza viruses are resistant of the drug Tamiflu underscores the importance of getting your flu shot, say Public Health - Seattle & King County officials in a health advisory.
The warning was issued in response to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention that a [...]

The maker of the top-selling Airborne cough and cold supplements has agreed to stop claiming its products prevent or treat colds, sore throats and allergies and to pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by 33 states and the District of Columbia.
In its complaint, Washington state alleged the company, Airborne Health, Inc., engaged “in [...]

Air on Seattle school buses contains considerably more harmful airborne particles than the surrounding outside air, researchers at the University of Washington report.
In the study, the researchers measured levels of small particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs where they can release harmful chemicals and have been linked to respiratory diseases and other health [...]

Influenza Virus - Photo CDC
If you found this page because you were searching Google using the “flu” as a keyword, it may be because you’re feeling under-the-weather.
In which case, you’re not alone.
Google reports that as flu season approaches more and more people search the web using key words related to influenza.
By tracking the trends, Google [...]

[ November 19, 2008; 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]  

What:

Forum on Lung Cancer

Title:
Think Lung Cancer: 2008 Washington State Lung Cancer Awareness Forum

Lung cancer kills more people than breast, colon, and prostate cancer combined. Please join us for an evening dedicated to raising awareness and advocacy for lung cancer.
Where:

Swedish Medical Center
First Hill Campus
747 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
Map & Directions: http://www.swedish.org/blank.cfm?id=201 
When:

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
5:00 PM [...]

More U.S. children are taking prescription drugs for the treatment of asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other chronic diseases, according to a new study.
The study, which appears in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics, looked at data from Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits management company that supplies prescription drugs to more [...]

The American Lung Association has cut ties with its Seattle-based Northwest chapter, according to the Associated Press.
At issue is the sale of the of the chapter’s $3.2 million Seattle headquarters to a new lung foundation, called the Pacific Northwest Lung Cancer Foundation, for $10, the AP reports.
The American Lung Association has sent the Northwest [...]

Children under the age of four with colds should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, according to new labeling that will go on the products.
Manufacturers of the nonprescription cough and cold remedies agreed to make the change in labeling after long negotiations with federal regulators.
Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration [...]