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By Andrew Villegas - KHN on March 05th, 2010
Wellness conference on Parkinson’s Disease
[ March 20, 2010; 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] Lectures on diet, exercise and stress management strategies.
Category: Brain & Nervous System
By Michael McCarthy on January 25th, 2010
How’s your heart health?
Heart association launches 10-year program to cut heart and stroke deaths 20 percent.
By Dr. Gregory Foltz on August 28th, 2009
Seattle researchers team up to fight brain cancer
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from glioblastoma has called attention to the challenge of developing better treatment for brain cancers. Below is column by Dr. Greg Foltz on brain cancer research that LocalHealthGuide published last May to call attention to the Annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk to raise funds for brain cancer research..
By Dr. Carolyn Clancy on August 04th, 2009
An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women
An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women
By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
August 4, 2009
Throughout the ages, the differences between men and women have been the subject of plays, movies, and books. Shakespeare poked fun at the topic.
And, more recently, books with titles like Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus explored [...]
By Michael McCarthy on July 15th, 2009
Sports concussion program opens at Harborview
Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center has opened a new center to evaluate young athletes who have had head injuries and provide training to teachers, coaches, parents and others involved in school sports on how to prevent, assess and treat concussions.
The new center, called the UW Medicine/Seattle Children’s Sports Concussion Program, was launched to help schools and [...]
By admin on May 27th, 2009
Seattle researchers team up to fight brain cancer – Dr. Greg Foltz
While there has been great progress in the fight against many common cancers, progress against brain cancers, some of the deadliest cancers known, has been agonizingly slow.
Over the past 25 years, for example, only three new drug have been approved for the treatment of brain cancers, and survival rates remain essentially the same as they [...]
By admin on May 08th, 2009
Health in the news
Did the U.S. overreact to the H1N1 swine flu?
Health experts interviewed by Washington Post reporter Rob Stein say they are generally pleased with the response of state and federal health agencies to early reports out of Mexico of a new flu virus that was killing an alarming number of young, healthy adults.
“If what was being [...]
By admin on April 20th, 2009
Funds going to look into autism-vaccine link wasted, says new autism advocacy group
It’s time to stop spending money looking for a link between vaccines and autism, says a co-founder of a new autism advocacy group called the Autism Science Foundation.
Many parents remain unnecessarily concerned that vaccines cause autism despite the results of a large number of studies that have found no evidence of such a link, said [...]
By admin on April 08th, 2009
Genentech withdraws psoriasis drug Raptiva
The psoriasis drug Raptiva is being withdrawn from the U.S. market after reports that three patients on the drug had developed a serious brain disease called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) that is almost always fatal.
A third patient on Raptiva died of a progressive neurological disorder but it is not known whether the disease was PML.
It is [...]
By admin on April 07th, 2009
Hospital News: Virginia Mason
Virginia Mason Medical Center has opened a Headache Clinic at its Federal Way facility.
The facility will be for adult men and women who have recurring headaches of all kinds, including migraine, tension and menstrual headaches.
Dr. Dennis Rochier and Linda Johnston, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, will provide care at the clinic. Both are members of [...]
By admin on February 19th, 2009
FDA issues warning on psoriasis drug Raptiva
In three confirmed cases and one suspected case, patients using the psoriasis drug Raptiva have developed a rare and serious brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a public health advisory released today.
All four patients had used the drug for more than three years; three of the [...]
By Michael McCarthy on January 26th, 2009
Autism’s False Prophets – Book Review
In Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, Dr. Offit examines the the theories of those who hold that vaccines cause autism.
By admin on November 18th, 2008
Ginkgo Biloba fails to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Gingko biloba, a popular herbal preparation used to prevent or treat memory problems, failed to prevent the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s diseases in a large study of older men and women.
The study appears in today’s issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association
Gingko biloba is one of the most popular herbal products [...]
By admin on November 18th, 2008
JAMA Report: Gingko fails to prevent dementia
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By admin on November 07th, 2008
MS Association of King County to merge with Greater Washington Chapter
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County after more than 50 years of operation is shutting down and will merge the Greater Washington Chapter of the National MS Society.
Here is the press release from the National MS Society on the merger:
Two local multiple sclerosis nonprofits will merge
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County (MSA) [...]
By Michael McCarthy on October 17th, 2008
Seattle’s Swedish opens new brain cancer center
Dr Greg Foltz
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle has opened a new brain cancer treatment center, the first of its kind in the Northwest.
The facility, the Center for the Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, will bring under one roof all the services needed for the treatment of brain cancer, including surgical, radiation, chemotherapy and social support services, [...]
By admin on October 03rd, 2008
Swedish to study link between pregnancy disorder and migraines
Swedish hospital will launch a study this fall to see if there is a link between migraines and a potentially dangerous pregnancy disorder called pre-eclampsia.
About 8% of women will develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, but most cases are mild. In some cases, however, pre-eclampsia can be severe and lead to serious neurological complications including stroke and [...]
By admin on September 15th, 2008
Regence BlueShield cuts support for Botox migraine treatment
Washington health insurer Regence BlueShield will stop paying for Botox treatments for migraines on Oct. 1, Seattle Times health reporter Kyung M. Song writes in today’s paper.
Botox is the brand name of a drug derived from a toxin produced by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. This is the toxin that causes the paralyzing poisoning called [...]
By admin on September 11th, 2008
Small changes in one chromosome linked to wide range of mental disorders, UW researchers report
Small changes in one chromosome have been linked to a wide range of mental disorders including mental retardation, autism and other birth defects, University of Washington researchers report published Sept. 10 by the New England Journal of Medicine. The discovery could lead to new ways for doctors to diagnose mental retardation, autism and other disorders.
By admin on August 31st, 2008
Emergency room records fail to note mild brain injuries, UW researchers report
Emergency room records fail to document the diagnosis of mild brain injury in more than half of cases, Seattle researchers report.
Failure to document the diagnosis in the chart can still cause problems because it may mean patients do not get needed follow-up care, education and rehabilitation or have the adequate documentation of the injury should [...]
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