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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…
Rock the Kasbah-Inspired Lighting
Nothing says hot and exotic, like the ages-old Kasbah. If North Africa isn’t exactly in your immediate travel plans, you can just import the sultry style of those lands into your design scheme. We’re particularly keen about tapping the romantic look for outdoor envions. In addition to adopting a colorful outdoor rug or two, the…
Visit Green Homes Big, Small and In-Between for Free this Saturday
The entire spectrum of local green design is on display in homes of all types—a 106-year-old Net-Zero Craftsman in Ballard to an under-construction 5-Star Built Green targeted house in West Seattle—this Saturday (4/26) during the 2014 Northwest Green Home Tour. The free annual tour, produced by a Built Green and Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, takes place from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and…
The International District Has a Cool New Furniture Studio
After just a few minutes inside Plank Grain (International District, 666 S King St.; 206.659.9884), the pleasant whiff of wood hits you. Inside the slim storefront, which officially opened last week, is a workshop in the back where Erick Waldman and Nick Vaandering transform old-growth lumber (harvested from local warehouses and buildings) into dashing modern furniture….
Le Objects for the Home Springs a Sale…and a Design Class
!–paging_filter–pIn celebration of spring’s arrival, and to show off its new arrivals, stronga href=”http://leobjects.com“Le Objects for the Home/a/strong (Georgetown, 1226 S Bailey St.; 206.604.4958) is having a Spring Sale./ppEnjoy a strong20 percent discount/strong on almost all in-stock items, from lighting to pillows, furniture to artwork. While perusing the shop’s collection of lovely objects (the sparkling…
NuBe Green’s Nifty New Vases
Give your fresh-cut blooms a stylish showcase this spring and summer with a new vase, or two, from NuBe Green (Capitol Hill, 1527 10th Ave.; 206.402.4515). The shop now stocks Material Good‘s latest line: the Pod ($26), shown above, and the Pebble ($14), below, in a range of compelling hues, Blackboard to Beekeeper.
New Pediatric Clinic Now Open in Rainier Valley
!–paging_filter–pAdd another clinic to the growing list of neighborhood health care providers that are reshaping the health care landscape, partly in response to the establishment of the Affordable Care Act. a href=”http://www.hopecentralhealth.org“HopeCentral, a pediatric and behavioral health clinic/a, opened its doors in Rainier Valley in March; in addition to filling a need for pediatric services…
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