Patti Neighmond
Stories
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National
Measles Outbreak In Pacific Northwest Alarms Public Health Authorities
Public health authorities in Washington States are struggling to contain a big outbreak of measles that has prompted them to declare an emergency.
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National
Is It A Nasty Cold Or The Flu?
Knowing how to differentiate between symptoms of each can be important, especially if you're at high risk for flu's complications. Influenza can lead to pneumonia, hospitalization and even death.
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Health
Sleepless No More In Seattle — Later School Start Time Pays Off For Teens
American teens are chronically sleep deprived, in part because of early school start times. But how much difference can a later start make? As Seattle's school district found out, it can help a lot.
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Health
Should You Keep Taking Those Fish Oil And Vitamin D Pills?
When NPR reported on research that sheds doubt on the value of fish oil and vitamin D supplements, people had a lot of questions. So we went back to the experts to get you some answers.
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Health
Vitamin D And Fish Oil Supplements Mostly Disappoint In Long-Awaited Research Results
After years of debate, a major government funded study failed to find any overall benefit of taking widely used supplements to protect against heart disease or cancer.