Articles Tagged HEALTH

Monday, December 1, 2008
North Idaho Offers Free HIV Tests For World AIDS Day
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Nearly 200,000 Northwest Children Are Uninsured
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Health Board Recommends Changes To Health Care System
OSU Scientist Develops Cancer Cell Killer
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Oregon's Hunger Rate In Top Five For Nation
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Blue-Green Algae Seasonally Invades Oregon Waters
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
ER Visits By Uninsured Increasing In Number And Cost
Medicare Fall Enrollment Begins Wednesday
Monday, November 3, 2008
Oregon's Workers' Comp Rate Continues To Drop
'Smart' Homes To Help Elderly Remain Independent Longer
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Knight Donates $100 Million To OHSU For Cancer Research
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
OHSU Receives Cancer Research Money From Phil Knight
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
A Little Wine And A Good Attitude Keep Seniors Healthier
Monday, October 27, 2008
New OHSU Study Looks At Alternative Therapies for Combat Stress
Effect Of Medicine On Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Friday, October 24, 2008
Surrogates For Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Calls To Suicide Prevention Hotlines Up Dramatically
Oregon Premiums Rise Five Times Faster Than Wages
New Planned Parenthood Facility Attracts Protestors
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Oregon, 32 Other States Reach $60 Million Settlement With Pfizer
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Program Brings Local Lunches To School Kids
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
'Parkour' New Oregon Fitness Fad
Monday, October 13, 2008
This Year's Flu Vaccine Supply In Good Shape
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Health Insurance Coverage Varies Widely Within Region
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
New Study On Depression And Assisted Suicide
Monday, October 6, 2008
Air Circulation May Reduce Risk Of SIDS
Thursday, October 2, 2008
White Rabbit Candy Recalled As Melamine Scare Spreads
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday Is Last Day To Comment On Oregon's New Healthcare Plan
Friday, September 26, 2008
OHSU Settles Six Malpractice Suits
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Oregon Objects To Provider Conscious Regulation
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Oregon Panel Calls For Phase-In Of Universal Health Care
Hooper Detox In Portland Get $600K To Continue Operations
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Shooting Rampage Suspect Held On $5M Bail; Community Grieves
Mental Health Advocates React To Skagit Shooting
Monday, September 1, 2008
Oregon Set To Break Ground On State Hospital Project
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
'Tooth Taxi' Provides Dental Care For Kids
Search Continues For Cause Of Columbia's 'Rivernose'
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Children’s Health Care Proposal Could Resurface In 2009 Legislative Session
Monday, August 25, 2008
How Much Medicinal Marijuana Is Enough?
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Services Aren't Keeping Up With Autism
Legislative Workgroup Hears Autism Complaints
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
McCain And Obama Surrogates Debate Health Care
State Taskforce Takes On Obesity
Monday, August 18, 2008
Obesity Task Force To Meet Monday
Thursday, August 14, 2008
First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Oregon
Sunday, August 10, 2008
'Beware Of Bats' Officials Warn And Keep Those Rabies Shots Current
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Emergency Room Visits At Record Highs
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
EPA Warns People To Protect Themselves From The Sun
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
First West Nile Virus Activity Reported In Baker County
Monday, July 21, 2008
Art For Therapy And For Profit
State Expands Use Of Broadband To Deliver Health Care
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Oregon Researchers Find Compounds To Treat E Coli, Malaria
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Keep A Food Diary And Write Your Way To Weight Loss
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Healthy Americans Act Reintroduced In The House
Oregon's Infant Hearing Loss Law Gets Thumbs Up
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
New Coalition For Universal Health Care Begins Nationwide Campaign
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Health Advocates Rally As Regence Hikes Insurance Rates
Tomatoes May Not Be Behind Salmonella Outbreak
Friday, June 27, 2008
Smith Voices Support For Wyden's Health Care Plan
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Finding Help For Cascadia's Clients
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Healthcare United Voter Registration
Long-Term Impact Of Drugs In Water Are Unknown
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Cascadia's Story Is One Of Hubris, Mismanagement
Monday, June 16, 2008
Multnomah County Proposes Slashing Cascadia By A Third
Friday, June 13, 2008
Northwest Not As Healthy As New England
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Study Finds Oregon's Mentally Ill Dying Early
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Kulongoski Outlines Health Care Strategies For 2009 Legislature
Friday, May 30, 2008
Community Turns Out For Mental Health Forum
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Multnomah County Exploring State Of Mental Health Care
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
OHSU Doctors Researched Treatment For Kennedy's Tumor Type
Oregon Part Of Largest-Ever Settlement With Merck
OHSU Study Begins On Cardiac Arrest Victims
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Heroin Overdoses Push Drug Deaths Up In Oregon
Oregon Researcher Discovers Biology Behind Lung Cancer
Monday, May 12, 2008
Portland Boys At Center Of Federal Autism Case
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Washington Holds Mental Health Summit
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Health Fund Board Holding Listening Sessions Around State
Monday, May 5, 2008
Washington Measles Outbreak Worries State Health Officials
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Cascadia Hopes Bank Will Give It Time
Monday, April 21, 2008
WA Tobacco Settlement Goes To Life Sciences Research
Friday, April 18, 2008
Providence Receives Grant To Develop Stem Cell Therapies
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Will Climate Change Bring New Diseases To Northwest?
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Oregon Health Plan Cuts Led To More ER Visits
Pacific Northwest Home To Major Malaria Research
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tigard High Opens new School Based Health Clinic
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
New Teen Health Center Opens At Tigard High School
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Odds High, Stakes Higher In Health Care Lottery
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
NW States Update Organ Donation Laws
Friday, March 21, 2008
On Our Minds: OPB's Series On Mental Health Care In Oregon
MindFreedom Seeks To Insure Rights Of Those With Mental Illness
Friday, March 14, 2008
Rural Oregon's Hidden Epidemic - Mental Illness and Suicide
Needs Of 'Dual Diagnoses' Sufferers Difficult To Meet
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Study Finds Outside Support Best For Weight Loss
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Businesses Meet To Talk About Escalating Heathcare Costs
Friday, March 7, 2008
Pendleton Academies Provide Rural Mental Health Care
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Police And Jails Providing Much Of State's Mental Health Care
Oregon Groups Help Fund Washington Assisted Suicide Measure
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Teens Turning To Prescription Drugs
Friday, February 29, 2008
Diagnosis Critical To Treating Children With Mental Health Disorders
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wraparound Program Aims To Care For Mentally Ill Children At Home
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Bend Hospital Suicide Raises Questions
Friday, February 22, 2008
State Needs Both A New Hospital And A New System Of Care
Oregon’s Mental Health Parity Lets Some Fall Through Cracks
Thursday, February 21, 2008
New Psychiatric Rules Frighten Mental Health Community
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Board Seeks Solutions To Healthcare Problems
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Oregon Researchers Find Link Between Free Infant Formula And Breastfeeding
Monday, February 4, 2008
How Many Nurses Are On Duty? Patient Safety Act Would Require Disclosure
Friday, February 1, 2008
Huge Task Ahead For State Hospital Oversight Group
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
State Releases Hospital Quality Report
Thursday, January 17, 2008
WA Lawmakers Scrutinize Pharmaceutical Data Mining, Gift-giving
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Small Towns Sponsor Their Next Doctors
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Mental Health Cutbacks Have Ripple Effect
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Health Officials Announce 'Wellness Initiative' For Mentally Ill
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Rep. Hooley Introduces Bill To Prevent Elder Suicide
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Family Files Suit Over Nursing Home Injuries
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Oregon A National Leader In Health Care
Ad Campaign Seeks To Reduce Unintentional Shootings
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Speaker Pelosi Visits To Discuss Sharing Health Care Information
OSU Team Uses Nanotech To Deliver Chemicals To Tumor
Monday, November 26, 2007
Multnomah County Moves To Limit Mental Health Coverage
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Hooley Hoping To Beef Up Consumer Protections
Friday, November 2, 2007
Drug-Resistant Staph Worries Northwest Parents
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Oregon's Death With Dignity Law Turns 10
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Women's Health Report Raises Concerns About Increasing Obesity
Monday, October 8, 2007
OHSU Researchers Find Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Mother's Hips
Friday, October 5, 2007
Walden Remains Opposed To Children's Health Bill
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Oregon Delegation Angry About Bush Veto Of SCHIP Expansion
Lack Of Health Insurance Leads Many To Bankruptcy
Harvard Doctor Discusses Medical Study
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Wyden Health Care Bill Gains Support In Senate
Monday, October 1, 2007
PSU Study Looks At 'Age-Friendliness' Of Cities
Friday, September 28, 2007
Layoffs Cut Mental Heath Services For Oregon Children
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Study Finds No Evidence To Support Dire Assisted Suicide Predictions
Friday, September 21, 2007
The Cupboard Is Looking Bare At The Oregon Food Bank
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Bend's Homeless Shelter Gets Permanent Home
System Launched To Find Vulnerable People In Emergency
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Drug Report FInds Meth Still A Problem In Oregon
Suicide Rate For Vets Twice That For Non-Veterans
Monday, September 17, 2007
OHSU Seeks To Study Patients During Cardiac Arrest
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Crow Found In Hillsboro With West Nile Virus
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
New Machine At OHSU Promises Reduced Prostate Cancer Side Effects
Friday, September 7, 2007
Fairs Offer Differing Approach To Trans Fats
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Idaho Lags Behind In Mental Health
OHSU Institutes Smoking Ban
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Making Of A Rural Doc
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Appeals Court Overturns Eugene Hospital Ruling
General Surgeons Hard To Replace In Rural Hospitals
Friday, August 31, 2007
E Coli Beef Infects Deschutes Mother, Child
Effects Of Medicaid Change Hard To Gauge
Theories Abound For Drop-off In West Nile Virus Cases
Thursday, August 30, 2007
West Nile Cases In Humans Down Sharply Across Region
Big Tobacco Heads To Courtroom Over Measure 50
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
OHSU Diabetes Study Shows Promise For Type 2 Sufferers
Counties Shift Focus To Treating West Nile Patients
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Kaiser Studies Gestational Diabetes And Childhood Obesity Link
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Portland Police Issue Expensive Reminders To Yield For Pedestrians
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The Battle Over Children's Health Insurance
Medicare Bus Brings Message Of Prevention To Portland Seniors
Veterans Hospital Opens In Wenatchee, Others Slated
Monday, August 13, 2007
Study Finds Drug Use Increases With 'Acculturation'
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Malheur County May Have Oregon's First West Nile Case This Year
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
How To Pick The Perfect Watermelon
Friday, August 3, 2007
Federal Program May Help Oregon's Uninsured Children
State Launches Hospital Costs Comparison Web Site

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