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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Cancer center receives award for commercial

The Tri-Cities Cancer Center in Kennewick received a 2013 Silver Aster Award for its “War on Cancer” commercial, a news release said. The video, depicting stereotactic radiosurgery, was written by cancer center staff and produced by Focal Point Marketing. Watch it online at vimeo.com...
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Ovarian Cancer Together holding walk Saturday in Richland

Ovarian Cancer Together, a local organization that helps ovarian cancer survivors and their families, is holding its first Teal to Toe Walk on Saturday at Howard Amon Park in Richland.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Welders at increased risk of hearing loss

Many welders today are at increased risk for hearing loss, not only due to the noise they are routinely subjected to as part of their job, but quite possibly from the welding fumes that they are exposed to on a regular basis.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Chaplaincy recognized for hispanic outreach program

Hospice at The Chaplaincy was recognized for its hispanic outreach program, Companeros en la Jornada, at the Tri-City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Shining Lights Gala.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

PS Media, KGH receive health care marketing award

PS Media and Kennewick General Hospital have received a 2013 Silver Aster Award in the in the TV/Video Advertising Series category for their “Choose Well” campaign. PS Media is a Kennewick multimedia, marketing and advertising agency.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Pasco woman receives leader, service award from Weight Watchers

A Pasco woman has received a Jean Nidetch Service Vision Leader of the Year Award from Weight Watchers.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Grants available to help with kids’ health care treatments

Grants from the nonprofit UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation are available to help families pay for their children’s health care treatments, services and equipment not covered — or not fully covered — by their commercial health insurance plan.
LIVING

Some parents say body-fat measurements hurt children's self-esteem, pose other risks

Like the other fourth-graders at King Lab, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment at the Evanston, Ill., school. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother recently told a panel of health experts.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation

The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.