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Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu season unpredictable
When people look back at 2009, swine flu will be remembered like an unwelcome house guest. It arrived seven months early and stayed — for months. [More]
By Sharon Salyer, Herald Writer | December 6
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Obama to visit hill as Dems hash out health reform
WASHINGTON — As the Senate health care debate stretched through the weekend, President Barack Obama made plans to visit Capitol Hill today to meet with Democratic lawmakers at a rare weekend caucus gathering. [More]
Los Angeles Times | December 6
Zhu Zhu Pets are unsafe, consumer group says
ST. LOUIS — A consumer group contends one of the holiday season’s must-have toys is unsafe. [More]
Associated Press | December 5
Tulalip man, 20, charged with baby boy's murder
MARYSVILLE — Doctors believe 15-month-old Damoniko Ashby was beaten and suffered for hours before he died. Prosecutors allege that the toddler was brutalized by his mother's boyfriend, James Fryberg. [More]
By Diana Hefley
Herald Writer | December 5
Homeless teenaged mom ‘overwhelmed’ by attention from camp birth
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The day after a harrowing pre-dawn birth inside a tent at a homeless camp along the Discovery Trail, both mother and baby girl were “doing great” at Southwest Washington Medical Center, a social worker said... [More]
By Andrea Damewood
The Columbian | December 5
Moses Lake doctor accused of bad breast surgery faces scrutiny from state b...
MOSES LAKE — The state agency that licenses doctors has accused a Moses Lake cosmetic surgeon of unprofessional conduct for performing breast reduction and liposuction on a 15-year-old girl. [More]
By Michelle Dupler
Tri-City Herald | December 5
Vulnerable patient missing from Western State Hospital
CHEHALIS — The Lewis County sheriff’s office is asking the public’s help in locating a 28-year-old man who has been missing since Sunday when he left Western State Hospital in Lakewood. [More]
Associated Press | December 4
Hutchinson Center wins cancer information contract
SEATTLE — The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $55.4 million, multiyear contract to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Seattle-based center is being hired to operate the nation’s Cancer Information Service Contact... [More]
Associated Press | December 4
• Finding Flexibility - Feldenkrais Movement : 7:15pm - 8:30pm, December 9, at Frances Anderson Center. Free yourself from restrictive habits and learn to move with more ease, gra...
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• The Early Days Of Grief: 6:30pm - 8:00pm, December 9, at Stevens Hospital, Auditorium A, 4th Floor. This monthly drop-in group is for those who are in the first six months of ...
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• Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group - Mill Creek: 10:00am - 11:30am, December 11, at Mill Creek Senior Center, 1st Floor Conference Rm.. Please note: This group only meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month.
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