Health & Fitness

Life & Style Drug companies blast county's pill disposal plan

By Rose Egge Published: May 16, 2013 at 5:16 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 10:14 AM PDT

The county's plan to make drug companies pay for medication disposal faced opposition in a public hearing.

Life & Style County may force drug companies to pay to get rid of your pills

By Rose Egge Published: May 15, 2013 at 10:01 AM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 10:42 AM PDT

The King County Board of Health wants to create a program for residents to easily get rid of their unwanted medications, and it’s expecting drug manufacturers to pay for it.

Life & Style VIDEO: What your body does in 30 seconds (Video)

By Hanna Brooks Olsen Published: May 16, 2013 at 12:35 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 12:35 PM PDT

What are you doing right now? Nothing? Not true. This Buzzfeed video will make you reconsider what you're really doing when you're just sitting at your desk or waiting in traffic.

Life & Style New law could help high-school students save lives

By Rose Egge Published: May 10, 2013 at 10:47 AM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 11:46 AM PDT

Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1556 into law this week, which will require all Washington state high schools to include CPR training in their health education curriculum.

Life & Style New law a victory for epileptic students

By Rose Egge Published: May 8, 2013 at 2:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 2:04 PM PDT

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill into law which will allow someone besides a school nurse to administer potentially life-saving nasal spray medications to students.

Life & Style Can Facebook be used to find young alcoholics?

By Rose Egge Published: May 8, 2013 at 11:48 AM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 2:14 PM PDT

Local researchers are scanning college students’ social media sites to identify which will become alcoholics later in life.

Life & Style Cold water can be deadly on warm weekend

By Rose Egge Published: May 3, 2013 at 1:31 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 2:17 PM PDT

While the skies will be sunny this weekend local experts warn waters will be cold and residents should be cautious.

Life & Style Recession weighs heavy on Snohomish Co. residents’ health

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 30, 2013 at 12:56 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 4:21 PM PDT

The Snohomish Health District has released a report showing how the economy has adversely affected community health.

Life & Style The doctor will see you (and you, and you and you)

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 12:02 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 3:04 PM PDT

More patients are seeing their doctor in groups and say they are learning from each other.

Life & Style Spring cleaning can stir up animal-carried diseases

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 24, 2013 at 2:03 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 24, 2013 at 2:03 PM PDT

Experts are warning Washington residents to be careful when cleaning up after wild animals.

Life & Style Cancer treatment with fewer side effects? Proton therapy comes to NW (Photo Gallery)

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 24, 2013 at 11:31 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 24, 2013 at 2:19 PM PDT

A new kind of cancer treatment is now available in the Pacific Northwest.

Life & Style USDA starts new program to track farm animals

By Associated Press Published: Apr 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM PDT

The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease.

Life & Style Sports help blind kids overcome fears (Photo Gallery)

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 20, 2013 at 6:16 AM PDT

Blind children have fewer opportunities to be physically active, but benefit greatly when they are included in sports.

Life & Style Five ways to de-stress

By STAR Staff Published: Apr 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM PDT

After a week filled with tragic and exhausting news -- not to mention the trials of everyday life -- most of us are probably feeling fairly stressed. But in addition to being emotionally tiresome, stress is can also be physically dangerous to your health.

We've got a few tips on how to easily, naturally lower your stress levels, both immediately and over the long-term:

Life & Style The number one snack in America is...fresh fruit!?

By Hanna Brooks Olsen Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 12:05 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 18, 2013 at 12:05 PM PDT

If you were to drop into the on-air studio during the Kent & Alan show, you'd notice the distinctive smell of orange peels. That's because Alan and Leonard are almost constantly snacking on fresh fruit -- and they're not alone! According to a survey last month, fresh fruit is America's number one snack choice, beating out chips, chocolate, and other less healthy choices. Nice work, America!