Redmond looks into select outdoor smoking bans

June 19, 2013 4:00 am

Frustrated by citizen complaints of second-hand smoke and fed up with using city staff to pick up cigarette butts where smokers....MORE

Brain scans show 2 types of veterans with Gulf War syndrome

June 18, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Using brain scans and exercise stress tests, researchers have identified two biologically distinct subgroups of veterans suffering from “Gulf War illness."Their bodies reacted differently to physical exertion, and their....MORE

Studies

Stem cells put to the test on infant hearts

June 17, 2013 4:00 am

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Every year, about 1,000 babies are born in the United States with half a heart — a rare defect that requires a series of risky surgeries and, even then, leaves the infants with a strong likelihood that their hearts....MORE

Bend

Police chief sees pilot program for info sharing

• Jeff Sale believes public agencies must work together to prevent mass shootings

June 16, 2013 4:00 am

Bend Chief of Police Jeff Sale says local law enforcement, health care and school officials might be interpreting federal health and education privacy laws too narrowly, and that could prevent the sharing of crucial information about students and....MORE

What happens to women who are denied abortions?

June 16, 2013 4:00 am

S. arrived alone at a Planned Parenthood in Richmond, Calif., four days before Christmas. As she filled out her paperwork, she looked at the women around her. Nearly all had someone with them; S. wondered if they also felt terrible about themselves or if having someone along made things easier. She began to cry quietly. She kept reminding herself that she felt secure in her decision. “I....MORE

Need to know

Soccer players should limit ‘headers’ to avoid brain injury, researchers say

June 15, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Heading the ball is a key soccer skill, but a new study finds that players who headed the ball frequently....MORE

Support groups

June 15, 2013 4:00 am

Abilitree Peer Group For Persons Affected by a Disability: 541-388-8103, ext. 203. Abilitree Young Peer Group: 541-388-8103 ext. 207. ADHD Adult support group: 541-420-3023. Adoptive Parent Support Group: 541-389-5446. Age Wide Open (Adult Children....MORE

Keep your joints movin’, not achin’

June 14, 2013 4:00 am

You’ve probably seen people a decade or so older than you, who move stiffly and slowly, complaining often about aching joints. It’s frightening. Will that be YOU in 10 years? Here’s the good news: It doesn’t have to be.....MORE

Parking garage crash victim dies

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

A Powell Butte man died Wednesday at St. Charles Medical Center, two days after his car fell from the second story of an east Bend parking structure, according to police and hospital authorities. Richard Marsellos, 87, lay in critical condition at....MORE

Science

Malaria kit is fast; can it be cheaper?

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

A student-professor team at Case Western Reserve University has invented a hand-held malaria detector that works on an unusual principle: Malaria parasites are stuffed with iron, so their innards can be magnetized. The team, which has incorporated....MORE

Money

Q&A on new health insurance exchanges

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

Consumers want to know: Will health insurance cost more, less or about the same on the new health insurance exchanges?Politicians, for their own reasons, have the same question about the impact of the Affordable Care Act on insurance in 2014.....MORE

Study

Research suggests benefits of a vegetarian diet — years added to your life

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Can a vegetarian diet add years to your life?A new study suggests the answer could be yes. After examining the health records of 73,308 people for an average of nearly six years, researchers discovered that vegetarians were 12....MORE

Health Events

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

“EASE YOUR PAIN": Learn two to three scientifically proven pain-reducing practices presented by Healing Bridge Physical Therapy; donations accepted, reservations recommended; noon-1 p. m.; Tuesday; Bend Karate Club, 502 N. E. Revere Ave.; 541-....MORE

Find pickled perfection

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

Pickles are created in cold-water brine with salt, vinegar, sugar and spices. Because pickled fruits or vegetables aren’t heat-treated, their nutritional value stays intact. And the fermentation process produces probiotic bacteria, which....MORE

Running

Train drain: Get more by doing less

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

CHICAGO — Shortly after Matt Ancona started running to lose weight, his competitive nature kicked in. He ran a marathon,....MORE

Nutrition

Caffeine and kids: Is it a safe mix?

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

Caffeine-infused waffles and maple syrup are being promoted as energizing alternatives to a morning mug of coffee. But the recent....MORE

Medicine

Genetic testing

• For Bend women, it answers some questions, raises others

June 13, 2013 4:00 am

Ginger Risch's lifetime of symptoms amounted to what sounded like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a group of disorders that affect a body's connective tissues — mostly the skin, joints and blood vessels. EDS symptoms can range from loose joints — causing repetitive, painful dislocations, for example — to life-threatening complications. Some types of EDS can cause blood-vessel or uterus-....MORE

Hepatitis outbreak spreads

June 12, 2013 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix produced by an Oregon company and sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with illnesses in eight states. The CDC....MORE