According to the LA Times, roughly 150 people have access to at least part of a patient's records during a hospitalization, and 600,000 payers, providers have some access. Multiple access points over an open network like the Internet increases po…[more]

I've tried Nutrisystem with some success but wouldn't recommend it to others (more on that later). What have you tried that works? 

It's resolution time and for most of us that means shedding a few pounds or getting back in shape. But for many of us, we've let ourselves go. Personally, I haven't worked out in months and my family and I ate anything and everything we wanted over the holidays. Is there a way to jump start your metabolism? How do you get started? What has worked for you?

It's a new year and time for new resolutions. I've been reflecting on 2008 and how I deprioritized my health last year opting instead to spend most of my time and energy getting accustomed to and enjoying living in a new city. Now that I can comfortably call myself a Seattleite, it's time to prioritize my health. My focus this year will be on creating a managable routine and working on stress management.

There are 2 inches of snow at Snowqualmie and about 4 at crystal. It looks like I won't be snowboarding for a while. I really want to stay active this winter but get very bored at the gym and am not much of a runner.I’m desperate to find a cold weather activity or sport that will keep me active and most of all, having fun! What cold weather activities other than snowboarding/skiing is there to do western Washington?

That's an alarming statement but digging a little deeper, it isn't as scary or shocking as it sounds. Personality disorders exist on a continuum, mild disorders only occur during times of increased stress while serious disorders interfere with psychological and social functioning daily. Check out this list of personality disorders.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28002991/

This is my first Thanksgiving without family (besides T and the cat). We're celebrating with friends and I can have more of a say on the menu -- so, I'd like to try some healthier versions of Thanksgiving foods. (Sorry grandma, but I'm passing on your creamed onion recipe with real cream)I'd love your suggestions. We're a bunch of twenty somethings taking our first crack at replicating or improving upon mom's cooking and need recipes!

I love protein smoothies...a little too much. For breakfast I put a Spiru-tein chocolate or vanilla protein packet, 1 cup of skim milk, a tbsp of chopped almonds, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 1 tbsp of ground flax, 1/2 cup of strawberries and ice cubes in a blender. The result is the most delicious smoothie ever.Lately, I've been getting home and am too tired to make dinner. So I have another smoothie.Is it ok to drink more than 1 of your meals per day?

Enough is enough! I haven't been eating tomatoes or drinking red wine, I'm keeping hydrated, and I just had a bad migraine this morning. A cool, dark room and 2 excedrine migraine does the trick in a few hours, but what if you don't have a few hours?Does someone have a suggestion for relieving migraines? Do you take medication?I've had all the MRI'…[more]

Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, chief of the CDC's developmental-disabilities program at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was interviewed in Newsweek and said that it isn't that "the rates of autism have gone up, just that now we have some mo…[more]