NWCN - News - Health http://www.nwcn.com/news/health RSS Feed for NWCN - News - Health en-us Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:22:56 GMT Moms lobby for 'beautiful and bald' Barbie for young cancer patients http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/Moms-lobby-for-beautiful-and-bald-Barbie-to-support-young-cancer-patients-137128483.html Barbie has been an astronaut, an architect, a Nascar driver, and a news anchor. Now, there’s an online movement to get her to attempt what could be her biggest feat yet: going bald to fight cancer. Drug company recalls bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/Drug-company-recalls-bottles-of-Excedrin-NoDoz-136910043.html Novartis is recalling some bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X Sunday over concerns that the bottles could contain stray pills from other medicines, or chipped or broken tablets. Whooping cough reaches 'epidemic' level in Snohomish County http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/Whooping-cough-cases-reach-epidemic-level-in-Snohomish-County-say-officials-136759008.html Whooping cough has reached an epidemic level in Snohomish County after 2011 saw a nearly ninefold increase in cases compared to the year before, health officials tell The Everett Herald. Fatty foods may cause brain damage, UW study says http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/Fatty-foods-may-cause-brain-damage-UW-study-says-136479218.html When someone constantly eats fatty foods, there's a good chance they're going to pack on pounds. But a new study says it's possible those fatty foods could also be causing brain damage. State receives nearly $17 million for children's health http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/State-receives-nearly-17M-for-childrens-health-136329758.html The federal government is giving Washington state nearly $17 million for enrolling more kids in health insurance. Teens can't have morning-after pill, says health secretary http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/FDA-debates-letting-teens-have-morning-after-pill-135166768.html The surprise move by the nation's health secretary overrules her own experts, who were preparing to let it be sold on drugstore shelves like condoms. 1-in-6 chance your cell phone has poop on it http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/1-in-6-chance-your-smartphone-has-poop-on-it-133548433.html An infographic from Keeping It Kleen reveals what you can find, but can’t always see, on gadgets at home. McRib contains same chemical in yoga mats http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/McRib-contains-chemical-yoga-mats-133075898.html The chemical, azodicarbonamide, is banned in Europe and Australia as a food additive. The saltiest restaurant foods in America http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/The-saltiest-restaurant-foods-in-America-133077163.html One breakfast is equal to 32 pieces of bacon, one pasta equals 10 large McDonald's French Fries and the saltiest food would be the same as eating five full size bags of potato chips, according to the authors of "Eat This, Not That." U.S. judge allows 11,000 to rejoin Washington health plan http://www.nwcn.com/news/health/US-judge-allows-11000-to-rejoin-Washington-health-plan-132649903.html To help balance the state budget, Washington kicked 17,000 people off its Basic Health Plan in March. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the state to invite 11,000 of them to rejoin the subsidized health-care program.