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Friday, March 13, the Kennewick School District released the following statement. We reprint it in it's entirety: "Benton-Franklin Health District is not recommending school closures or cancellations of events for the general public... Read More ... Read More ...

Find out why these won't work...but if modified, they will.

Washington State Department of Health launches new app.

Food is so good. It's a comfort for a lot of us, myself included. My husband only eats when he is hungry but I eat for so many more reasons. When I am hungry, sad, bored, happy, in a crowd, near a cow or while watching t.v. The list could get very long but as my weight-loss journey continues I do know that my binge eating is linked to my feelings and that can be a very dangerous place...

Can beer and health work together?

Some west side legislators calling for statewide ban on plastic bags. There's already one in Seattle and some other cities.

SAD is Seasonal Affective Disorder, and it actually impacts more of us than we think. According to a recent article in the Spokesman Review online, it isn't just some goofy idea brought up here from transplanted Californians who can't handle Northwest cold and temps...

Throw out that romaine lettuce for Thanksgiving, The CDC is urging that consumers check all of their lettuce or toss it out.

Only 20 percent of Americans are getting enough exercise and the amount of children who fall into the obese category has prompted researchers to take a look at the effects of starting to focus on physical activity younger -- I'm talking like 5 to even as young as 3 years old.

Even though we have no snow at this time, like we did last year, people are still getting sick. There's a flu advisory that has been issued for Washington State.

It's that time of year again ... and none of us is immune. Not even me! Yup -- a nasty, stubborn cold has been making its way around our offices, and after hearing all the coughing and nose-blowing echo down the halls for the past few weeks, the bug finally landed in my work space.

My package was waiting for me when I returned from vacation, and I opened it this morning! It came in the mail pretty quick from Omni-gym I could tell immediately that the quality is AWESOME!