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At least 40 million Americans each year suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders, and an additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. Sleeping problems occur in […]

“The heart is a very resilient muscle,” says Woody Allen in his film Hannah and Her Sisters. And indeed it is. Charged with pumping blood throughout […]

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults. About 600,000 new strokes […]

By Jeannette Franks, PhD, a passionate gerontologist who teaches at University of Washington and Bastyr University; she is the author of a book on assisted living […]

For Pedro Antaran, an 83-year-old Seattle resident, the stroke came in the morning, with little warning. After waking up to make coffee, he noticed that his […]

Today, patients take an active role in their health care. You and your doctor will work in partnership to achieve your best possible level of health. […]

Prevention & Care In 2010, pneumonia, combined with influenza, was the eighth leading cause of death in the United Sates, according to the National Center for […]

By Steve Duno, Veteran pet behaviorist and author. Steve Duno lives in Seattle with his family and an ever-changing assortment of rescued pets, and has authored […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that occurs when certain neurons in the brain die or become impaired. These nerve cells, located in a midbrain […]