VIDEO: First UK Tests Reveal Scope of Horse Meat Contamination

The discovery of horse meat in beef products has thrown Europe's meat industry into disarray

2013-02-15

Nic Robertson and Laura Smith-Spark CNN

LONDON (CNN) -- A Europe-wide scandal over horse meat in products labeled beef spread still further Friday, as UK authorities revealed the results of DNA testing on beef products and raided the premises of three more UK food firms. Read the complete article

Multnomah County: Get Kids Immunized before Feb. 20 Deadline

Free clinics are next week for the uninsured – otherwise children will be sent home

2013-02-14

Of The Skanner News

Months after a highly-publicized whooping cough epidemic, officials are doubling their efforts to reach Portland-area parents who have until Feb. 20 to get their kids vaccinated or the children will be sent home from school. Read the complete article

Pediatrician Yolanda Whyte, National Expert on African Americans and Fluoride, Speaks in Portland

Meanwhile, Washington State legislators early this week held a public hearing on the lack of preventive oral health care around the state

2013-02-08

Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

Clean Water Portland hosts Atlanta pediatrician Dr. Yolanda Whyte, current member of the National Medical Association’s Environmental Health Task Force, speaking on the impact of fluoride on children’s health. Read the complete article

2013 Portland Youth Summit Focuses on Wellness

Vursatyl hosts the music-filled Saturday night youth talent show Feb. 9

2013-01-29

Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

The 7^th Annual Portland Youth Summit, coming up Saturday, Feb. 9, at Portland State University Smith Memorial Union, brings a focus on physical and mental wellness with the theme, “Be Healthy or Die Trying.” Read the complete article

Red Cross Martin Luther King Jr. Blood Drive Jan. 21: Save a Life

SEI mentor Miki Hunnicutt is alive today because of many, many blood donors

2013-01-17

Daphne Mathew of the American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region

If not for generous Red Cross blood donors, SEI leader and youth mentor, Miki Hunnicutt may not be here to guide youth to a brighter future Read the complete article

VIDEO: Michelle Obama Shows us How to Stay True to a Style That Fits Your Life and Body

A lesson in style from the First Lady

2013-01-16

By Emanuella Grinberg CNN

In an image-conscious society, Michelle Obama embodies the importance of honing a signature style and remaining true to it. Read the complete article

Washington State Marriage Equality: The First Ceremonies in King County

King County Executive Dow Constantine presided over the history-making midnight event

2012-12-07

Photos by Susan Fried

Washington State's first same-sex couples in Seattle tie the knot at special ceremonies that kicked off the moment gay marriage was officially legal. Read the complete article

Tabouli: Good Food on a Tight Budget

Salad

2012-12-06

information to protect human health and the environment. Teaching families at risk of hunger how to get more food for their money and better nourishment from those foods, as part of the No Kid Hungry campaign. Read the complete article

Nutrition Boost from Antioxidants

Broccoli

2012-12-06

Relative percentage of glucoraphanin per serving of cruciferous vegetables: Cauliflower 1%* Kale 1%* Brussels Sprouts 13%* Cabbage 24%* Broccoli 100%* Read the complete article

The Glycemic Index Helps Make You Stay Healthy

2012-12-06

Many of the things you were taught were healthy -- orange juice, wheat toast, corn flakes, carrots -- are actually to be avoided. They cause blood sugar surges.

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