Health

August 10, 2012 9:27 PM
When it’s finished this fall, the Bullitt Center (bullittcenter.org) will be the greenest commercial building on the planet, using solar...
June 21, 2012 9:30 PM
The BMW's were thick on the ground at McCaw Hall last night at a gathering of Seattle's most revered surgeons, doctors and global-health...
June 16, 2012 11:44 PM
Seattleites are nothing if not socially aware, but it can still be difficult for us to fully grasp the grave problems facing people who...
December 6, 2011 12:28 AM
January is the month for overly optimistic New Year’s resolutions, so why not dream big by signing up for an aerial yoga class? The...
October 17, 2011 4:55 PM
Beyond two locked security doors on the seventh floor of Seattle’s Veterans Affairs hospital (VA) on Beacon Hill, patients are treated for...
October 17, 2011 4:34 PM
MOST PEOPLE AGREE THAT dieting is easier when you do it with a buddy. If you live on Vashon Island, diet buddies are everywhere. That’s...
September 16, 2011 4:17 PM
Unlike most people, Nancy White looks forward to her monthly doctor’s appointment. Instead of waiting alone for her doctor in a cramped...
August 9, 2011 12:18 AM
Paging Jamie Oliver! There are chicken nuggets and sausage-on-a-stick on the Seattle Public Schools’ lunch menu. The ravioli comes from a...
August 9, 2011 12:12 AM
Seems like just yesterday video games were making the clumsy transition from bulky joysticks to sleek, wireless controllers. But youth...
July 19, 2011 7:46 PM
In the beginning, there was yoga. Next, hot yoga caught fire. But for Seattleites, even that wasn’t enough of a mind-body challenge. Now,...
June 13, 2011 5:42 PM
Emergency medical care in Washington is getting a radical makeover: Freestanding, “no wait” emergency centers are cropping up in fast-...
June 10, 2011 10:54 PM
Originally planted by the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in 1911, the Medicinal Herb Garden has survived budget cuts and...
May 23, 2011 8:17 PM
In this entrepreneurial town, we like to do things on our own time and that includes being active. Whether there’s one last work...
May 11, 2011 10:49 PM
We take pride in it: Our state regularly earns top honors as one of the most livable in the country, thanks to our old-growth forests, vast...
April 18, 2011 7:30 PM
You know where to go when things get tough: the spa. Soothing music, herbal tea, fluffy towels and a massage—your favorite pamper palace...