How safe is it to leave your age 11-13 old children home alone? Read more about children and home safety from the Home Safety Council.
Healthy Sleep Habits:
Cell phone use may affect teen sleep habits.
Read tips to minimize exposure to radiation when using a cell phone. Special precautions are important for children under the age of 12!
Challenge your memory; take the ’s’ quiz or the double-meaning quiz from the Long Island Alzeihmer’s Foundation.
Sign up for the Washington State Prescription Drug program that offers discounted prescription drugs for uninsured or underinsured residents.
Time to Talk highlights the importance of sharing all of your health care practices, including alternative treatments, with your doctor. Read tips to talk to your health care provider from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Read How Not to Get Burned on the 4th and how to prevent other holiday hazards.
Update on how to prevent MRSA infections when working out at the gym.
Read about Fireworks Safety and send the Health-e-card to friends to wish them a safe July 4th!
Dept. of Natural Resources urges caution to prevent fires over the 4th of July weekend. Read the DNR tips here.
Burn bans are in effect in several areas of Washington. Call 1-800.323.BURN (2876) before burning or log onto the DNR website. Click on ‘fire information and prevention’ and go to ‘wildfire related maps.’ The burn risk map link is in the bottom right-hand corner.
Get Food Safety tips for weekend gatherings from the Dept. of Health.
Do you know the symptoms for ’silent strokes’ ? Also read Know Stroke for action tips from the National Institute of Health.
Women may have unique symptoms of stroke.
Try out the pill identification tool from WebMd.
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