health

Covid cases do rise, but some of that due to increased testing in our area.

Plastic bag ban passed, was due to go into effect next January 1. Now a new wrinkle.

Despite rise in positives, negative tests rising as well.

Health District officials said in press conference Friday morning 15 tests on people so far have come back negative.

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

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

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.

I have seen so many photos of people sharing from Beijing from the Olympics to just outdoor photos. In almost every single one that I have seen there is a tremendous amount of smog in the background. It makes a lot of sense on way Beijing city officials are shutting the city down to give people a break from the smog.

I've been told Diet Coke will kill me, so before coming to the studio I stopped by Super Target to pick up a sandwich and some fancy health/energy drinks. I'm not really one to buy fancy drinks - I think froo froo Starbucks coffee drinks are a waste of money and many other drinks are popular mostly because they look aesthetically appealing...

If you're struggling with getting in shape you may need some extra help. May I recommend an app? Here are 10 you should download:

I know a guy who's lost almost 60 pounds and he attributes it all to his fitness tracker. They tell you heart rate, count your steps -- even critique your sleep patterns! I did some research and found the four best trackers for you to shop:

Think Stock Apparently wood burning stoves are bad for our health. In Anchorage Alaska they say that the air is worse during wood burning time that it is in Beijing on an everyday basis. It is due to everyone burning wood.