Health & Fitness

Life & Style Outdoor or indoor exercise? NW docs say do what you like best (Photo Gallery)

By Rose Egge Published: Jun 3, 2013 at 2:14 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 4, 2013 at 8:22 AM PDT

Northwest doctors say as long as you are exercising, it’s less important what activity you do.

Life & Style Parent 2 Parent: When should you intervene in a fight between kids? (Video)

By Natali Marmion, KATU News Published: May 31, 2013 at 9:02 AM PDT Last Updated: May 31, 2013 at 9:02 AM PDT

Natali talks with a parenting expert about realizing when it's time to intervene and break up an argument between your kids.

Life & Style Allergic to cats but would love to have one? Perhaps there's hope (Video)

By Mary Loos KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 30, 2013 at 4:37 PM PDT Last Updated: May 30, 2013 at 4:49 PM PDT

Cat allergies are a problem many people battle, but what if there was a way to know which cats cause the worst symptoms?

Life & Style Mom's obesity surgery may help break cycle in kids

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer Published: May 27, 2013 at 1:04 PM PDT Last Updated: May 29, 2013 at 3:28 PM PDT

Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children's genes behave.

Life & Style Parents find it difficult to get PANDAS diagnosed, treated (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 28, 2013 at 10:20 PM PDT Last Updated: May 29, 2013 at 9:20 AM PDT

In a statement released Monday the mother of the boy accused of wanting to attack his Albany high school with bombs and guns revealed that her son suffers from a rare disorder called PANDAS.

Life & Style Medical pot laws and treats may send more kids to ER

By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Published: May 27, 2013 at 3:17 PM PDT Last Updated: May 28, 2013 at 9:14 AM PDT

Increased use of medical marijuana may lead to more young children getting sick from accidentally eating food made with the drug, a Colorado study suggests.

Life & Style Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 8:11 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM PDT

The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject.

Life & Style More doctors, hospitals using electronic records

By Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:26 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 12:33 PM PDT

The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.

Life & Style KATU's Shellie Bailey-Shah had same genetic test as Angelina Jolie (Video)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 14, 2013 at 11:43 AM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 6:04 PM PDT

While being treated for breast cancer in 2008, Shellie Bailey-Shah had the same genetic test as Angelina Jolie to assess the risk of passing a dangerous gene along to her children. We're re-posting her 2008 stories to give you some insight into the test and its ramifications.

Life & Style Should the state buy treadmill desks for employees? (Video)

By Hillary Lake, KATU News Published: May 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 5:50 PM PDT

A state lawmaker wants to try a program where some state emplyoees are given treadmill desks to promote better health. He argues it could save the state in long-term health care costs.

Life & Style The doctor will see you (and you, and you and you)

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 1:50 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 3:04 PM PDT

More patients are seeing their doctor in groups and say they are learning from each other.

Life & Style Debating fluoride: Can it hurt you? (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU News Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 6:30 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 10:45 AM PDT

Right now, Portland is the largest non-fluoridated metro area in the country. Voters are deciding whether to allow the city to add fluoride to their water and the issue has families lining up on both sides.

Life & Style Docs warn teens: Don't take the cinnamon challenge

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Published: Apr 22, 2013 at 7:22 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 22, 2013 at 9:27 AM PDT

Don't take the cinnamon challenge. That's the advice from doctors in a new report about a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos but which has led to hospitalizations and a surge in calls to U.S. poison centers.

Life & Style Sports help blind kids overcome fears (Photo Gallery)

By Rose Egge Published: Apr 19, 2013 at 1:19 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 20, 2013 at 6:16 AM PDT

Blind children have fewer opportunities to be physically active, but benefit greatly when they are included in sports.

Life & Style Prices on generic prescriptions are soaring - what's going on? (Video)

Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 6:10 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 18, 2013 at 6:11 PM PDT

They're supposed to be the cheap alternative to expensive prescription drugs but over the past few months a lot of generic brands have jumped quite a bit in price. Watch Ian Parker's story.