By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Janet Liang, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 22, turned her struggle into a national movement by blogging and raising awareness about the need for minority donors. Thousands of supporters joined the “Helping Janet” movement, expanding the bone marrow donation registry in an attempt [...]
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10 ways to stay healthy at work
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Work, work, work… It’s obvious the hours spent at work can be physically and mentally demanding, but spending long periods of time in offices, shops, or kitchens can be unhealthy in less obvious ways — think of the adverse effects of prolonged sitting or standing and the hygiene traps [...]
Posted in Health, Vol 32 No 3 | 1/12-1/183 Comments
10 ways to improve the Asian Diet
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly As 2013 kicks off, so do the New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier. Yes, getting in shape means changing your diet, but that doesn’t mean that you need to give up your favorite Asian foods! After all, Asian cuisine can be great for you. “Asian diets tend to be [...]
Posted in Health, Vol 32 No 3 | 1/12-1/181 Comment
Some things you should know about breast cancer, and some you can forget
Posted on 10 January 2013.
By Elisa Del Rosario Director of Grants, Education, and Advocacy
Posted in Health, Vol 32 No 3 | 1/12-1/182 Comments
Ed Wong notes disparity in Asian blood donation
Posted on 20 July 2012.
By Katelin Chow Northwest Asian Weekly For Ed Wong, 81, fighting the odds seems bleak, but he’s not fighting for himself. Ever since his son Kirby died in 2000 from complications following heart surgery, Ed has been on a mission to get more Asians to donate blood.
Posted in Features, Health, Profiles, Vol 31 No 30 | 7/21-7/270 Comments
Immigrants have hard time keeping their kids enrolled in their health insurance
Posted on 22 March 2012.
By Viji Sundaram New America Media When the breadwinner of a Hmong family in Merced, Calif., lost his employer-sponsored health insurance coverage when he got laid off from his job last year, he didn’t think to find a public insurance program for his 5-year-old son. So when his son got sick a few months later [...]
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 13 | 3/24-3/300 Comments
The secrets behind a healthy smile (and the difference between men and women when it comes to teeth)
Posted on 16 March 2012.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Tom Mar, DDS, owns Mar Family Dentistry, located in the International District at 318 6th Ave. S. in Seattle. He was a governor’s scholar and studied at Sacramento City College and the University of California, Davis. For this article, Mar cheerfully answered questions about teeth. NWAW: Are there dental issues [...]
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 12 | 3/17-3/230 Comments
Autism not diagnosed as early in minority children
Posted on 03 March 2012.
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Early diagnosis is considered key for autism, but minority children tend to be diagnosed later than white children. Some new work is beginning to try to uncover why — and to raise awareness of the warning signs, so more parents know that they can seek help [...]
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 10 | 3/3-3/90 Comments
10 unexpected (and natural!) ways to keep your stress in check
Posted on 16 February 2012.
By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Work, study, taking care of others, worrying about finance, and relationships…
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 8 | 2/18-2/241 Comment
Are Asian Americans immune to becoming overweight?
Posted on 16 February 2012.
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Asians don’t get fat…right? “Most Asians I encounter are smaller and thinner,” said Rebecca Kelley, a Korean American who is half white. She is the creator of MediocreAthlete.com. “I imagine it’s partly due to genetics and partly their upbringing.”
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 8 | 2/18-2/242 Comments
The gift of life — Northwest Kidney Centers celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, 50 years of saving lives through kidney treatments
Posted on 16 February 2012.
By Joyce F. Jackson For Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: Joyce F. Jackson, CEO and president of Northwest Kidney Centers, originally presented this as a speech given to the Seattle Rotary at its Jan. 25 meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. The speech has been edited from its original form. Seattle is an amazing place [...]
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 8 | 2/18-2/241 Comment
Diabetes becoming a global epidemic, but also hits close to home with Asian Americans
Posted on 16 February 2012.
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Diabetes is a disease that is quickly becoming a global epidemic. In recent history, diabetes has become the focus of numerous medical studies. Alarmingly, those that are Asian American or who live in Asian countries are some of the highest at-risk people in the world.
Posted in Health, Vol 31 No 8 | 2/18-2/243 Comments
Mandatory sick leave? Who pays?
Posted on 15 September 2011.
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly There were those who simply couldn’t miss a paycheck. So when they heard about the H1N1 virus, when they contracted it, and when their family members contracted it, they went to work, as usual.
Posted in Features, Health, Vol 30 No 38 | 9/17-9/231 Comment
Is there plasticizer in your food? What is the FDA hiding?
Posted on 23 June 2011.
By Ngoc Nguyen, Vivian Po, Summer Chiang New America Media More than three weeks after the Taiwanese government began a massive recall of tainted food products, the United States government has provided no guidance to retailers as to which products are safe to sell. By contrast, the Philippines, Canada, and New Zealand have published the [...]
Posted in Food, Health, Vol 30 No 26 | 6/25-7/10 Comments
Is smoking an epidemic for Asians?
Posted on 20 January 2011.
Tong K. began to smoke when he secretly took a smoking pipe from his parents in China at the age of eight.
Posted in Health, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/287 Comments
Medical refugees find themselves shut out from the care they need
Posted on 16 December 2010.
Serah Alexander lives under the crushing weight of medical bills. The mother of three was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her bones.
Posted in Community News, Features, Health, Vol 29 No 51 | 12/18-12/241 Comment
