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nearly four years ago, I had two encounters with health professionals that sent chills down my entire body. The first was with a physical therapist, whom I'd gone to see [...]

'Mom, I have a new favorite sandwich!' my youngest daughter told me when I picked her up from the in-home daycare where she goes after school. 'It's peanut butter and [...]

Several patients I knew had been "fired" by their oncologists for trying alternative treatments without their doctors' knowledge. Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest cancer in the United States: Around three in four patients die within a year of being diagnosed. RESOURCES FOR PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK Patient support, clinical trial information, and more (pancan.org) PROJECT PURPLE A source for financial support (projectpurple.org) CANCER COMMONS A network of patients and experts for those with metastatic cancer (cancercommons.org) Go to prevention.com /pancan-teri for more help and Facebook-group links. There is no such thing as Stage V. Ideally, patients would wait for drug or other treatment regimens to go through exhaustive clinical trials and become part of the standard treatment for their cancer. [Extracted from the article]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q The other moms in my child's class all seem to know each other. I feel like a loser when I hear them talking about scrap booking parties […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ever heard your kid say, "Hey Mom, I'd really like you to send me to my room"? Of course not. But that's because "discipline" isn't the same as […]

Technology again takes the spotlight when it comes to the Portland Chamber Top 10 Growth Companies list for 1998. For many of the winners, such as Clarity Visual Systems and [...]

Experts present tips for making new friends for women who have shifted to new place, married, changed jobs, or have risk losing old friends. Some of them include being conscious and making efforts for making friends, pursuing a passion and making friends by joining a group, and always keeping in touch through sources like mail.

Even in the 21st century--with its hefty number of working-mom breadwinners--many women have deeply felt fears about managing money. Let's call it financial phobia. It's that secret worry that no [...]

It used to be something parents did only for their academically struggling students. Today, hiring a tutor is a whole different ballgame. Got a gifted child who needs more challenge? [...]

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Ah, the ubiquitous smartphone. And then there's the plan--oy. Used to be you decided how many minutes you needed and which carrier [...]

Socking away money for your 'golden years' isn't easy, especially when you have a pile of family expenses that need to be paid right now. Still, you know you need [...]

If you think day care or preschool is spendy, wait until the kiddos are ready for college. Not to scare you (too much), but the much-complained-about rise in college costs [...]

These women faced more than $100,000 in debt but found ordinary, everyday ways to pay it all off. Follow their lead-the peace of mind is priceless. LESLI GRESHOIDT Oswego, IL [...]

It seems like basic info, but, amazingly, 43 percent of people can't correctly state their partner's salary. And l-in-10 are off by $25,000 a year or more, according to Fidelity [...]

You probably rarely set foot inside your bank branch these days--too busy, and no need anyway. If you already do most of your banking online and are looking for lower [...]

Byline: Teri Cettina How kids can "help," from Barbara Sher, author of Spirit Games and Extraordinary Play With Ordinary Things: A 2-year-old can: * Put all the family's socks into […]

Byline: Teri Cettina Austin Smith of West Linn, OR, loves Harry Potter, so his mom bought him a striped scarf like the boy wizard's. But when the 8-year-old opened the […]

Byline: Teri Cettina How do teachers keep a class full of kids from making a colossal mess, when we can't even keep one kid's stuff from taking over the house? […]

Byline: Teri Cettina By third grade or so, kids are learning about money at school and are often itching to handle their own. Starting an allowance is a great way […]

Byline: Teri Cettina How to even the score when it comes to housework and kid duty "I picked up the kids from daycare all week; you bathed the dog." "I […]

Byline: Teri Cettina Nikolas Childers, 8, and his friend Noa have a lot in common: Both kids love soccer and are starting third grade this year. Another buddy of Nik's, […]

Byline: Teri Cettina Ever been stuck in a Go Fish marathon? Dreading round seven of Candy Land? Next time you're trying to extricate yourself gracefully, explain to your child that […]

Byline: Teri Cettina 5 simple things you can start teaching your child today My older daughter, Sophie, and I have a pretty good routine going at the mall. She understands […]

Byline: Teri Cettina When your child's ready to move on from sippy cups, naps, and more WHAT'S OUT: Precutting every bite WHAT'S IN: Letting 'em dig in Ready, or not? […]

Byline: Teri Cettina KID COMFORT * Give good medicine Being sick is hard enough--it's nice if the medicine doesn't make your child feel worse. Ask your pediatrician to suggest over-the-counter […]

Byline: Teri Cettina No matter how hard you try to teach your baby the names for things you think he should learn ("This is a book! BOOK!"), he's far likelier […]

Byline: Teri Cettina 8 simple ways to get a better handle on your finances 1. Make a list of what's bugging you. Sometimes we don't really know why we're worried […]

Byline: Teri Cettina Whether you're running errands or taking a long trip, these fun activities will make the miles fly by--and teach a thing or two NUMBER FUN * Count […]

Byline: Teri Cettina Tired moms of toddlers wonder: "When will he play alone?" If your child is 2, the answer is "Now!" But he'll probably play by himself for only […]

Byline: Teri Cettina By the time she's 4 or 5 months old, your baby's personality will start to shine through--and it can clue you in to what's making her anxious […]

Byline: Teri Cettina Novelist and screenwriter Nora Ephron once wrote, "When you have a baby, you set off an explosion in your marriage, and when the dust settles, your marriage […]

Byline: Teri Cettina You made it through potty training only to discover you're up against a whole new challenge: cystitis, or bladder infection. Cystitis is the most common type of […]

Byline: Teri Cettina When Tim and Katie McNeil of Portland, OR, invited some new friends for dinner, the first thing their 3-year-old son, Dillon, told the guests was that his […]

'We could be thrifty again if we had to.' --KAREN POMAZAL, NAPERVILLE, IL By the time Karen's husband, Eric, graduated from physician assistant school, the couple had racked up what [...]

The Internet's new extensions give companies another shot at landing the perfect website moniker If you've always lamented missing out on that perfect name for your company's website, you may [...]

Earlier this year, the Portland-based Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (OGI) and Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) announced their intentions to merge. Plans call for OGI to become [...]

Oregon companies are finding that an energy-efficient office building can produce a more productive work force. STEP INTO THE NEW Wieden+Kennedy (W+K) headquarters building in Northwest Portland and there's no [...]

Telecom companies are constantly upgrading equipment, and it's created an opportunity for other businesses to buy their castoffs online. THE RATE AT WHICH THE telecommunications industry is advancing is mind-boggling. [...]

Think your dot-com won't need real estate to do business? Think again. Okay -- you're going to sell widgets on the Internet. Congratulations! Welcome to the new economy. So then, [...]

Two Oregon companies -- MedicaLogic and WellMed -- are becoming national leaders in a new kind of Internet application: electronic medical records. WHEN DR. CARL Erickson arrives at his Cascade [...]

'Us vs. them' attitudes are blotted out in companies using regular job shadowing. DONNA SMITH MAY BE ONE OF Columbia Helicopters Inc.'s most 'plugged in' employees. As the company's switchboard [...]

What's your child's best option for a heart-healthy ... QUICK BREAKFAST ON A BUSY DAY? a. Store-bought blueberry muffin (made with organic berries and flour) b. Egg/ham/English muffin sandwich from [...]

Even if you love your work, you've likely fantasized about quitting to stay home with your kids. In fact, 43 percent of working moms take a job leave at some [...]