Check out Prosser’s Cherry Blossoms this April
As spring spreads into the Tri City area, the cherry trees turned color.
Flowers are expected to peak by April 15th, according to a Chukar Cherries news release. Prosser-based business, which produces chocolate cherries, nuts and berries, has compiled recommended driving tours to enjoy Yakima Valley flowers.
The 20-minute driving route begins with Prosser and passes through the original Chukar orchard. The map can be found at chukar.com/blossom-tour, and the web page is updated weekly on Mondays with current Blossom forecasts.
Chukar Cherries also sells Cherry Blossom Chocolate, a treat with dry tart cherries, dark chocolate and pink white chocolate shells. The business noted that these treats will be available at Capitol Gift Shops in Washington, DC during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Delta Dental Partnership to Provide Auditory Medicine
Delta Dental in Washington is making access to hearing medicine for individuals and family planning members through a new partnership.
The business is working with Amplifon Hearing Health Care, providing Delta Dental Member with free access to more than 7,000 hearing health providers.
The program allows participants to enter a 60-day hearing aid exam and offers a one-year follow-up care program to allow participants to transition to new hearing aids.
Participating members will also have access to virtual hearing screenings and on-demand virtual visits with Amplifon’s remote care team. Virtual screening is not a substitute for diagnostic tests by licensed professionals, but can provide rapid baseline readings of hearing abilities.
Visit amplifonusa.com/lp/deltadentalwa.
Abadan donates to meals on the wheels
Abadan has donated $13,000 to Mid-Columbia Meals from Wheels, a Northwest nonprofit Senior Life Resources program. This contribution will help support wheel diets in providing nutritious meals to seniors across the region as food prices rise.
Last year, Wheel’s meals delivered 278,000 meals to seniors across Benton and Franklin counties.
New colorectal cancer cases are still young
Adults under the age of 50 are well on track to become a major cause of this age group by 2030, according to the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Rachel Issaka, a gastrointestinal specialist at UW Medicine and an associate professor of gastroenterology, said the full explanation of increased incidence avoiding expert experts appears to be an influential factor.
“Over the past 30 years, colorectal cancer cases have doubled in people under the age of 50,” said Ithaca, who directs the Fred Hatch/UW Medical Population’s Health Colon Cancer Screening Program.
Dr. David Hockenbery, a UW Medical Gastroenterologist and researcher at the Fred Hatch Cancer Center, said early detection is important, causing it even earlier, and for people with a family history of colon cancer or colon polyps.
Research: New techniques for managing type 1 diabetes are effective for older people
In collaboration with five other institutions, a Washington State University study suggests that automated insulin delivery, or aid, systems are safe and effective for elderly people with type 1 diabetes.
The aid system uses sensors attached to the arm or belly to continuously monitor blood glucose levels. Data is notified to wearable insulin pumps that automatically regulate insulin administration. Some models provide real-time data for your smartphone.
The WSU findings counter the general assumption that older people struggle with advanced technologies involved.
This study is the largest clinical trial to enroll older people with type 1 diabetes, a group that was underrepresented in previous trials of aid devices.
Although the automated systems required more early technical support to train participants using devices, the surveys completed during the exam showed that participants were equally pleased to employ automated devices and were as easy to use as devices that would be easy to use.
Participants with mild cognitive impairment were able to use them as effectively as participants without the device.
Pasco’s octopus scroll is back
The Pasco Taco Crawl, released in 2015, began on April 18th and ran until May 3rd, where participants tried out 16 days of tacos.
Taco fans can purchase a booklet identifying this year’s Taco restaurant online for $35. Prices will rise to $40 on April 9th. It will also be available on Imbibe (104 N. 4th Avenue) throughout the event from April 18th at Cafe Con Arte (430 W. Columbia St.) from 11am to 6pm.
Proceeds from the event are headed towards Boys and Girls Clubs in Benton and Franklin counties.
Accessed: paskotacocrawl.com.
