Volunteer service, such as tutoring children, can help older adults delay or reverse declining brain function, says a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Md.Using functional magnetic the
Christ Clinic, a nonprofit medical clinic at 914 W. Carlisle, says its patient load has risen sharply since it moved into a larger building in the fall of 2008.Danielle Riggs, a nurse practitioner who's the clinical director of Christ Clinic, now
Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies at Kansas State University show they also can cause harm.Researchers in K-State's Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory have been how a
Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance service operated by nonprofit Inland Northwest Health Services, achieved a continuing, gradual climb in patient volume and revenues last year, banking clear of the dark clouds of the foresees some
Smart Smoke Inc., an electronic cigarette retailer here that targets longtime tobacco smokers, has enjoyed strong growth in its first year of operation, says Aaron Rollins, director of sales and marketing.Smart Smoke, which opened its first in a
Caf owner announces plans to offer classes Rita Marie's Caf, located in 1,800 square feet of leased space in an office building at 605 E. Holland, soon will start offering cooking classes evenings and weekends.Rita Schlosser, who a
Black Box Corp., a Lawrence, Pa.-based telecommunications company that operates a 32-employee regional office in Spokane, has launched a division that sells commercial flat-screen monitors that can be programmed to display informational and a for
The Washington state Department of Transportation has opened bids for a project it plans to begin in the spring to relocate the weigh station on Interstate 90 near the Washington-Idaho state line. The apparent low bidder for the work is Selland of
Victory Homes, a Coeur d'Alene-based home builder that previously had concentrated on the North Idaho market, says it's expanding into the Spokane market. The company recently began building single-family homes in the Prairie Crest development
Prominent Spokane developer Harlan Douglass plans to build a 256-unit apartment complex in Spokane Valley.Douglass couldn't be reached for comment, but a building permit application filed with the city of Spokane Valley shows that the Shelley 16