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Goodwill nets multiple benefits from E-Cycle program

Manufacturer-funded electronics recycling exceeds expectations

December 10, 2009

An electronics recycling program launched in Washington state this year has proven to be a boon to its nonprofit collectors, including Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest, which is one of the major collectors for the program in Eastern says

High blood pressure linked to middle-age memory loss

People with high diastolic reading found more likely to have cognitive problems

December 10, 2009

High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found that people with high diastolic blood pressure, which is

Pain program at St. Luke's adapts, eyes name change

Effort that helps injured workers get back on the job modified to meet L&I rules

December 10, 2009

David Cole

St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute here has responded to new workers' comp rule changes by lengthening its "pain program" and changing eligibility timing. Separately, it's considering a name change to promote the fact that it has a significant the

Clinic here joins in Phase 1 trial of cancer treatment drug

Medication targets patients who haven't responded to therapy, could prolong life

December 10, 2009

David Cole

Evergreen Hematology & Oncology, of Spokane, says it has joined in a Phase 1 clinical trial of a potential new drug for patients who have advanced, incurable cancerous tumors.The study is mainly for patients with breast or prostate cancer, but a

Valley Hospital increases recruitment of physicians

CHS medical facility says 12 new doctors there include seven hospitalists

December 10, 2009

Mike McLean

Valley Hospital & Medical Center has recruited 12 doctors during its first year under the ownership of Community Health Systems Inc., and the dozen physicians are the largest recruiting class there in recent years, says Sasha Jackowich, a hospital

New Deaconess CEO expects improvements

Leader at CHS-owned facility here aims to integrate specialty, primary medical services

December 10, 2009

Mike McLean

William Gilbert, the new CEO at Deaconess Medical Center, says he expects to follow up substantial quick fixes at Deaconess Medical Center with long-term improvements that will make consumers choose to come to Deaconess for hospital a Northern work

Does your job make you itch and wheeze?

Contact dermatitis, asthma both said to be common occupational ailments

December 10, 2009

Occupational contact dermatitis and asthma are two of the most common work-related health issues facing workers worldwide today, say experts who presented their latest research on the topic at a recent annual meeting of the American College of & in

Spokane researchers connect phosphorus to heart disease

Using data collected in the long-term Spokane Heart Study, they now eye pilot study

December 10, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Using data collected in a well-known, long-term heart study here, Spokane researchers have discovered what they believe is a link between elevated levels of phosphorus in the bloodstream and a deadly form of heart disease. The researchers also a

Small Business Watch: December 10, 2009

December 10, 2009

Salon space changes hands; Namaska moves Soltice Simple 'Soul'utions, a Nine Mile Falls-based company, has taken over operation of the Karmony beauty salon at 3810 N. Monroe, but has retained the Karmony name, says owner Stacey last a

Hospitalists bring positive change

December 10, 2009

Editor's Notebook

Hospitalists—the relatively new breed of physicians who work full time inside hospitals—infuse the coldly clinical environment they inhabit with a nicely counterbalancing mix of compassion, care management, and personal communication at I