PED Inc., a Spokane-based nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting life-enhancing wellness programs for seniors, will host its 15th annual daylong senior wellness conference on Sept. 10, at Spokane Community College. PED Executive Director

Eating salmon or other fatty fish just once a week helped reduce men's risk of heart failure, a study shows, adding to growing evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are of benefit to cardiac health. Led by researchers at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess

Rockwood Clinic PS, of Spokane, is participating in a clinical study of a vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, to determine what dose would allow the maximum number of American children to be treated most effectively a

Cancer Care Northwest, of Spokane, has added doctors to its North Side clinic and has begun offering additional services there, along with completing a remodeling of the facility and purchasing new equipment, says Jean Galovin, the clinic now able

The nation's home foreclosure epidemic may be taking its toll on Americans' health as well as their wallets. Nearly half of people studied while undergoing foreclosure reported depressive symptoms, and 37 percent met screening criteria for major

One hospital here has ramped up its trauma center to provide full-time care for patients with moderate to severe injuries, while another has opted out of trauma care altogether. Both hospitals, which formerly accepted such patients on weeks, say