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Women found to donate less to charity in some cases

Study sought to shed new light on question of which gender is more generous

August 15, 2013

Given the chance, women are more likely than men to dodge an opportunity to donate to charity, a group of economists have found.The issue of which gender is more generous has been debated for years. A new field experiment conducted by scholars a

Big Brothers, Big Sisters gets big boost

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August 15, 2013

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, which claims to be the nation's largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, says it will be able to help mentor more young people thanks to $1.3 million raised through J.C. Penney Co.'s charitable

Gonzaga program works to equip future business managers

Gonzaga puts on leadership course for tomorrow's executives

August 15, 2013

Jessica Valencia

A Gonzaga University professional development program is aiming to help future Inland Northwest leaders through its nine-month intensive course in leadership that the school says has continued to be tapped by Inland Northwest businesses since it 41

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Nonprofit Big Table cares for hospitality industry

Nonprofit gains support from businesses here to aid restaurant employees in need

August 15, 2013

Treva Lind

Kevin Finch, a longtime Northwest food writer here, says Big Table, the Spokane Valley nonprofit he launched four years ago, is tapping into a growing number of Inland Northwest businesses to help restaurant and hospitality workers who need Table's

Physical therapist sees strides in women's treatment

Longtime clinic owner offers post-pregnancy, lymphedema therapies

August 1, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Paula Dillon Mays, a longtime physical therapist and clinic owner here, says she's seen treatment and the role of the PT change over the years, markedly in women's health.Mays, who founded Paula Dillon Mays Physical Therapy 24 years ago, now in

Identified gene said pivotal in spread of breast cancer

Further studies could result in new treatments, reduce death risk, researchers say

August 1, 2013

News Wise

Metastasis in breast cancer and the risk of death are reduced when the function of a certain gene, known as HGMA2, is limited, says a new study by Dr. Kiran Chada, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Robert Wood Johnson Medical a

Less-educated women shown to have higher mortality

Researchers say reasons for shorter life expectancy still need to be explored

August 1, 2013

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Less-educated white women were increasingly more likely to die than their better-educated peers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s, says a new study, which found that growing disparities in economic circumstances and health employment status

Rural patients said to skip treatments

Breast cancer sufferers outside cities get radiation less often, research shows

August 1, 2013

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were no significant mortality differences between the two groups, researchers found that rural women were less likely to have their estrogen receptor status tested and their tumor graded—two important elements of the diagnostic work-up for to

Women at greater COPD risk

Progressive disease gradually limits airflow as lung passages break down

August 1, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane resident Peggy Clymore, 70, stays active with her grandson and hobbies such as backyard gardening, though she says having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can slow her down.While Clymore relies on medical inhalers and using oxygen a

Number of women using VA health care climbs here

Program aims to help more female vets gain access to benefits

August 1, 2013

Mike McLean

The Mann-Grandstaff Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Spokane, is narrowing the gap between the rate of female veterans enrolled in VA health-care programs here compared with male veterans enrolled, but it still has work to do, says Julie Liss, 6