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Making waves
May 29, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C1 Suzanne Smail credits her fear of the water to a green monster years ago on the Yellowstone River in Montana. She was 4 or 5, on a family canoe trip. …
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Swimming lesson: Don’t wait to exhale
May 29, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C5 Whether you’re a preschooler or a marathon runner, learning to swim starts with the basics. Lesson one for the grown-up newbies on Team Blaze Spokane: exhaling.
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Programs such as Free Rein give people with disabilities a therapeutic escape
May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 It took Karla Kimbrough a few minutes and some coaxing to step from an elevated ramp in an airy horse barn and swing her leg over Chester, a Fjord-Welsh pony … 2
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Rules for summer still apply: Slip, slop, slap
May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 How great does it feel to get a little sun on your skin? A good sunny day makes me want to put on some shorts and go out in the … 1
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Health Bulletin Board
May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C3 New listings Babysitting Basics – Course for youth ages 10-15 to prepare them with the skills they need to be a successful baby-sitter. Topics covered include: how to care for …
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North Idaho will offer rapid HIV tests in early June
May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C3 Free rapid HIV tests will be available in early June throughout North Idaho. The tests produce results in about 15 minutes, according to the Panhandle Health District, which is offering …
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Gallup poll: Horses ideal for therapy, studies
May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Horses are born survivors. That may be why they’re born teachers, too. Horses are particularly suited for therapy and educational work, said Patricia Pendry, an assistant professor of human development …
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Classes aim to prevent seniors from falling
May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C5 The Panhandle Health District is offering fitness-instructor training Thursday for classes that aim to help seniors avoid falls. The district’s Fit and Fall Proof classes are designed to boost strength, …
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Doctor K: Medications help combat yeast infection
May 17, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a vaginal yeast infection. The itching and burning are unbearable. How should I treat it? And how did I get it in the first place? …
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Pertussis shows persistence
May 15, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The whooping cough epidemic plaguing other counties in Washington has been slow to reach the Inland Northwest. While numbers in West Side counties continued to climb at the end of … 3
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Facebook feature leads to rise in organ-donor registrations
May 15, 2012 in Features on Page C3 A new feature on Facebook has led to a surge of organ-donor registrations in Washington. The feature lets users signify their status as organ donors on their Facebook timeline and …
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Doctor K: High-fiber diet full of benefits
May 10, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I recently read that fiber doesn’t prevent colorectal cancer. So is a high-fiber diet good for you or not? DEAR READER: Fiber was once thought to play …
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Partners rely on accountability
May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Pregnant with her fourth baby – six months after the birth of her third – Jamie Spranget promised herself she’d do something for herself after the birth of No. 4. …
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Stay the course
May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The post-Bloomsday glow is sweet, lending its aura of accomplishment and fitness over all who slip on their hard-won T-shirts. Bad news: The glow dims. Some runners and walkers who’d …
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Education, healthy liver can help keep hepatitis at bay
May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, can be caused by autoimmune disease, alcohol consumption, high doses of some drugs and medications (including acetaminophen and ibuprofen), and infections from viruses, bacteria …
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Gregoire puts cash toward stifling whooping cough
May 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 Gov. Chris Gregoire is reaching into emergency funds to help contain Washington’s whooping cough epidemic. Gregoire said Thursday she will make $90,000 in crisis cash available to help strengthen a …
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Doctor K: Three studies offer news on autism
May 3, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve heard that scientists have discovered genes that cause autism. Could this lead to a cure? DEAR READER: Three studies were recently published in the scientific journal …
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Pain reliever
May 1, 2012 in Features on Page C1 After decades of “hard livin’ ” – football and baseball as a young man, 23 years as a Marine pilot, serving in the Vietnam War – Bill Nichols suffers from …
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Before riding bicycle, check helmet’s size, fit, useful life
May 1, 2012 in Features on Page C5 It’s Bike Month in Spokane. Do you know where your helmet is? If you’re pretty sure it’s either in the garage or under your ski boots – but not entirely … 1
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Health Bulletin Board
May 1, 2012 in Features on Page C5 New listings Pre-Diabetes Class - Two-part class series for those who are or who know someone who is at risk for or has been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. All participants receive …
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Doctor K: ICD can save your life and alter it
April 26, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a heart arrhythmia. My doctor wants me to get an ICD. What do I need to know before agreeing to get one? DEAR READER: ICD …
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Beating obesity
April 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Barb Beck wrote a list of 1,703 things she couldn’t do – things she “lost,” she said – because she was too fat. They were measures of obesity’s toll on … 1
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While effective, surgery is last option
April 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Two bariatric-surgery studies published last month supported what many doctors and patients already knew: Weight-loss surgery works better than medicine alone to put type 2 diabetes in remission, or at … 3
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Doctor K: Father’s age may be factor in autism
April 19, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: I am a 34-year-old woman married to a man more than 20 years my senior. Our first child, a son born four years ago, is autistic. I …
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Doctor K: If allergic to bee sting, carry EpiPen
April 12, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: My sister-in-law has a bee-sting allergy. What happens if she gets stung? Can it be life-threatening?
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Tan ban for teens?
April 10, 2012 in Features on Page C5 CHICAGO – Morgan Cain scurried in and out of a dressing room at Peaches Boutique on Chicago’s Southwest Side amid a flurry of sequins and chiffon in search of the …
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Science serves up perfect snack
April 10, 2012 in Features on Page C3 Some of our favorite foods are having a very good spring – in the usual medical journals and at the recent San Diego gathering of the American Chemical Society. Mash …
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Living through ‘hormone house’
April 10, 2012 in Features on Page C5 Who just slammed that door and burst into tears, mother or daughter? As women wait longer to have children, their menopause is more often coinciding with the onset of puberty …
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Introduction to pilates
April 10, 2012 in Features on Page C1 CHICAGO – With some fitness regimens, that first trip to the gym can nearly kill you. Pilates, with its emphasis on core training and an abundance of moves, works the …
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Doctor K: Menstrual synchrony may be real
April 5, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: It seems to be commonly accepted that women who live together or who are close friends get their periods at the same time. I’ve had the same …
