Valley insurance firm grows, changes name Starr Starr & Totton, a longtime independent insurance agency in Spokane Valley, has added a partner and changed its name to Starr Starr Totton & Brown, says Brian Starr, one of four Brown, a

Trying to stave off senior moments with memory drills and similar brain-boosting activities? A new review suggests these specific training regimes aren't any better than simple conversations at improving memory in older adults.Some studies show

Although a vaccine to prevent shingles has been available since 2006, fewer than 7 percent of U.S. seniors—the demographic most frequently affected by the disease—chose to receive the vaccination as of 2008, finds a new study from the for

For the one in eight Americans now over the age of 65, mobility is a vital sign that should be checked regularly, say two health and exercise-science professors at Wake Forest University.Mobility is closely linked to overall health and quality a

Though the cause of Alzheimer's disease still is unknown, recent studies have implicated three proteins strongly in its onset. New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Gladstone Institutes, and the Baylor College of Medicine a

For middle-class Americans, retirement simply means a new phase of their working years, according to results from the sixth annual Retirement Fitness Survey from Wells Fargo & Co.The survey found that 72 percent of middle-class Americans between

The annual Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum will be held Feb. 1-3 in the Spokane Convention Center's Group Health Exhibit Hall and is expected to attract about 5,000 visitors, with an estimated $3 million economic impact here, says Myrna