Taxpayers stuck in the current economic downturn will get at least some relief in 2011 thanks to the mandatory upward inflation adjustments called for under the tax code, according to the tax-information company CCH, which recently released income

Three community organizations have agreed to fund a study that's thought to be a key piece in determining what student risk factors affect the high-school dropout rate here.The three, United Way of Spokane County, Inland Northwest Community and

The U.S. has tied for fifth place, with Switzerland, in the new World Giving Index 2010 report issued recently by the Charities Aid Foundation America. The report reviews the state of giving in 153 countries representing 95 percent of the globe's a

Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS), a medical- and dental-care provider that operates seven clinics, says it will move two of its Spokane-area clinics before year-end. Also, it says it plans to open an urgent-care center in Spokane next

Northwest MedStar, Inland Northwest Health Services' critical-care medical transport service, now will have at least one registered nurse on duty at its Spokane dispatch center during the peak time for transports, following a pilot program testing

Using ice cream, candy bars, and energy drinks to help volunteers gain weight, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms of how body fat grows. Increased abdominal fat seems to heighten risk for metabolic disease, while fat expansion a

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a way to turn off the immune system's allergic reaction to certain food proteins in mice, a discovery that could have implications for the millions of people who suffer severe reactions to foods, such as and