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InCyte's David Hoak to lead national pathology society

October 21, 2010

Dr. David Hoak, medical director of Spokane Valley-based InCyte Pathology Inc., has been elected president of the American Pathology Foundation, a nonprofit professional society headquartered in Laguna Beach, Calif.The American Pathology and to

Watch as medical education evolves, grows at Riverpoint

As more WWAMI students train here, they will have increasing impact on city

October 21, 2010

Dr. John McCarthy

Keep your eye on the Riverpoint Campus—things are happening there. It's a growing, vibrant, and exciting place. With the arrival of the first 20 students who entered medical school at Washington State University Spokane in 2008, medical took a

New specialty rehab clinic here is model for possible chain

Revita Institute uses gear, protocols of Sandpoint concern, eyes Cd'A, Seattle

October 21, 2010

Paul Read

Two Spokane businessmen who invested in Sandpoint-based rehab-equipment maker Pneumex Inc. have launched a company here that hopes to create a chain of specialized rehabilitation clinics that would use Pneumex's equipment and treatment businessmen,

Gauging water-motion power devices' impact on aquatic life

Two-year PNNL study looks at electromagnetic field's effects on behavior

October 7, 2010

News Wise

Super-sized electromagnetic coils are helping explain how aquatic life might be affected by renewable energy devices being considered for placement along America's coastal waters and in the nation's rivers.Scientists with the U.S. Department of

State DNR plans to study biomass supply, sustainability

Agency to name consultant to peg long-term volume of material from forests

October 7, 2010

Richard Ripley

The Washington state Department of Natural Resources expected to name a consultant this week that would conduct a study to estimate the amount of woody biomass available from timberlands in the state on a long-term sustainable basis for energy for

Using home's wiring to transmit low-power sensor data

UW researchers develop device that uses copper network as giant antenna

October 7, 2010

News Wise

If these walls had ears, they might tell a homeowner some interesting things. Like when water is dripping into an attic crawl space, or where an open window is letting hot air escape during winter.The walls do have ears, thanks to a device that

Managing NW dams for future climate

UW, Army Corps develop technique to gauge when to empty, refill reservoirs

October 7, 2010

News Wise

Civil engineers at the University of Washington and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Seattle office have taken a first look at how dams in the Columbia River basin, the nation's largest hydropower system, could be managed for a different say a new

Maid Naturally evolves from service to products maker

All-natural cleaning supplies made here, distributed to 15 states

October 7, 2010

Kim Frlan

A Spokane company that began as a maid service launched by two entrepreneurial women who needed part-time jobs has evolved to include manufacturing of its own line of all-natural cleaning products.The company, Maid Naturally, says it now employs

Embracing green

Businesses here say even modest efforts to promote sustainability can boost bottom line

October 7, 2010

Mike McLean

Businesses here are finding a variety of ways to offer green and sustainable products, practices, and services, an anecdotal roundup suggests. Some of them say they're finding that "going green" saves them "green," whether through reducing waste, a

Mild memory loss said not to be normal part of aging

Study finds it's caused by same lesions as those linked to Alzheimer's

October 7, 2010

News Wise

Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, says a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, in Chicago. The study, published in the Sept. 15 online issue of Neurology, the of a