A consortium of Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services, the North Idaho Health Network Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, and four other nonprofit groups has been awarded a $12.8 million federal stimulus grant intended to boost adoption of electronic

Having health insurance doesn't mean workers will take advantage of immunizations, cancer screenings, and other preventive health services, a new study finds."Employment and insurance do not guarantee better health outcomes," says lead study M.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have discovered how red wine consumption might protect the brain from damage following a stroke. Two hours after feeding mice a single modest dose of resveratrol, a compound found in the skins and seeds of a

National guidelines say patients undergoing heart attacks should receive balloon angioplasties as soon as possible, or within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital.Now, some hospitals are striving to reduce such door-to-balloon times to less 60

The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain.In a study published in the April issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal, researchers reported that patients to

Doctors and patients have varying opinions on how much control a person has over their own health outcomes. A new study by University of Iowa researchers suggests that when doctor and patient attitudes on the issue match up, patients do a better of

Consider the upbeat scenario: An improved economy reinvigorates consumers, who run out to buy pairs of new shoes.While that is an oversimplified example of cause and effect, it depicts the basic logic behind some of the good prospects for They a