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Pregnant smokers' kids prone to severe asthma

Prenatal exposure leads to more intense disease, ER visits, researchers say

September 22, 2011

Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth—even without later exposure—than children with a mild form of the disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at a

GYN-oncologist joins Rockwood's cancer team

Physician uses leading-edge procedures to help women overcome serious diseases

September 22, 2011

Chey Scott

A new specialty physician who recently joined Rockwood Clinic PS, the big Spokane-based doctors group owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems Inc., brings with him an extensive background in caring for women who have a form of that

WSU finds miscarriage contributor

Bioscientists say eggs with abnormalities prove to be prevalent in older women

September 22, 2011

Washington State University

Washington State University researchers say they have confirmed a critical step in cell division that results in age-related miscarriages and birth defects, including Down syndrome.Writing in the journal Current Biology, the researchers say they

Dried plums can help fend off osteoporosis, study finds

Women who ate prunes had higher bone density than those who ate apples

September 22, 2011

News Wise

When it comes to improving bone health in postmenopausal women—and people of all ages—a Florida State University researcher has found a simple, proactive solution to help prevent fractures and osteoporosis: eating dried plums."Over my

Every Woman Can nonprofit evolves from ad campaign

Organization forms to fund mammogram awareness, tests for low-income women

September 22, 2011

Linn Parish

Inland Imaging LLC started the Every Woman Can awareness campaign here two years ago in an attempt to increase the number of women who receive annual mammogram screenings. Now, the effort is raising more than awareness. Every Woman Can backers a

Cd'A surgeon early adopter of fat-freezing procedure

Noninvasive treatment touted to help reduce love handles, belly bulge

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene surgeon Dr. Kevin Johnson says he's seeing growing interest in a relatively new nonsurgical fat-reduction alternative to liposuction. Johnson, a sole practitioner who operates Advanced Aesthetics PLLC, at 608 Northwest Blvd. in has

Cancer found earlier in next generation

Moms, aunts with same genetic mutation found out later in life, study says

September 22, 2011

News Wise

Women with a harmful gene mutation are diagnosed with breast cancer almost eight years earlier than relatives of the previous generation who also had the disease or ovarian cancer, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson

Breast cancer treatment said to have fewer side effects

Rockwood oncologist claims radiation technique also is quicker

September 22, 2011

Chey Scott

A relatively new radiation-therapy technique being used at Rockwood Clinic PS's Cancer Treatment Center, in Spokane Valley, can help minimize the onset of some of the harsh side effects women suffer when undergoing radiation treatment, says Dr. of

Hypnobirthing grows in use

Relaxation exercises lead to a more positive labor, proponents here contend

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

After learning and then using a program that teaches relaxation techniques and mental tools to manage labor pains, Xylina Weaver, a childbirth educator, makes a bold statement about the delivery of her second child. "I would say my second birth

Construction job growth remains flat in Washington

Sector employment grew some in Idaho in August, national AGC report says

September 22, 2011

Construction employment at the state level was mixed for the year and month as 25 states and the District of Columbia lost jobs between July and August while 26 states and D.C. added jobs between August 2010 and August 2011, according to the of of