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Embracing green

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

October 7, 2010

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

For comfortable, potentially rich retirement, plan ahead

Consistently live on less than you make, invest the rest, and don't panic

October 7, 2010

Andrew Leckey

"Retire rich." Those words entice us from magazine covers in the supermarket line, infomercials on late-night TV, pop-up ads online, and flyers distributed by investment firms.Often accompanied by photos of happy folks on lawn chairs, yachts, or

Scientists spot new target to fight Alzheimer's

Research suggests certain protein, when activated, leads to death of neurons

October 7, 2010

News Wise

Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, claim to have found a "therapeutic target" that potentially could lead to a new way to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease.The target, called neutral (N-SMase), a

Cherrywood Place plans $404,000 upgrade

Kitchen, bath remodels will make living units wheelchair accessible

October 7, 2010

Mike McLean

Cherrywood Place Retirement & Assisted Living, a 47-unit senior-living facility on Spokane's North Side, is planning a $404,000 remodel, says Mike Sutton, the maintenance director there.The project involves installing roll-in showers and and and

Exercise said to aid balance in women

Home-based routines also touted as helping some avoid hip fractures

October 7, 2010

News Wise

Home-based exercises followed by voluntary home training seem to be associated with long-term effects on balance and gait, or manner of walking, and may help protect high-risk, elderly women from hip fractures, says a report in the September issue

Senior Circle chapter here shows strong first-year growth

Organization operates through CHS hospitals, promotes healthy living

October 7, 2010

Kim Crompton

The Spokane-area chapter of an organization named Senior Circle, which promotes healthy lifestyles for those 50 and older, has grown to 500 members since being founded in July 2009, and the woman who founded the chapter says she believes it has the

More seniors found to get flu shots after reminders, urging

Review finding is based on old data; less prodding might be required now

October 7, 2010

News Wise

Personalized postcards or phone calls can be effective in encouraging more seniors to get their annual flu shots, a new review of evidence suggests. Professional facilitators also are successful at urging providers to perform a suite of preventive

Recession can trigger hasty decisions

Some wait too long to initiate long-term care, making in-home care, assisted-living not viable

October 7, 2010

Kim Frlan

The long-standing question of when is the best time to move an elderly adult to an assisted-living facility is being complicated by the poor economy, say those in the retirement industry. With plummeting personal investment portfolios and home a

First wave of boomers approaches 65

Gerontology expert says transition likely to change face of medicine nationally

October 7, 2010

News Wise

January 2011 marks a significant milestone for the baby-boomer generation when its first members, born in 1946, begin the year in which they will celebrate their 65th birthdays. The boomers' transition into the years that traditionally denote of