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Builders 'bumping along the bottom'

Contractor numbers fall, as survivors cut expenses, get creative

June 17, 2010

The economic recession and resulting construction industry swoon haven't been kind to contractors, as state licensing numbers and association memberships show, and those who have survived say they are cutting costs, getting creative, and hoping for

Executive pay growth here tepid

Overall compensation up slightly; incentive pay falls with economy

June 17, 2010

Paul Read

Executive compensation at publicly traded companies here grew a modest 1.9 percent on average last year amid the troubled economy, as drops in long-term incentive awards were offset by sharp growth in annual salary and bonus pay.The relatively in

New gene therapy for heart failure treatment promising

Focus is on increasing enzyme that helps heart to pump more efficiently

June 17, 2010

News Wise

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City, have developed a new gene therapy that they claim is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. The gene therapy, SERCA2a, produced under the brand name Mydicar, is to of

Allergic asthma sufferers face double trouble in flu season

Reactions to allergens might hinder immune response to some viruses

June 17, 2010

News Wise

New research from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, suggests that allergic reactions to pet dander, dust mites, and mold might prevent people with allergic asthma from generating a healthy immune response to respiratory as

CHER to consolidate diabetes education offices

Single center will occupy space in Riverpoint One in Spokane's U-District

June 17, 2010

Mike McLean

Community Health Education and Resources (CHER), a division of the Spokane-based nonprofit Inland Northwest Health Services, says it has leased 3,400 square feet of medical office space in the University District and plans to consolidate its and &

New blood-thinning drugs hold promise, but pose risk

Interactions with other medicines could endanger users, Loyola study finds

June 17, 2010

News Wise

Three new oral blood-thinning drugs nearing approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are more convenient than the standard drug Coumadin because they don't require monthly visits to adjust doses.The promising drugs, though, also could a

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Nonprofit clinic to take space in Hillyard community center

Provider to low-income families to open medical facility, move dental later

June 17, 2010

Kim Frlan

Spokane Falls Family Clinic, a nonprofit health-care provider that serves low-income families, says it plans to occupy most of a new addition to the Northeast Community Center, in the Hillyard neighborhood, where it plans to add a second medical a

After cancer: Care plans help map road to wellness

Focus on post-treatment needs increases as more patients survive disease

June 17, 2010

News Wise

Ed Gardella, a police officer for 31 years, thought he was pretty tough. Then the 70-year-old Worcester, Mass., resident was diagnosed with esophageal cancer."You never forget that moment, where you were that moment you were told you have says I

Inland Imaging, peers join forces to share ideas, goals

Radiologists groups form collaborative company, see changing landscape

June 17, 2010

Richard Ripley

Spokane-based Inland Imaging LLC, the Inland Northwest's largest radiology practice, and 14 other major U.S. radiology groups have formed a consortium to search for ways to reduce costs, to take advantage of opportunities, to improve patient care,

Rockwood moves eight practices

Clinics at Sacred Heart will move to temporary sites now, later to Deaconess campus

June 17, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Rockwood Clinic PS, of Spokane, is in the process of moving eight of its specialty practices from their former locations in the Providence Sacred Heart Doctors Building.Providence Health Care canceled Rockwood's leases in its properties, June of