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Calendar: October 7, 2010

October 7-21, 2010

October 7, 2010

Meetings & Events Greater Spokane Incorporated will host Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, Oct. 8, from 7:15 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Arena Champions Room, at 720 W. Mallon. The event will include a forum with Washington state 2

Alternative birthing rooms safe for mom, baby, review finds

Previous analysis found possible higher risk in such 'homelike' settings

September 23, 2010

News Wise

Giving birth in an alternative setting within a hospital—like a bed-free birthing room or one designed to be "homelike"—is just as safe for healthy women as laboring in a traditional hospital bed, and women who use these rooms are nearly

Accommodating breast-feeding can be good for business

Women who feed babies with formula miss more work, are less healthy

September 23, 2010

Robin Pickering

Most of us have heard the expression "Breast is best" when it comes to breast-feeding and the health of an infant, but financially savvy business owners might be able to add "for business" to that slogan.U.S. Department of Labor Statistics data

Inland Imaging using new MRI breast imaging table

Ergonomic features said designed to boost patient comfort, image quality

September 23, 2010

Chey Scott

Inland Imaging LLC, the Inland Northwest's largest radiology practice, says it has bought and begun using a new high-tech table for breast imaging exams that it believes will help improve patient comfort during magnetic resonance imaging scans and

UI prof focuses research on women's reproductive health

Studies evaluate role vaginal bacteria plays in infections, diseases

September 23, 2010

Joni Kirk

It's an uncomfortable topic, and not considered polite dinner conversation, but Larry Forney's research on the human vagina and the ecology of the vaginal microbial ecosystem has big implications for women.Forney is a professor of biological and

North Side women's clinic targets causes of patient ailments

Founder says med-spa emphasizes weight loss; clinic has grown

September 23, 2010

Chey Scott

Dr. Debra Ravasia, a Spokane gynecologist and owner and founder of Women's Health Connection clinic and Ajuva Medical Spa here, believes there is much more to being a women's health practitioner than simply treating health problems.Ravasia says

Seeking ways to cool down hot flashes

Several recent studies have examined how to treat them

September 23, 2010

News Wise

With an estimated 85 percent of women experiencing hot flashes as they approach menopause, researchers are concentrating on finding effective treatments that don't include hormonal or other pharmaceutical therapies.Now, a new Baylor University a

New option for birth control

Rockwood Clinic doctor predicts permanent plugs will become the norm

September 23, 2010

Kim Frlan

A new method of permanent birth control now available to Spokane-area women requires only a medical office appointment, rather than a hospital visit, and enables the patient to go back to work the next day.The method, called Adiana permanent the

Construction employment shows continuing weakness

Jobs fell in 276 out of 337 markets over 12-month period, analysis indicates

September 23, 2010

Construction employment declined in 276 out of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2009 and July 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.The employment figures

Coeur d'Alene Tribe starts $4 million housing project

Gathering Place complex near Plummer will feature straw-bale construction

September 23, 2010

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority, acting as its own contractor, has started work on a $4 million, 18-unit multifamily housing project in North Idaho that will include the use of straw bales in its construction.The project is the first