Are mutual fund investors jumping from the frying pan into the fire?Many have been aggressively shifting their mutual-fund money around in 2010, but often aren't as careful as they should be in selecting the new locations for their dollars.It

Sept. 1 / Itron, Cisco collaborate on network Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of automated meter-reading technology, said it will collaborate with Cisco, the big San Jose, Calif.-based maker of networking equipment, to create

Meetings & Events Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, at 1316 N. Lincoln. Mike Taylor, a longtime entrepreneur here, will share his on

Providence Health Care, the Spokane-based parent of Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital and Holy Family Hospital, says it has bought the former Exit Real Estate-Jones & Associates building, at 421 S. Division, and plans to use it to a

Twenty million medical scans and treatments are done each year that require radioactive isotopes, and scientists now are warning that a global shortage of such life-saving materials could jeopardize patient care and drive up health-care issued the

Expensive brand-name medications to lower blood pressure are no better at preventing cardiovascular disease than older, generic diuretics, says new data from a landmark study.Dr. Paul Whelton reported the results on Aug. 13 at the plenary of the

Casual smokers may think that smoking a few cigarettes a week is no big deal, but new research suggests that having an infrequent smoke, or being exposed to secondhand smoke, might be doing more harm than people realize.The findings provide say

North Idaho College says it will offer this school year training in the adoption and implementation of electronic health record systems after having received a $625,000 federal grant to train health information-technology workers.The school says