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Tackling childhood obesity now will cut health costs later

National effort focuses on addressing eating habits, activities of preschoolers

August 25, 2011

Childhood obesity is endangering the country's future work force. "It is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for businesses," says Laurel Branen, professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Idaho, in

Improving academic performance by corralling stress

Researchers assert that students who can manage anxiety do better on exams

August 25, 2011

News Wise

Knowing the right way to handle stress in the classroom and on the sports field can make the difference between success and failure for the millions of students going back to school this fall, new University of Chicago research shows."We found a

Small Business Watch

August 25, 2011

Bath Planet opens in Spokane ValleyBaths by Beldon, an affiliate of San Antonio-based Beldon Home Solutions that does business as Bath Planet, has opened an office and showroom in Spokane Valley. The office is in 3,000 square feet of leased at

Turbulence in the market underscores need for diversity

Also, investors should try not to make investments based on day-to-day news

August 25, 2011

Andrew Leckey

Average investors can cope with occasional rainy days in the markets. Enduring constant thunder and lightning is not so easy.The extended weather forecast for investments indicates no let-up in turbulence. There will be stormy days and sunny on

Group sets standards for domestic workers' rights

Advocates for caregivers, housekeepers take steps to improve work conditions

August 25, 2011

News Wise

Unlike the majority of workers, domestic workers, such as housekeepers and paid caregivers of children and the elderly, remain invisible, laboring in the private setting of the home. This situation can lead to exploitative labor conditions, for of

Discrimination detection tool considered by federal agency

Labor office wants to pool job wage, benefit data so it can look for disparities

August 25, 2011

U.S. Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is considering the development of a new data tool to collect information on salaries, wages, and other benefits paid to employees of federal contractors and The tool a

Medical jobs grow as other sectors shrink

While not recession-proof, health care has opportunity for people who must retrain

August 25, 2011

Linn Parish

Megan Cumor didn't know her particular profession had become obsolete until she lost her job in November of 2010.She had worked as a certified nursing assistant for 15 years and at Providence Holy Family Hospital when the North Side hospital had

Warren Buffett to lunch with GU business students

Gonzaga group gets invitation after submitting venture ideas

August 25, 2011

Treva Lind

An anonymous bidder in June offered a record $2.63 million to have lunch with 80-year-old billionaire investor Warren Buffett as part of an annual charity auction.Gonzaga University professor Todd Finkle and 20 of his students in an course are a

Finding work for more people

The Artisans offers group or individual employment opportunities to its clients

August 25, 2011

Chey Scott

Despite an escalation in job competiveness across the U.S. and here, a Spokane-based nonprofit called The Artisans says it's seeing success in placing the developmentally- and physically-disabled people it assists in local employment than 100 in 40

Study: Transitional care can deter readmissions

One in five elderly patients discharged from hospital must return within month

August 25, 2011

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing say they've discovered a robust body of evidence that transitional care, which is a short-term service that bridges gaps between hospital and home, can improve health outcomes and A