More employers are offering benefits this year that encourage employees to improve their health, according to a survey released earlier this year by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at its 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition, in a

New research reveals that strokes may be affecting people at a younger age. The study was published in the Oct. 10 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "The reasons for this trend could be a in

An analysis of nationally-representative data indicates that between 1988 and 2010 there has been a trend of declining average levels of total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for U.S. a

Spokane Spine Center, a chiropractic clinic that also offers medical and relaxation massage, has bought and moved into a two-story, 7,200-square-foot office building at 124 E. Rowan that formerly was known as the North Spokane Health Center.The

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, and a number of subcontractors from Spokane and Kootenai counties have donated materials and labor to Shriners Hospitals for Children-Spokane to help cover the costs of remodeling part of its lab,

In addition to reflecting poorly on a hospital's quality of care, a high readmission rate also can result in reduced Medicare reimbursements, under provisions taking effect under a 2010 health care law.But a study of spine surgery patients has a