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Special Report

Expert says people over 60 should get shingles vaccine

Past chicken pox sufferers are especially vulnerable to the virus as they age
February 28, 2013
News Wise
Terry D. Connell knows a lot about the immune system: He's a University at Buffalo, N.Y., professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who conducts research on new vaccines for such as
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Gauging how much you can expect to spend in retirement

Researchers say method they've developed factors in uncertainties, risks
February 28, 2013
News Wise
University of VirginiaDarden School of Businessresearch shows new, more effective ways to plan for retirement, professors from the school contend.Every day, financial planners help future retirees determine how much they'll spend or "consume"
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—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia

Inland Group sees rising demand for senior complexes

Developer spent almost $40 million to construct Spokane, Cd'A facilities
February 28, 2013
Jessica Valencia
Inland Group LLC, of Spokane Valley, is seeing demand from recently retired residents and others in the baby boomer generation for its newly developed senior living facilities operating under the Affinity name, says Cecil Rinker, director of for up
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STA center now offering paratransit assessments

Agency adds new service at Plaza to check eligibility while also offering training
February 28, 2013
Treva Lind
Spokane Transit Authority has expanded services inside the STA Plaza downtown to include assessments of applicants' eligibility to use its paratransit services.Paratransit is a door-to-door public transportation service provided to people who of
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Hearing loss may lead to cognitive decline, study finds

Memory, ability to think shown to worsen faster in analysis of older adults
February 28, 2013
News Wise
Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal, according to a new study by hearing experts at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.In the study, with six
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

GU study: Meal choices benefit seniors

System tested here lets nursing-home residents select food; healthy weight gain seen
February 28, 2013
Treva Lind
Senior residents of a nursing home who could rate meals and choose menu items showed healthy weight gain and other benefits under a food delivery system Gonzaga University researcher Neva Crogan has developed. The elderly residents participating
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Minimizing inappropriate medications

Researchers find success changing doctor behavior, reducing potential errors
February 28, 2013
News Wise
Researchers at Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson School of Population Health, working with colleagues at the Parma Local Health Authority in Italy, say they significantly reduced the prescribing of dangerous medications for
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Cooper-George's Rejuvenation

South Hill Senior Living caters to modest-income, 55-year-old-plus residents
February 28, 2013
Mike McLean
The new owner of the Cooper-George Building, at 707 W. Fifth, is working to rejuvenate the 13-story structure while returning its focus to senior housing.Dennis Veeder, a 31-year registered nurse and co-owner of Sapphire Health Services, of the
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Preparation could curb looming nurse shortage

Gap between number of RNs retiring, those graduating to grow
February 14, 2013
Linda Tieman
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act entered the national conversation a few years ago, for most people, 2014 seemed distant in the future. Today, the future is at our doorstep. If the Washington state legislature decides during a
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—Photo courtesy of Washington State University

Spokane global health research niche eyed by WSU

Antibiotic resistance, disease transmission likely study topics here
February 14, 2013
Jessica Valencia
Research being conducted at Washington State University in Pullman could have important implications for the planned medical school here when a branch of the university's Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health starts operating in Spokane, of
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