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Parker Aerospace builds upon SprayCool legacy

Airplane parts, systems maker slowly starts to add employees

June 20, 2013

Cleveland-based Parker Aerospace's Liberty Lake facility is showing a slight uptick in hiring this year, the first such increase since the company bought the assets of SprayCool Data Systems Inc. in 2010, says business development manager Dan out a

As obesity, diabetes rise, perinatal services grow here

June 6, 2013

Kim Crompton

Due partly to the rising prevalence of obesity and diabetes, the Spokane area is seeing growth in perinatal, or maternal-fetal medicine, services, which strive to ensure the best possible outcomes in high-risk pregnancies.A maternal-fetal at a &

Pelvic prolapse procedure's success rate found lacking

Published data from new study show that failures increased over long term

June 6, 2013

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The initial success rates of the most durable surgery for a common condition in women declines over the long term, according to data published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.The procedure, abdominal sacrocolpopexy, a

Women in 40s not reducing rate of mammograms

Risks not enough to get patients to change their behavior, study shows

June 6, 2013

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Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new Johns Hopkins University research.In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) sifted the a

Gold particles could help ovarian cancer

Researchers claim to have found way to make them more toxic to diseased cells

June 6, 2013

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Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers claim to have found out why and to have determined how to make the nanoparticles effective is

Breast reconstruction benefits from surgical advances

Valley plastic surgeon adopts shaped implants released last year

June 6, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Dr. Carol Hathaway, a certified plastic surgeon based here, says medical advancements in biopsy and mastectomy techniques in recent years have enhanced reconstruction options for patients, aided in part by newer implants available in the U.S.She

Postpartum depression support expands in Spokane

Spokane nonprofits assist new parents overwhelmed by depression, offer referrals

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

After her second son was born nearly a year ago, Spokane resident Elbe Lamoureux recalls a postpartum depression with panic attacks and of greater severity than what she'd experienced following the birth of her first child.After about two months

Engineers aim to develop more cost-efficient solar panels

Organic materials touted as possible key to creating cheaper photovoltaic cells

May 23, 2013

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Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest, but a major impediment is the cost to manufacture, install, and maintain solar panels. The price barrier could change, however, as researchers

Architects, entrepreneurs develop 'upcycled' roofing

Group's new system uses recycled plastic bottles to make shelter shingles

May 23, 2013

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Student and faculty entrepreneurs from the New York Institute of Technology plan to give new life to old water bottles with what they say is an environmentally friendly roofing design for developing nations or for emergency shelters in areas around

Civil engineers tout biofuel byproducts use in concrete

University study shows it to be stronger partial replacement for cement

May 23, 2013

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Kansas State University civil engineers are developing a mix that they hope will reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel byproducts."The idea is to use bioethanol production byproducts to a a