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Tax planners eye options as Bush-era cuts near sunset

Obamacare provisions also scheduled to figure into returns for 2013

October 25, 2012

Tax preparers here say they're bracing for a frantic winter regardless of how the tax picture shakes out, as their clients take advantage of tax breaks for 2012 and start planning for big changes in 2013.With the Bush-era tax cuts set to expire

Damaging heart attacks in late pregnancy investigated

Researchers hope their study will lead to better treatment options for mothers-to-be

July 19, 2012

News Wise

Heart attacks during pregnancy are uncommon, but the prevalence of heart disease in pregnant mothers has increased during the past decade as more women delay pregnancy until they are older. These women, who are generally less physically active than

Breast cancer treatment said

Radiotherapy delivered right after lumpectomy effective, physicians say

July 19, 2012

News Wise

Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, of New York City, has begun offering what's called Intrabeam radiotherapy to women with early-stage breast cancer, an innovative radiation treatment delivered in a single dose at the time of with

Medical groups concur on value of hormone therapy

Fifteen organizations say controversial treatment can have some benefits

July 19, 2012

After 10 years of debate regarding the risks and benefits of hormone therapy, 15 medical organizations have come together to issue a statement of agreement regarding the benefits of hormone therapy for symptomatic menopausal women.The new joint

Raising a birth community

Organization builds resources as women explore options in choosing maternity care

July 19, 2012

Treva Lind

Bloom Spokane, a three-year-old nonprofit that provides childbirth resources, is blossoming itself with more than 3,300 visits a month to its website and almost 90 health care providers listed as members.The group grew from founder and executive

Milk bank backers work on awareness

Portland facility planners, breast pump maker to put on film screening series

July 19, 2012

The Northwest Mothers Milk Bank and McHenry, Ill.-based breast pump provider Medela Inc. earlier this month announced a partnership with King West Pictures to increase awareness of human milk banks and the value of breast milk feeding, especially a

Movement specialist touts deep breathing to beat stress

Larkin Barnett teaches techniques to women to help them stay well

July 19, 2012

Chey Scott

Spokane-based movement specialist and Pilates instructor Larkin Barnett say she wants to share with as many people as she can her beliefs about the health benefits that can be attained just by paying more attention to one's breathing.Barnett, on

Retirees feel more secure financially

Outlook is more optimistic, but many aren't figuring how long assets will last

December 1, 2011

PR Newswire

American retirees are feeling more financially secure than they did in 2009, but fewer have estimated how long their assets will last into retirement, a new study indicates.The study, titled "The Financial Recovery for Retirees Continues," was a

For two years, it may be good to give

High-net-worth individuals potentially can benefit from unprecedented exemption

December 1, 2011

Linn Parish

Despite talk at the national level of taxing the richest 1 percent of Americans more aggressively, current federal gift-tax and estate-tax laws are favorable to high-net-worth individuals, Spokane-area estate planning professionals say. At the a

Wells Fargo survey: 80 is new retirement age for many

Middle-class Americans say having enough money trumps quitting by set age

December 1, 2011

The concept of a retirement age is going the way of the typewriter, another 20th century relic that has been made irrelevant by changing circumstances. Many middle-class Americans now expect to work until they have saved enough to afford to to the