It's my belief that today's leading businesses can both do well and do good; sustainability is both a smart business decision and a risk-mitigation activity. The fact is, companies can save money, save resources, and improve corporate reputation at...
Full StoryWind power and developments outside the Northwest are changing the character of the region's electricity system. However, the power supply will remain adequate during the next five years with the addition of new generation and additional energy to...
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Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. executives say the company's energy costs declined by six figures over a 12-month period ending last November, a savings they attribute to a new sustainability strategy put in place at its 28 corporate-owned had...
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The whole concept behind a sewer plant, such as the Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility, could be considered green, says David Moss, the county's water reclamation manager, adding that the facility also boasts many green-engineered a...
Full StoryFollowing the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to the neuroendocrine circuitry could help the mothers adapt to the additional a...
Full StoryA medication being tested to help smokers kick the habit also may help avoid the weight gain that is common after quitting—but only in women, according to a study published in the December issue of Biological Psychiatry. Naltrexone, an that...
Full StoryMothers' vitamin D levels at a gestation of 26 weeks or less were positively related in a recent study to birth weight and head circumference, and in the first trimester were negatively associated with risk of a baby being born small for age.The...
Full StoryYounger women who wait at least 15 years after their first menstrual period to give birth to their first child may reduce their risk of an aggressive form of breast cancer by up to 60 percent, according to a study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer an in...
Full StoryThe pelvic exam, a standard part of a woman's gynecologic checkup, frequently is performed for reasons that are medically unjustified, claim the authors of a University of California San Francisco study that might lay the groundwork for future to a...
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U.S. medical groups' guidelines now call for longer intervals of between three and five years between Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer, counter to what women have heard for decades. These guidelines also have a new provision recommending...
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