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Fitness from the Start
Brian Cronin thinks it's never too early to get kids used to fitness as a way of life.
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The Cost Conundrum
So how much does a colonoscopy cost? The opacity of the American health care system can sometimes make that question tough to answer.
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Fresh Food Chain
What if instead of just connecting people at mealtimes, food becomes a catalyst for sustaining a whole community?
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The Natural Debate
Trying to read aloud some of the ingredients listed on the back of a shampoo or lotion bottle, or even a tube of toothpaste, is a little like speaking a foreign language.
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No Wait Time
Cyndi Johnson Lempesis hadn't planned to run a health foundation. And she never would have guessed the foundation would be named after her own child.
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Gut Check
When a 53-year-old woman got a colonoscopy at Deaconess Hospital this past February, it came with a big price: Two separate bills totaled more than $4,000.
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Crowdfunding Medical Bills
Most frustrating of all, she still doesn't know what's wrong. After all the tests and biopsies, she doesn't have a diagnosis.
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Moving With Meaning
The Inland Northwest Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is raising awareness by doing what many afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS) have trouble doing: moving.
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The Wheat of Tomorrow?
If the work of a team of researchers based at Washington State University succeeds, the chore of eating or cooking for those with negative reactions to gluten could become as easy as buying a new brand of wheat flour.
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Cycling for a toddler's prosthetics
In July, after cycling 3,200 miles from Miami to Spokane through heat, wind and quarter-size hail, endurance athlete Hector Picard met the toddler he was riding for: Jameson Davis, who, like Picard, is a double arm amputee.
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Just For The Kids
Little red wagons park next to heart monitors in the long hallways of the hospital. Board games, dolls and toy trucks litter the examination rooms.
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Building a Healthier Medical Facility
The vivarium inside the Biomedical and Health Sciences Building at Washington State University's Riverpoint campus is among the most state-of-the-art facilities in Spokane.
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Growing in North Idaho
Kootenai Medical Center has a new name — Kootenai Health — but that's not all.
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Diet Pills: The Next Generation
I recently heard about a new FDA-approved drug for weight loss. What is it, does it work, and does it have serious side effects?
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Ask Dr. Matt
A child screaming and crying as though he's in pain in the middle of the night is frightening for parents, especially when the child seems to be awake and aware, but isn't able to say what the problem is.
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Brian Estes
Brian Estes is a 2007 Gonzaga University grad with a degree in Environmental Studies and Psychology.
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Treat Yourself With Care
We've all heard the phrase "You are what you eat." Meaning if we eat unhealthy food, then our bodies will suffer, go into stress, and we'll get sick. But have you ever heard the phrase "You eat what you are?"
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Tri For Strength
Osteoporosis affects 9 million Americans. Combating the disease — through both exercise and education — is the goal of the annual WunderWoman Triathlon in Medical Lake.
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From The Editor
We can take some small steps toward becoming more deliberate and thoughtful about how we nourish ourselves and our families.
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When In Doubt, Make Soap
That's not a motto most of us would live by, but it's been a boon for Jordan Horst and his business partners, James Burgess and Austin Sather.