Healthy Community
What's happening in our healthy community? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
Students need to keep competitive edge
America's youth are losing their competitive edge in the worldwide STEM pipeline (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Ramsey Magnet School of Science is committed to helping students prepare to be globally …
Pain in the back is widely overtreated
EDITOR'S NOTE: Too much medical treatment is making many Americans sicker. This is the second story in an Associated Press six-part series that examines the phenomenon of overtreatment. Next: Radiation
Attacking the root causes of obesity
Obesity is becoming our nation's top healthcare concern with little relief in sight.
Wine books
Whether you are looking to build your wine knowledge or to have something entertaining for your summer vacation and you love wine, there are many choices of books to fill your craving. The challenge for the educati…
Tips that every man should follow
June 14-20 commemorates Men's Health Week. This is a time to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men. On average, men die seven years s…
Re-thinking ribs
When it comes to ribs, low and slow may be the mantra of the professional pit master, but it’s not the only way to go when it comes to the backyard grill.
Spending money to save money
I would imagine that most of us look for ways to cut our health care costs.
HGH: The fountain of youth hormone
How is it that adults can work all day, deny ourselves the delicious tasting junk foods, spend hours in the gym working out, and still have that midriff bulge and our teenage children can lay in front of the TV, st…
100 years of Father's Day marks evolution of Dad
SPOKANE - Father's Day was started a century ago because inventor Sonora Smart Dodd was upset by widespread mocking of fathers in popular culture as lazy, slea…
Celebrate meat with news book for Father's Day
Dads and the grill. It's a cliche, But since Father's Day falls smack dab in grilling season, why not embrace it.
Ask your audiologist...
My husband is a Realtor with poor hearing and even with his hearing aids he has trouble using his cell phone. Is there something new that could help him?
Loyalton to host free wellness clinic
Loyalton of Coeur d'Alene is hosting a free wellness clinic every third Thursday of the month, from 10 a.m. to noon, no appointment necessary.
Summer food programs can help solve obesity, hunger paradox
Hunger and obesity are often tied together in the United States. Households without money for food often rely on cheaper, high calorie, non-nutrient dense foods to cope with limited money for food and to stave off …
Wine labels
One of the most consistent and at times surprising phenomena of the wine business is how much a great label contributes to the sales volume of any bottle of wine. While we interact with just about everyone who come…
Ironman fever
It's the time of the year again... Ironman is here! We have all noticed the influx of men and women from all over the world dawning their bikes, wetsuits and running shoes to compete in the 2009 Ironman Triathlon. …