Draw results available for spring bear controlled hunts

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Draw results available for spring bear controlled hunts

Natural treatment of depression and anxiety with 5 MTHF

5 MTHF (5 Methlytetrahydrofolate) is a biologically active form of folic acid. 5 MTHF has shown to be very effective in treating depression and anxiety in people who have a genetic defect in metabolizing folate and folic acid into their active forms.

Frontier Behavioral Health offering mental health care services electronically in midst of coronavirus outbreak

Hundreds of mental health workers who work with the region’s most at-risk people are now finding themselves cut off from human contact with the patients they once served.

Loose green leaves

What Idaho's marijuana legislation means for the constitution and medicine

What Idaho's marijuana legislation means for the constitution and medicine

Preemie birth preventive spikes from $10 to $1,500

ATLANTA - The price of preventing preterm labor is about to go through the roof.

MEDS: Time to reduce prescription costs

Americans pay the highest brand name drug prices in the world. Congress and the Administration must take action now to lower prescription drug prices, the root cause of this problem.

Critterchat: The thrill of the pill

By GRETCHEN HALL

Frugal food can be found

Healthy eating can cost less, study finds

Preventing pet intoxication

Our furry friends have curious natures, and even though we try our best to keep them safe and healthy, they may still get into trouble when they unknowingly eat human medications or other common household items that are toxic to them.

Judge: Washington can't force sale of Plan B contraceptive

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists - not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.

Panhandle Health hosts drug take-back

Panhandle Health District is working to reduce the misuse of prescription medication in the Panhandle. Drug take-back will be from 10 a.m to 2 p.m Oct. 29 at the Panhandle Health District.

Still time to share Chapin Building memories

PF Historical Society seeking stories, info before building's 100-year anniversary

From a pharmacy and a drugstore to a laundromat, a police station and now the home of the Post Falls Museum and Historical Society, the Chapin Building has played several roles in the history of the River City. The memories and stories of this storied space are still needed as the historical society ramps up to the building's centennial anniversary celebration in July.

Epsom salt - forgotten but not gone

Today, Epsom salt has become an almost forgotten folk remedy -- something that might crop up among the creased and yellowing pages of a farmer's almanac. Sure, you can still find it on pharmacy shelves just about anywhere, but what the heck is this stuff, and what is it used for? These days, most people regard it as a medicinal soak for things like sore feet or insect bites. And, yes, it works wonders for both, but that is only the beginning. This multipurpose miracle salt can help cultivate internal and external wellbeing, and it is also a great go-to ingredient for happy gardens and houseplants.

Time to turn in old medications

The Coeur d'Alene Police Department, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department, the Idaho State Police, and the city's Enough is Enough Committee, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, are holding a "National Pharmaceutical Drug Take-Back Day" at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library, Saturday, Sept. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. The event will be held just outside the library's front entrance.

HYPOCRISY: Think this over, gents

Regarding the issue of birth control coverage and religious employers, I thought the issue was having the employer groups OFFER the option of contraceptives, then the employee could make the choice of whether or not to take them. It is NOT forcing the employee to buy or use the birth control — it would be a choice. However, as we see over and over again, any kind of choice for women is a really, really bad word for the conservative right (wrong) in any context.

Need help avoiding a hangover?

Experts say less booze, more H2O

Sheriff's Blotter

Notable calls

Associated Press-GfK poll: Prices at the pump painful for four in 10 Americans

WASHINGTON - As $4 a gallon gasoline becomes commonplace, drivers have made tough choices: scaling back vacations, driving less or ditching the car altogether. And a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows the impact of sustained high prices is spreading among seniors and higher-income Americans.

Retailers getting desperate

Free necklaces and shipping for holiday shoppers?

NEW YORK - Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they're willing to lose money to get you to spend yours.

Stocks and bond yields drop on Europe worries

NEW YORK - The wait for an expected deal between Greece and its creditors rattled financial markets around the world Monday. Yields for ultra-safe U.S. government debt hit their lowest this year, the euro dropped against the dollar, and European stocks took a fall.