ADVERTISING: Advertorial — 3 early warning signs that should not be ignored

When patients come in with severe neck pain or back pain, there are often common warning signs that are ignored for days, weeks or even months. The initial visit sounds more like a confession rather than a doctor’s visit: “Doctor, I should have… I shouldn’t have waited… My wife/husband warned me… I was too busy… I thought it would go away.” I hope this article will help you better identify the early warning signs and symptoms that your spine is about to take a horrible turn for the worst before you end up in a state of pain and dysfunction.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Relieving long-term symptoms of C-sections

Childbirth can be an amazing but difficult experience to endure.

Beverly Jeanne Wilson, 78

Beverly Jeanne Wilson, 78, resident of Hayden, passed away Feb. 24, 2013, at North Idaho Hospice after an extended illness and stroke. Born Sept. 27, 1934, to James and Jeanne Russell.

AARP: Avista rate hikes could harm elderly

BOISE — While soaring temperatures this summer find most Idahoans reaching for the air-conditioner, soaring utility bills and proposed rate hikes may soon find older residents struggling between their utility bills and prescriptions.

If you're reading this, you need a flu shot

HAYDEN — Panhandle Health District is encouraging everyone older than six months of age to take the influenza vaccine. Flu season is just around the corner and now is the best time to protect yourself.

Thinking about slimming down for the holiday season on HCG? Think Again

The HCG diet is the latest craze in the billion dollar diet industry. HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is a hormone produced during pregnancy. As a prescription medication, HCG's main use is to treat fertility issues. Physiologically, it's function is to send signals to the hypothalmus to mobilize fat stores for energy to help fuel the growing fetus.

EDITORIAL: Shirley, we can change the world

Little compliments can go a long, long way

Reader writes

Even though we encourage feedback from readers with regard to content for this column, we seldom receive it. It is indeed a pleasure then, to attempt to address a number of questions from one particular reader. The reader writes, “What does history teach us about how long it will take for inventory of high-dollar homes to reach ‘neutral’ instead of buyer’s market status?”

Shoshone County deputies squelch smuggling attempt

WALLACE - A 27-year-old Kellogg woman attempted to smuggle contraband into jail this week, thus lengthening her amount of local incarceration.

'American dream' out of reach for many in Kootenai County

Affordability gap driving lifelong locals elsewhere

Just 30% of people make enough to buy a home, and that excludes financial factors like debts from student loans or car payments and money in savings for a down payment. So who can afford to buy a home in Kootenai County?

What kind of buyer are you?

Consumer behavior aggressively tracked this season

Competition is fierce, play fair

As the graphic shows the Kootenai County real estate market is strong. This illustrates a level of activity that leads to fierce competition among buyers, sellers and agents. Buyers are competing to be the first in line with an offer and are taking care to make their offers agreeable to sellers of well-priced properties.

Eating well for the working person

Do you experience an afternoon slump at work (or an all-day slump)? How we eat makes a big difference in how we feel and how we perform during the day.

PRESCRIPTIONS: Who exactly are Seniors for Better Care?

Our freedoms in this country are essential for Democracy to survive. Freedom of the press is enumerated first in our Bill of Rights. It is so placed because it was viewed as so very important. As with all rights each carry responsibility on our part.

Things to watch for…

I frequently search for wine on the internet. Not to buy of course, but to find pictures of the labels so we can include them in our weekly wine special, the “Friday Night Flights,” or for tasting notes from the producers to see if the winemaker got the same things from their wine as I did. I also search to find wine for our customers when they request we special order some of their favorites that we don’t have on our shelves. All of this and other reasons lead to a lot of internet searches.

It gets costly at the counter

Tips for renting a car

Heading home for the holidays can come with a hefty price tag.

Don't be afraid, hearing well is worth your time

Last week I had an open house for Lyric extended wear hearing aids called “Lyric Days.” Because I am a true independent audiologist, I don’t have big pockets for advertising like some of the franchise offices, so it was a big deal for me.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — 'Minor' digestive complaints

Mild to moderate indigestion and an upset stomach seems, on the surface, to be no big deal.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Achoo-se! A different approach to allergies!

Every spring hundreds of thousands of people suffer when the pollen starts to fly.

Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon's novel psilocybin experiment takes off

No prescription or referral is needed, but proponents hope Oregon's legalization will spark a revolution in mental health care.