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Under the reorganization going on here, I'm now covering ethics, values and religion. So, I'll no longer be updating the Health Beat blog. ( Full post )

Coughing? Try some honey, honey

A spoonful of honey just may do the trick for coughing kids, says a new study in this month's Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. ( Full post )

Holiday party? Think 4 C's

Christmas is still several weeks away, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of celebrating going on already. Office parties, cocktail parties, dinner parties. ( Full post )

Time for those elastic pants

The needle on my scale is already getting jumpy ... Must mean it's just about Thanksgiving time. ( Full post )

Wanna be a quitter?

You'd be in good company. ( Full post )

Some Vicodin for Fluffy?

The safest way to get rid of unused medication, according to a new recommendation, is to dispose of in cat litter. Used cat litter, preferably. ( Full post )

Feeling blue?

A free mental-health screening will be held this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Mother Gamelin Center in Spokane. ( Full post )

Get a flu shot, help prepare for a disaster

The Spokane Regional Health District, along with other regional agencies, is trying to test how well prepared it is for an emergency. ( Full post )

Kudos to WSU body-image program

A poster series dealing with male body image displayed around WSU's Pullman campus last spring has just earned some national awards. ( Full post )

Blood Center: 'Ve vant to suck your blood ...'

The Inland Northwest Blood Center is getting into the Halloween spirit with a "Vein Drain" blood drive this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Spokane, Spokane Valley and Coeur d'Alene. ( Full post )

Party for the Papsts

A party and benefit will be held this Saturday in honor of a Spokane man recently diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer. ( Full post )

New mental health service for veterans

Counseling services for veterans and their families will be available through a new program at Washington State University in Pullman. ( Full post )

Ever wonder about Brits and their teeth?

I used to think it was unfair stereotying to say that British people have -- um, how shall we say this kindly? -- terrible teeth. ( Full post )

When cold medicine goes bye-bye

A sleep-deprived universe of moms and dads is on the lookout for alternative remedies for sniffles and coughs, now that infant cold medicines have been pulled from store shelves over safety concerns. ( Full post )

Celebrating United Nations Day

Dr. Kim Thorburn, Planned Parenthood's medical director in Spokane, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming United Nations Day Celebration dinner. ( Full post )

Is it autism?

A new site has launched today to help parents answer that question. ( Full post )

Retired surgeon gets top Sacred Heart award

Dr. Sam Selinger, a retired heart surgeon who founded a program in Spokane to provide health care for the poor, received the Sister Peter Claver Award this week from Sacred Heart Medical Center. ( Full post )

Spokane guy wins with Weight Watchers by losing

A 69-year-old Deer Park man goes from 50 pounds overweight to training for the Ironman triathlon. ( Full post )

AIDS quilt needs panels

A portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt is coming to Washington State University soon, and event organizers are looking for community members to request specific panels for the display. ( Full post )

A kidney, not a Kirby

It sounds like the set-up for a joke: ( Full post )