Health risks of overweight St. Nick are over the rooftops

The doctor walks into an examining room to meet a new patient: A big, roundish guy with billowing white whiskers, rosy cheeks and an infectiously jolly manner, dressed in “all red, and wearing a strange hat.”
It is apparent the jolly old soul is woefully out of shape.

There’s no hiding from cancer

We were in the fifth grade when my friend David started feeling tired all the time. Instead of wanting to play ball, he wanted to sleep. He complained that his arms and legs hurt. David was dying of leukemia, a form of cancer.

Smith machine offers feel of free weights, safety of a spotter

“A little help here… anybody,” I muttered with a loaded bar on my chest that I thought I could lift but really couldn’t. Had I used the Smith machine on days I was lifting solo, I wouldn’t have worried because the machine is the spotter.

Health Calendar

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‘Skyrim’ wins top prize at Spike Video Game Awards

“The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” flew away with the game of the year trophy at the Spike Video Game Awards. Saturday’s ninth annual awards honored outstanding achievements within the gaming industry over the past year.

Alec Baldwin apologizes to himself on ‘SNL’

Posing as the airline pilot of the flight he was kicked off of, Alec Baldwin apologized to himself on “Saturday Night Live.”

Book signings and events, 12/11/11

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

Where does this end?

There are two, and only two, possibilities surrounding U.S. Senate Republicans’ decision to filibuster the nomination of Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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