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Tea popularity grows as people seek its health benefits

When Cheryl and Richard Sheffield opened Sheffield Spice &Tea Co. in May in a shopping center off Eastern Avenue, they quickly realized the co-star in the business had been misjudged.

Vaccines a must for seniors

It’s a simple way to keep people healthier while also saving billions of dollars a year in health care spending.

Hospital CEO model patient

Andrea Kaufman had difficulty sleeping at night.

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Locally owned Edge Fitness opens two new gyms

With Las Vegas already soaked in health clubs, it might not cause much of a ripple that Edge Fitness &Tanning opened two locations in January.

Flu season deaths in Southern Nevada top last year

Three more Southern Nevadans have died from the flu, two Tuesday and one Wednesday, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. That brings the death count for this flu season to nine, three times the number killed by the virus last year.

Provider network problems in Nevada Health CO-OP frustrate consumers

Lenora Kaplan discovered by accident that her health insurance plan was broken. Now, Kaplan is urging other consumers to look twice at their new, Obamacare-compliant coverage before they try to use it.

Clinical trials offer hope

Rosemary Rathbun and Lorrine Rodgers, grandmothers who were on death’s doorstep before they took part in the first in-human trial of a new antibody drug, told me they wanted to share their stories so other cancer patients would avail themselves of clinical studies that might save their lives.

Swedish women receive womb transplants

STOCKHOLM — Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives in an experimental procedure that has raised some ethical concerns. The women will soon try to become pregnant with their new wombs, the doctor in charge of the pioneering project has revealed.

 
Stretch for success, and remember to breathe

I recently took an impressive continuing education course with the Stretch to Win Institute. Owners Chris and Ann Fredrick have spent a few decades researching and perfecting their stretch techniques.