Whether planning on celebrating at a house party with friends and family, or out-on-the-town at a city-sponsored event, we need to exercise caution as glasses raise to a new year. Drivers, passengers, pedestrians and revelers alike need to make wise decisions about alcohol to insure everyone gets to and from their destinations safely.
A Clark County child died from the flu, being the first pediatric flu-related death in Clark County for the 2015-16 season, the Southern Nevada Health District said Wednesday.
Before you, um, “ring in the new year” with your significant other or that person you just met on the Strip, the Center for Biological Diversity wants you to take a moment to remember the plight of the polar bear.
A judge gave a Reno hospital permission Tuesday to conduct more tests to detect brain activity on a young Las Vegas woman who has been kept on life support after being declared brain dead in May.
With New Year’s Eve rapidly approaching, Time teamed up with the online residential real estate site Trulia to see which U.S. cities are most likely to spend the first day of 2016 nursing a hangover.
We all have busy lives, so stress is no stranger. According to the American Institute of Stress, 60 percent of illnesses are caused by stress. Put aside your long list of obligations and take time to de-stress for a healthier you. Here are ways to help.
Nothing like kicking back and eating a nice juicy steak, maybe some shellfish on the side and washing it all down with a couple of beers. Unfortunately, this feel-good diet, if followed too often, is rich in purines, which in turn may raise uric acid levels in your body and lead to a condition commonly referred to as the dreaded “disease of kings” — gout.
Two Clark County men have died from the flu so far this season, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Thursday — a reminder to wash hands, cover coughs and “get your flu shot,” district spokeswoman Stephanie Bethel said.
Feel the need to bypass your prefrontal cortex and get to the heart of what’s bugging you? Stroll down the hall to the play therapy room at the University of Phoenix’s Counseling Skills Center, at 3755 Breakthrough Way, in Las Vegas.
Despite the myriad joys the season brings, it can be a stressful time for many of us. Between shopping, cooking, travel, parties, house guests, winter storms and shorter days, the holidays pile on the stress with little regard for the continued demands of our everyday lives.
