The Southern Nevada Health District on Monday is reporting the highest level of mosquito activity in the program’s history this early in a season.
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The study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that Nevada ranks low in a number of child well-being indicators.
The fast-rising sport gets its moment in the sun with its own convention in the convention capital of the world.
Peaches are a lot easier to protect than figs. Figs must be picked when they are ripe. Peaches will ripen off the tree.
Patients can now see an array of doctors without leaving their recliner thanks to telemedicine. But that doesn’t mean trips to the office should end.
A disease called fire blight might pop up in some pear and apple trees beginning around May. It can be common several weeks after spring rains, particularly if trees were flowering. It can lead to tree death if not controlled when it’s first seen.
Delay pruning grapes as long as possible in the spring to reduce disease possibilities and avoid any late spring frost damage after pruning. Immediately after pruning grapes, consider applying a fungicide to the vines if there were problems with grape bunch diseases last year.
My experience with Mexican petunia is that it grows like a weed, and I consider it the broadleaf version of Bermuda grass, aka devil grass. If it’s contained in an area and prevented from spreading into the landscape, I think it will be OK.
Quick quiz: What’s one of the safest beverages you can drink in Southern Nevada? If your answer is “tap water,” you’re right! Southern Nevada’s municipal water supply meets or surpasses all State of Nevada and Federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. In fact, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) tests your water 300,000 times a […]
As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time.
A longevity expert shares which foods you should avoid, and which ones to load up on, if you want to live to 100.
There’s an overwhelming amount of health advice on the internet, and it can be hard to tell what’s credible.
Researchers are looking for people in the Las Vegas Valley with loved ones who have the disease also known as juvenile diabetes.