There’s something about gardening that lifts my spirits. Even the scent of the soil and mulch makes me happy.
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Wary of inflation, Americans have been scrutinizing the prices of everyday items. But a less-noticed expense should cause greater concern.
The excess weight of supplies stuffed into an improperly worn backpack might lead to sore joints and muscles.
Many older people point to strength training as a method to slow down the ever-present biological clock.
Each year, more than 1 in 4 older Americans fall, making it the leading cause of injuries for those 65 and older. But many falls can be prevented.
The Darling Tennis Center has hired a new coach, Henner Nehles, for its high-performance youth program. Nehles was one of the most decorated tennis players at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, earning Mountain West Region Most Valuable Student Athlete of the Year and National Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mountain Region Senior Athlete of the Year.
With the temperatures warming up, it’s almost time to wrap up the spring hiking season in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. With that in mind, you might want to sneak in one more low-elevation trail before it becomes unbearably hot and unsafe to do so.
Question: Inspired by you, I have planted a tree from your recommended tree list and another that I don’t think is in there, a Meyer lemon. I planted a lemon after seeing other people in the valley having success with it. I would like to know what precautions I should take growing a lemon tree here.
Hospice volunteers usually expect to lose patients within six months. Betsy Burnett, a veteran volunteer, was used to this. Her current patient, Elizabeth “Betty” Twohey, who is 104, did not follow the trend. She has been in hospice care for five years.
Las Vegas surgeon Kevin Petersen often hears that good hard-working people fall through the government’s health care safety net. That is why he continues Helping Hands Surgical Care, a nonprofit that has a half-dozen doctors performing surgeries at no cost to the uninsured.
Every time I hear sports talk show host Paul Howard selling LASIK eye surgery – it only took him a few painless minutes to acquire 20-15 vision – I think of a woman I wrote about in Texas who lost her sight from a laser procedure. Her emotional appeal to me to let people know that such surgery is not without risk has stayed with me.
A line of dumbbells at the gym start out harmlessly enough, at 5 pounds. A few steps down the line, you’ll spot the 20s and 30s, then the 60s, and before you know it you’re at the 140-pounders thinking, why bother?
I’ll show you why gyms provide a variety of dumbbells.
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My son recently asked why I sent him an email. The question startled me. He stared at his inbox like an archaeologist discovering ancient hieroglyphics and informed me that email is to his generation what mailed letters were to mine—slow, formal, and vaguely irritating. Apparently, for Gen Z, communicating via email is about as convenient as strapping a note to a carrier pigeon.
At least four Centers for Disease Control leaders resigned this week. The White House confirmed it fired Susan Monarez because she was not “aligned with” President Donald Trump.
The FDA’s framework for the new COVID-19 vaccines presents new barriers to access for millions of Americans who would have to prove their risk.
A plane capable of carrying 292 passengers is being eyed to fly the Paris-Las Vegas route in a tryout following special flights geared to CES attendees.
One thing is surer than ever, many policy experts say: Beneficiaries should not simply roll over their existing stand-alone Medicare drug plans.
