Here’s a heaping helping of yuletide irony: Among the foods most often blamed for causing heartburn is peppermint. That’s right: If your Christmas traditions include downing a shot or two of Maalox to quell the fire in your belly, that innocent little candy cane just might be the culprit.
There are times when University Medical Center nurse Robin Parks wants to leave her patient’s room and howl in frustration.
“Some families just can’t handle the stigma of someone close to them having HIV, but pneumonia’s OK,” Parks says.
Stretching is one of the hardest things I do in my workouts. I don’t have the limber gene so I have to work on simple things to maintain my own flexibility. If I neglect proper stretching, my muscles tighten and stay sore longer.
WASHINGTON — A surge in young nurses may ease forecasts of coming shortages as their baby-boomer co-workers retire.
First, the good news: Surveillance shows that influenza activity remains low in Southern Nevada and throughout the state.
If your elbow hurts when you bend it, don’t bend it. This is the advice Dr. Daliah Wachs gives to a man who calls her radio show, “The Dr. Daliah Show” on KDWN-AM (720), complaining of abdominal pain after doing 200 sit-ups.
So now it’s come to this: We have to teach preschoolers that it’s good — and fun — to run and jump.
And, oh yes, we also must teach them to ask their parents if they can go out and play.
Rolled eyes and a sigh are often the response when I tell clients that we’re doing squats. They can be difficult and take lots of energy. I’m also a stickler for form, which means I’m constantly telling them to straighten a foot or watch the knees and back.
