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HEALTH CALENDAR

9.20

Crohn's Disease/Ulcerative Colitis Q&A

Where: PBS Building, 3050 E. Flamingo Road

When: 7-9 p.m.

Details: 646-306-4472 (free)

9.21

One on One Medicare Counseling

Where: H2U at Sunrise Hospital, 3061 S. Maryland Parkway, #102

When: 10 a.m.-noon

Details: 735-5510 (by appointment only)

Educational series: Exercise and Healthy Aging

Where: Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave.

When: noon-1 p.m.

Details: www.keepmemoryalive.org

Memory Loss Support Group

Where: Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave.

When: 1-2:30 p.m.

Details: municd@ccf.org or 483-6035

Oncology Nutrition Class

Where: The Breast Center at Sunrise

3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250

When: 4-5:30 p.m.

Details: 233-5300 (free, RSVP required)

9.23

Southern Nevada Rally For Recovery

Where: Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway

When: 5-9 p.m.

Details: http://rallyforrecovery.org (free)

9.24

UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Teddy Bear 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk

Where: UnitedHealthcare, 2700 N. Tenaya Way

When: registration 6:30 a.m., run/walk 8 a.m.

Details: www.uhccf.org/teddybearrunwal.html or 242-7033

this one's for the boys walk

Two-mile walk to benefit prostate cancer education, screening, treatment and financial aid

Where: UNLV track, northwest corner of campus

When: 8:30 a.m.

Details: www.21stCenturyCARE.org

Women's Cancer Center Foundation OVARIAN CANCER 'Owareness walk'

Where: UNLV Student Union, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway

When: 11 a.m. (registration 9:30 a.m.)

Details: www.owareness.com

9.25

14th annual Las Vegas Triathlon

Where: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Highway 93 and Lakeshore Drive

When: Half Vegas Iron 6:40 a.m., Olympic 7 a.m., Sprint 7:20 a.m.

Details: www.mountainmanevents.com/lasvegastriathlon.htm

9.27

Huntington's Disease
Support Group

Where: Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave.

When: noon

Details: gayanj@ccf.org or 483-6036

9.28

Educational series: Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Update

Where: Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave.

When: noon-1 p.m.

Details: www.keepmemoryalive.org

Memory Loss Support Group

Where:Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave.

When: 1-2:30 p.m.

Details: municd@ccf.org or 483-6035

Information for the Health Calendar can be mailed to Health Calendar, Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125 or emailed as a text file to healthbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

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