Two new studies describe the latest achievements in growing body parts in a lab and transplanting them into people, this time with nostrils and vaginas.
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The calorie counting that defined dieting for so long is giving way to other considerations, like the promise of more fiber or natural ingredients. That is chipping away at the popularity of products like Diet Coke, Lean Cuisine and Special K, which became weight-watching staples primarily by stripping calories from people’s favorite foods.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
The board of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange received fresh statistics on new members that have signed up so far in a 60-day special enrollment session that began April 1.
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Summerlin Hospital Medical Center for eight violations linked to a fatal tuberculosis outbreak last year.
Southern Nevada health officials repeated the hand-washing mantra Wednesday after saying at least 200 people in the Las Vegas-area caught a recent stomach bug.
Clark County School District and Southern Nevada Health District officials hope to wrap up a first round of tuberculosis testing at Liberty High School on Tuesday.
Like thousands of others, a pair of Clark County women received no adequate warning that the diabetes drug they took could lead to bladder cancer, a warning label expert testified Monday in a potentially multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the maker of Actos.
James Sernas, 22, could be the poster person for the Candlelighters. He is approaching the five-year mark of his treatment, beating back cancer that came out of nowhere. Now that he’s finished his treatment, Sernas plans to participate in the Tour de Summerlin on April 26, raising funds for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada.
Civil rights, feminism, the anti-Vietnam War movement, gay rights, rights for the disabled. Given what’s happened in those areas during the six decades baby boomers have monopolized the nation’s cultural, political and economic landscape, it’s not surprising that many researchers characterize boomers, and that includes me, as positive social and political rabble-rousers.
The tyrannosaurus rex wouldn’t have liked pushups. That’s because it had short arms.
Charlotte Yarbrough couldn’t stand it anymore.
Enoch Henry, about a year out from a stroke and battling prostate cancer, has felt the end coming in so many ways.
The first open-enrollment session under the Affordable Care Act closed on March 31, so we’re taking a timeout to evaluate the law’s early progress in Nevada.
Final numbers from the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange show a flurry of private plan selections in the last days of open enrollment. The exchange’s Nevada Health Link reported that 41,823 Nevadans had chosen a qualified health plan as of Tuesday.