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Extreme binge drinking not uncommon in high school seniors

Almost 1 in 10 U.S. high school seniors have engaged in recent extreme binge drinking — downing at least 10 drinks — at a rate that barely budged over six years, according to a report.

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia

BOSTON — Memory problems that are often dismissed as a normal part of aging may not be so harmless after all.

Union Village, Henderson deal amended again

The city of Henderson has amended its land purchase agreement a fifth time with Union Village LLC which proposes to build a $1.6 billion project billed as the first integrated health village in the world.

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Las Vegas man with giant scrotum embraces celebrity

The Wesley Warren of today does not act like the somber Wesley Warren of last fall. Rather than on the edge of tears, the Las Vegas man suffering from a disease that has left him with a 100-pound scrotum is seemingly enjoying his celebrity.

Brain center to join clinical trial involving Alzheimer’s

The first multi-site clinical trial in the United States aimed at trying to identify Alzheimer’s disease through an inexpensive blood test will be directed by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

Mocha Moms, experts tout benefits from breast-feeding

A cooling breeze ruffles the trees that border Gardens Park in Summerlin. Rising in a cloudless sky, the bright morning sun causes a boy on the playground to ask mommy for his shades.

Bulletin urges health care providers not to reuse single-use devices

A technical bulletin has been issued to all health care providers, reminding them that the reuse of single-use only devices “places the health, safety and welfare of the public at risk for blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.”

U.S. lawyers pursue dismissal

Lawyers for the federal government have asked a judge to throw out a challenge by Nevada and 19 other states to the health care overhaul law.