For Linda Gagnon, it was both a shock and no surprise at all. At the start of 2012, her 88-year-old mother, Martha Gagnon, was bright, alert and still dropping in on her weekly quilting group.
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The Alliance for a Healthier Generation recently honored 251 schools from 25 states for efforts to create a healthier environment for students. Clark County schools receiving recognition were Sewell and Lunt elementary schools and Northwest Career and Technical Academy.
Alzheimer’s disease is a rising storm, threatening to not only steal the golden years from millions of Americans, but also cripple their loved ones emotionally and financially.
Northwest Las Vegas resident Virginia Mamone, 39, knows CMT all too well. Because of the confusing name, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, she tells people it is a neuromuscular disorder. She has had it for roughly 15 years. It began as a tingling in both of her little fingers.
Las Vegas Day School parent Barbara Gaughan was scared and nervous. Her son, John, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 6 years old, and needed shots all day long.
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Like many of us, Michael Towns once struggled to lose weight due to inconsistent dieting and overeating, and that struggle came with a series of health complications.