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HEALTH Q&A: Fat in margarines

Q I’ve noticed that many margarines contain palm or palm kernel oil. Aren’t these fats harmful to the heart?

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Valley woman fights cancer after machete attack

Maria Del Carmen Gomez, 53, was attacked March 21 outside a convenience store at Craig Road and North Fifth Street. Her former boyfriend, Armando Vergara-Martinez, faces charges of attempted murder and domestic violence.

Prostate cancer test ignites controversy

American men, dying at the rate of about 30,000 a year from prostate cancer, need a better test to screen for the disease.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has come to that conclusion.
So have primary care doctors, urologists and prostate cancer specialists.

Knowing the end, living for the now

We all begin to die the moment we’re born, but most of us don’t have a good sense of how it will end.
At age 28, Jennifer Hill already has a good idea.
Actually, she’s pretty much known for four years.

Foam rolling can help muscles work properly through full range of motion

In trainer jargon, self-myofascial release, or SMR refers to foam rolling.
SMR targets the neural side of the muscle by increasing Golgi tendon activity and decreasing muscle spindle activity. These two organs tell the brain in what position the muscle is. Foam rolling is a way of pressing the reset button on a particular muscle.

First veterans salute new medical center

Like most veterans who showed up for Tuesday’s opening of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in North Las Vegas, 75-year-old Tom Stacey was pleased with the service he received. The $1 billion VA Medical Center opened for limited services Tuesday on the first floor of the six-floor structure.

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