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Laughter yoga: Cackling your way to better health

They laugh about their credit card bills. They laugh about their aches and pains. They laugh about the medication they have to take. They laugh about everything in laughter yoga. That’s the point.

A turn of events to turn the stomach

Suzanne Newton says she doesn’t normally talk much about throwing up. But she’s so sick to her stomach about a trip to the ER — it was far more costly than she ever imagined — that she feels she must talk about what sent her to the hospital in the first place.

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Nurse sues children’s hospital, alleges wrongful termination

Sharon Ochoa-Reyes, a Sunrise Children’s Hospital nurse fired in connection with a 2010 baby death in the neonatal intensive care unit, filed a lawsuit Friday against the hospital and four of its executives, charging that she was wrongfully terminated and defamed.

Drug shortages for paramedics forces review

Alarmed by drug shortages that could affect the life-saving efforts of paramedics, a medical board that oversees emergency medical services in Southern Nevada is exploring the possible use of alternative medications, which would necessitate the re-education of rescue personnel.

Social media linking Las Vegas doctors, patients

Jessica Watson has a Facebook friend who is interested in advising her how to eat healthy and loves to post things like the “Best 50 Workout Songs of the Year.” Who is this health-conscious buddy, with a propensity to post quotable quotes and recipes for things such as low-carb pumpkin muffins? Her doctor.

I’m already plotting: I should die like a doctor

The more I think about the burial plot my wife gave me as a gift a couple years ago, the more I think about how I’ll get there.
And now I have decided once and for all that I want to kick the bucket like a doctor.

Hanging in the balance: Try these steps for better stability

When was the last time you played hopscotch? Do you dare try it today? 
Think about it. Hopping on one foot without touching the sidewalk with the other. Then bending down, on that one foot, to pick up a rock or taw. It was fun once. But if a child’s game sounds like an injury waiting to happen today, then you might need to work on your balance.

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