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California university to take over Nevada Cancer Institute

The Nevada Cancer Institute is being sold to the University of California, San Diego Health System. The university will take over all operations at the Las Vegas-based outpatient cancer treatment facility.

Pedaling the way to go for Las Vegas tailor

“It can be tough when you rely on a bike for transportation,” says Las Vegas tailor Michael Starks. “I ended up on the hood of a car when somebody turned on me,” he said. ” I got hurt pretty bad, just skinned and bruised, but it took me about a week to feel better.”
Even so, Starks says, he might never drive a car again.

Tired of skin that waves when you do? Work your triceps

Triceps are the yin to the biceps yang, each trying to sway the lower arm its own direction while still working together to make the arm function. You need to build both to have strong, balanced arms.

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Sunrise Hospital offers new lung cancer screenings

Sunrise Hospital is offering a new screening that officials say promotes the early detection of lung cancer and increases the chances for long-term survival of people at high risk contracting the disease.

Blood type might be factor in stroke

ORLANDO, Fla. — Your blood type might affect your risk for stroke. People with AB and women with B were a little more likely to suffer one than people with O blood, the most common type, a study found.

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‘Phantom’ star survives thyroid cancer scare

Makeup that Kristen Hertzenberg applies before another appearance as Christine Daae in “Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular” first covers the inch-long scar across her neck.

Be careful with calories when eating on Thanksgiving

It has been estimated that on Thanksgiving, one of the most food-centered days of the year, people consume as many as 5,000 to 6,000 calories — close to triple the normal amount.

Fear of surgery haunts Las Vegas man with 100-pound scrotum

Wesley Warren Jr. stands in his living room with more than 100 pounds of scrotum hanging between his legs, but you can’t take your eyes off his haggard face.
The more he talks about what doctors might do wrong in surgical procedures designed to correct the scrotal elephantiasis that became part of his life three years ago, the more unfocused his reddened eyes become.

Admission to the gun show starts with these exercises

Well-developed arms remain a priority of 20- and 30-something men, and many women seek “guns” of their own in their efforts to improve appearance. The major muscles of the upper arm are the biceps and triceps. This week is devoted to the biceps and how to make them bigger.

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