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An enormous body of research links better grip strength in midlife and beyond to decreased risk of overall mortality.

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5 ways your social media accounts hurt your career

Social media can easily lend itself to blurring the line between users’ personal and professional lives. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to become a more responsible social media user. Read on to find out how social media can hurt your career and how to avoid social media mistakes.

Cryotherapy spa reopens; new guidelines revealed

A Rejuvenice spa reopened Friday after being closed by state officials last month following the death of an employee in a cryotherapy unit at another of the company’s locations.

 
Confidence in Snapchat’s $16 billion value is eroding

Snapchat, maker of a free mobile app that lets users send videos and messages that disappear in seconds, is struggling to gain traction with advertisers, fueling investor concern that its $16 billion valuation isn’t justified by a business that hasn’t yet shown it has a steady source of income.

Entrepreneur dishes out advice for startups

Damien Patton loves Las Vegas. After all, he lives here and thinks about his startup all the time when riding his bicycle through Red Rock Canyon or his dirt bike across the desert.

The reasons only half of Americans invest in stocks

A recently published BankRate.com survey discovered roughly half of all working Americans and 75 percent of millennials do not own any stock or 401(k) plans. But why?

5 ways to save money on Spring Break in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a popular spring break destination for couples, families and groups of friends. In fact, Sin City is predicted to be one of the top vacation spots for spring this year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Due to the warm weather, variety of activities and endless entertainment options, it’s easy to see why.

Regional health clinics chain poised to open in Las Vegas

A regional chain of health clinics is set to open in the Las Vegas Valley. Optum Urgent Care, which has quick-care clinics in Texas and Kansas, is holding its grand opening at 75 S. Valle Verde Drive, Suite 100, on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

New Chinese visa rules expected to boost tourism in US

A rule change allowing Chinese visitors to return to the U.S. multiple times over a 10-year period is being hailed as a boon to American tourism, with the federal government predicting the economic impact could be $85 billion by 2021.

Exchange insurers’ rates lower than predicted for ’15

That wasn’t so bad. When the state Insurance Division released the health-plan premiums that insurers have proposed for 2015, the numbers held a couple of surprises.