Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young.
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Premiums for job-based health insurance rose 6 percent in 2025 to an average of $26,993 a year for family coverage, according to a survey of employers.
About half of women are considered to have dense breasts, based on the appearance of their breast tissue on a mammogram.
Many of the nutrients we need for optimal health are only necessary in tiny amounts. If we continuously exceed those amounts, there may be consequences.
“It’s a very powerful position to be in, in a great and powerful part of your life,” celebrated film director Rebecca Miller says of being in her 60s.
Some lawns experienced disease problems that lingered after we had high humidity because of the rain. That change in our weather encouraged plant diseases to occur.
Creating shade that doesn’t use water requires brainwork but may be necessary in the desert. Usually, a home’s hottest areas are the exposed south and west walls and windows.
The Center for Urban Water Conservation in North Las Vegas will host an educational event Oct. 14 for homeowners and HOA members who want to save water on their landscapes.
It’s expensive to have them trimmed twice a year. If their beauty outweighs their expense, keep them. But if you don’t enjoy them anymore, have them removed.
Apples that stay on the tree longest are the most heavily infested by codling moths. Apples harvested early are the least infested. Populations of this pest increase with each generation produced.
Soil in the ground stays cooler than containers because extra heat is routed to the surroundings and deeper soil.
The roots of plants follow water. Where water was applied, you will find roots.
Summer is not the best time of year to plant desert spoon, but if you are going to plant them, plant them at a time during the day when it’s cooler and plant in wet soil.
Plants originally coming from a desert are watered less often than those that don’t come from deserts. This is because desert plants have methods of surviving a longer time between irrigations.
There are three reasons why sago palms are yellowing: their location, needed soil amendments and improper watering.
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Las Vegas has been one of the fastest-growing cities nationwide for several decades, given its proximity to other population centers, lack of state income tax, and business-friendly environment. As Las Vegas has continued to grow, the overall amount of developable land has shrunk, with experts pointing to about eight years of supply left until Las Vegas is built out.
The yet-to-be constructed building will support University Medical Center and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.
The national nonprofit is opening its first physical location in the Las Vegas Valley. It will act as a community hub and event space.
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting a confirmed case of measles in a visitor to Clark County.
It’s almost like hearing a nutritionist say bacon is good for you: Digital technology use is being linked to reduced risk of cognitive impairment.
