The rapid spread of a measles outbreak from Disneyland in California to communities around the country suggests that vaccination rates in some places may be as low as 50 percent, a study suggests.
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Hyponatremia, or low sodium, can occur as a function of aging, as physiological and hormonal changes affect the kidneys, which help to regulate the balance of sodium in the body.
Eleven Americans have been flown back to the United States as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates the possibility they might have been exposed to Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Some doctors in Southern Nevada say a standard test for diabetes should be part of a routine physical examination to help combat the incidence of type 2 diabetes, a debilitating chronic diseases that 86 million more Americans could develop in the coming years.
Southern Nevada is in relatively rarified air with two medical schools being created in such close proximity. Officials at Roseman University of Health Sciences and UNLV are part of a new era of medical school expansion in the United States, a growth spurt not seen since the late 1960s and ’70s.
Visiting a friend or family member in the hospital can bring on an acute case of the willies. But experts are happy to offer tips to make the experience beneficial for both visitor and patient.
A world virtually free of tobacco and its devastating health consequences could be a reality within 30 years if governments showed political will and took stronger action against cigarette companies, health experts said on Friday.
KFC may face pressure from consumer and environmental groups to change how its poultry are raised after McDonald’s Corp. said it would switch to chicken raised without human antibiotics.
Raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 or 25 years old would significantly reduce their use and tobacco-related illnesses in the United States, a study published Thursday found.
Dr. Adam Schwartz of Center For Sight had good and bad news for Sun City Summerlin residents concerned about cataracts during a Jan. 8 Lunch & Learn event. The bad news: Virtually everyone will get cataracts. The good news: Medical advancements mean laser surgery is now available.
Everybody can exhale now. If Nevada Health Link officials, insurance brokers and consumers “went into open enrollment holding their collective breath,” then today, there are sighs of relief that the state’s insurance marketplace works, said its Executive Director Bruce Gilbert.
We sing lullabies to babies. We read to them, bathe them, dim the lights and turn down the noise. But as we get older, our sleep hygiene may become a downright mess.
Summerlin Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program has reached its one-year milestone. The program is for people who have experienced a recent cardiac event (most are heart attack patients) and emphasizes the three “E” components: exercise, education and encouragement.
While the proposal does not recommend every male be circumcised, it says the procedure can prevent penile cancer and the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
Fiber can be found in such foods as fruits, vegetables, beans and bran cereals, and it aids digestion and elimination by keeping food moving through the digestive system.
