There’s a workout room with elliptical machines, free weights and medicine balls; a lunchroom with free entrees, soups and salad bar; and a fun room with a pingpong table. It’s not a Las Vegas resort or hotel on the Strip, but the corporate offices of the company that owns hotels in Las Vegas
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Lifting the United States’ lifetime ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men came as bittersweet news to some Southern Nevadans because there’s a caveat: Regulators will recommend those potential donors remain celibate for a year before they give.
Express Scripts, the largest manager of prescription drug plans for U.S. employers, is taking an increasingly aggressive stance in price negotiations with pharmaceutical companies after winning discounts on medications with a strategy introduced last year.
A Buddha teaching states, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” Forgiveness is a gift to ourselves and to our health. It may not change the past, but it can change our future.
Eating fast food may lead to lower student test scores in math, science and reading, a recent study of U.S. school children said.
The Children’s Specialty Center provides treatment to children with blood disorders and cancer regardless of their ability to pay for services. A recent grant from the nonprofit St. Baldrick’s Foundation awarded $245,000 to the center to expand its Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, which provides follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors up to age 40.
Calcium has benefits beyond bone health, but the body can handle only so much at a time and needs vitamin D to help absorb it efficiently.
About 24 million Americans suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly known as COPD. Many may not realize it is the cause of their distress and needs to be treated right away.
Asset recovery has been part of Medicaid rules since the early 1990s. For people on Medicaid, it’s income that matters, not net worth. That means it’s possible to qualify for the program even if you have retirement savings and a mortgage-free home.
Robert Peraza, the community outreach coordinator for the Vegas Mpowerment Project at the Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada, is surprised and pleased to be recognized by Poz magazine.
With kids off from school for winter break and Christmas days away, the use of electronic devices will be multiplying exponentially, presenting more parental concerns.
Many adults might not be aware that children experience stress at the holidays that can cause health issues. Certain strategies can help offset the dark side of the holidays.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Mason VanHouweling, the third chief executive at University Medical Center in less than a year, and the UMC governing board have agreed to a contract, locking a leader into place at the county-owned hospital for the next three years at a salary of $380,000 per year.
