“In the past, we’ve had a backward way of testing for lead,” said Shawn Gerstenberger, the interim dean of the school of community health sciences at UNLV. “We test children, and if they test positive for lead, then we test the house.” Now thanks to a a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, UNLV is teaming with the city of Henderson to test for and remove lead from older homes.
She’s barely 100 pounds, has seen 95 birthdays and can’t be missed with her fire red hair and the sparkle in her eyes. Sylvia Duboys is a shining example of today’s senior citizen. Fiercely independent, she lived on her own until last year. She’d still be on her own if she had her way, but six years ago, she fell and broke her right hip.
The board of directors of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange delivered brutal reviews of the exchange’s website and call center Thursday, even as exchange officials and site vendor Xerox said they’re fixing wide-ranging technical problems afflicting the marketplace created by the federal Affordable Care Act.
Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn’t budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government analysis finds.
The Southern Nevada Health District said a total of 14 people from Coronado High School tested positive for tuberculosis after an exposure at the Henderson campus in November.
Pain is a wonderful teacher. It instills a sense of caution and respect for our surroundings.
If you get into a shootout with a thug who’s already shot five other people, Fred Bedient learned it’s best to pump your first bullet into your attacker’s head to avoid getting hit yourself.
When neurologist Samir Bangalore looked around the nation from his home in Chicago in 2007, he was searching for a community in need of help treating epilepsy.
Nevada Health Link opened for business on Oct. 1, but it went live with no one knowing how key parts of it would work.
A day after Rachel Fredrickson won the latest season of “The Biggest Loser,” after shedding nearly 60 percent of her body weight, attention wasn’t focused on her $250,000 win — but rather the criticism surrounding her loss.
The Valley Health System hosted a presentation Jan. 9 at Sun City Summerlin on the topic “How to Keep Your Hips Healthy.” Gerry Lethbridge was there because she was having issues with her right hip after she fell six months ago and broke her arm.
CVS, the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain, is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products as it continues to shift its focus toward being more of a health care provider.
The Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. The 10-bed facility is the only hospital within 100 miles of the town. If it closed, residents would find the closest hospitals in Hawthorne or Bishop, Calif.
Reflexologists in Clark County will soon be more closely regulated, with restrictions on the hours of operation and training requirements, county commissioners decided Tuesday.
Fighters currently active as well as a couple of old-timers who moved into the political ring gave a boost on Tuesday to landmark research being done in Las Vegas on how blows from boxing and combat fighting affect the brain.
