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If cash is before character, we suffer

You want to believe that someone who works in the health care industry has extra caring in his or her soul for their fellow man, that they’re at least partially driven by service to mankind, not solely by the pleasures and power made possible by the dollar.

Classes can be a big load for students, especially on their backs

Sixteen-year-old Aleza Sheppard is sure it’s going to happen. For the sake of her aching back, however, she wishes the shift from textbooks to tablets and similar mobile devices would happen sooner rather than later in Las Vegas.

For best performance, everybody needs a warm-up act

Butter is a tasty ingredient. Any experienced baker will tell you that butter works best in recipes when it’s room temperature. Trying to get cold butter to thoroughly mix with ingredients is a test of patience and strength.

 
Not dead yet: Man revives 45 mins after heart stops

A man who was declared dead when his heart stopped beating for 45 minutes suddenly revived, said his stunned doctors, who can’t find an explanation. The man, though, credits his faith.

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Report begets more horror stories

The phone calls keep coming. Frequently the callers are angry. Often they’re crying.

UMC questions arrival of patient discharged from California psychiatric hospital

A woman discharged from a California mental hospital was left at University Medical Center’s emergency room Saturday afternoon, prompting hospital officials to question California authorities about the circumstances of her mysterious arrival in Las Vegas.

If simple arm movements hurt, simply start stretching

I once knew a girl in her early 20s who blew her rotator cuff shampooing her hair. How could that happen? She wasn”;t lifting or performing out-of-the-ordinary tasks.

Exercise classes help sufferers ease arthritis pain

Betty Sue Bailey, 77, has lost a few inches since her diagnosis about 10 years ago with osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease. But she’s standing up to the disease with help from the Arthritis Foundation exercise program at the Southwest Medical Associates Lifestyle Centers.

Treating burns a team effort

It smelled of a smell that should never be smelled: His own flesh burning.

 
Inducing labor may be tied to autism, study says

The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labor, preliminary findings that need investigating since labor is induced in increasing numbers of U.S. women, the authors and other autism experts say.

Report: Every nursing home in Nevada cited by inspectors

Abuse, neglect and mistreatment of nursing home residents is widespread in Nevada, according to a report issued by a nursing home resident advocacy group.

Any ball will do to help families get active together

Sometimes it can be difficult to get the family involved in fitness. Between schedule conflicts and long days at work, making it into the gym seems to get moved to the back burner.

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