Aug. 17 was the 10th anniversary of 59-year-old Dal Anderson’s carcinoid cancer diagnosis. He commemorated the occasion by writing his cancer a letter. After all, there have been some perks, he says. People say you look good. You find joy most people just brush past. You pick your friends well. You get to tell “the Man” to take a leap sometimes.
The ability to lift one’s own body weight opens up a world of possibilities. Dips are one of the most effective body weight exercises. They are also a transferable gymnastic movement.
When he was left alone in an office with his medical record open on the doctor’s desk, a longtime friend of mine admitted curiosity got the best of him and he went over to see his file.
After four years of congressional infighting, 2,400 pages of federal legislation, more than 10,000 pages of regulations and three years of statewide planning sessions, the Nevada insurance exchange created under the Affordable Care Act launches on Tuesday.
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Downtown Las Vegas offers many options for those interested in getting fit. From free outdoor walks and boot camps to a state-of-the-art gym, downtown has a variety of places and opportunities to keep active.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, Southern Nevada’s only Catholic, not-for-profit hospital system and the dominant hospital group in the southern Las Vegas Valley, is being left out of some new plans designed to comply with the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents.
With three months left in 2013, the Southern Nevada Health District reports there have already been 19 more cases of potentially fatal whooping cough, or pertussis, in Southern Nevada than the 83 experienced all of last year.
Ankles seem like an insignificant joint when compared to the power and strength of the hip or shoulder. Believe me, they do have their tasks and they can affect your performance in a major way.
Smiling, 17-year-old Samantha McClean walks down the stairs of her Henderson home with examples of her artwork under her arm. As she hurriedly makes her way to the living room, there is nothing about her entrance that suggests anything more or less than normalcy.
About once a month, Las Vegas hatha yoga instructor Heather Bruton gives her body what she calls a “yoga cleanse,” an ancient practice of drinking lukewarm water and a little bit of sea salt to clear out the digestive system.
Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated.
University Medical Center might end up getting rid of its hyperbaric chamber, which the public hospital says is a money-losing venture.
Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated. Doctors often short them on chemotherapy by not basing the dose on size, as they should.
