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.
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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.
A pediatric patient was among three new flu-related deaths reported by the Southern Nevada Health District Monday.
Looking for a basic intro to eliminating meat from your diet? You’ll find it in “The Smart Girl’s Guide to Going Vegetarian,” but there’s a lot of repetition to slog through to get it. That’s not to say that I didn’t like this book – because I did. It’s got humor, nutritional information, tips, and encouragement inside it, as well as argument-busters and a good section on eating disorders.
Two-minute sets. That sounded easy. By the fourth set I was worn out; lying on the gym floor exhausted! My love for the battle ropes was born.
Connie Pope knows firsthand it’s not easy to ride on the back of a motorcycle when you’re about to give birth.
The woman’s hands shake. Her face, covered in protective ointment, glistens in the overhead lights. Little hair covers her singed scalp.
The website errors, hours-long customer-service waits, confusion about doctor networks, dismal enrollment numbers and missing insurance cards boil down to one simple fact: The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange is broken.
When Cheryl and Richard Sheffield opened Sheffield Spice &Tea Co. in May in a shopping center off Eastern Avenue, they quickly realized the co-star in the business had been misjudged.
Minigolf as a kid and some long drives out in the desert as a teenager are about the extent of my golfing experience.
It’s a simple way to keep people healthier while also saving billions of dollars a year in health care spending.
With Las Vegas already soaked in health clubs, it might not cause much of a ripple that Edge Fitness &Tanning opened two locations in January.
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