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Woman dies, four new cases of West Nile virus reported in Clark County

A 75-year-old woman stricken last month with the year’s first documented local case of West Nile virus has died, and four other Southern Nevadans have come down with the disease, the Southern Nevada Health District reported Tuesday.

Breast cancer patients get help from loved ones

Shannon West Redwine’s bones scream the scream that only she can hear – she describes it as a high-pitched whine accompanying the excruciating pain from chemotherapy-induced stress fractures in her back. She pants like a woman in the last stages of labor.

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Las Vegas doctor fuels patients’ courage to fight cancer

So often Dr. Heather Allen sees it – a patient arrives, most often a woman, with anxiety buzzing inside her head like a power drill.
Fear is a natural response to a threat, the physician knows, and the threat her patient has received – a diagnosis of breast cancer – can leave her patient too shell shocked to focus on survival, particularly if she does not believe a legitimate counterattack is at hand.

Groups, resources help Las Vegas breast cancer patients

Although 1.3 million people are diagnosed with breast cancer annually, those who receive the diagnosis can feel isolated. It’s as if they are facing the physical, emotional and financial distress alone.
But that’s not the case in the Las Vegas Valley, where several resources offer support to breast cancer patients and their family members, friends and caregivers.

Burn away calories by combining exercises

Put that isolation routine aside and get ready to sweat.
Working your chest, back, arms and core independently would take up the majority of your valuable gym time. Combining exercises is a good way to burn more energy during your workout.

Breast cancer awareness events

Numerous activities and tie-ins are planned in observance of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is aimed at raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research and treatment. Here are some of the events planned for the Las Vegas area.

HEALTH Q&A: Llifting weights

Q: I don’t want to look like a body builder. Do women need to lift weights?

Vaccinations can prevent potentially deadly flu, but some in Las Vegas skip shots

A quiz: How many Americans got flu shots last year?
Remember that getting a flu shot has become as convenient as picking up a quart of milk, and that deaths related to influenza in the U.S. number in the thousands each year.
The answer: Less than half.

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