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E-prescriptions’ popularity on rise

WASHINGTON – Dropping a paper prescription at the drugstore is becoming old-school: More than a third of the nation’s prescriptions are now electronic, according to the latest count.

Parents say daughter’s health complications don’t hinder her spirit

Marisa Baum’s parents look forward to the day when she can go bowling again. She used to bowl every week with her father. Now she cannot move. She is not paralyzed, but her muscles are in a constant contracted state. Her body was left that way two years ago after she had a seizure that lasted nearly a day.

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Q I am 66 years old and still work out regularly, but I am getting weaker. Why is this happening?

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Older Americans opt for surgery to keep active

Las Vegas residents are part of an increasing number of older Americans opting for orthopedic procedures that they hope will allow them to remain active well into their golden years.

UC San Diego Health System arrives with purposeful quiet

If you’re looking for a sign of the UC San Diego Health System Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas, you’ll have about as much luck as you would have looking for a sign of Bigfoot.
And that’s just the way new CEO Mickey Goldman wants it – for now.

Digital mammograms being offered for $75

The Breast Center at Sunrise, Southern Hills Hospital and Red Rock Radiology are offering a digital screening mammogram for $75 throughout May.

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