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Drug shortages for paramedics forces review

Alarmed by drug shortages that could affect the life-saving efforts of paramedics, a medical board that oversees emergency medical services in Southern Nevada is exploring the possible use of alternative medications, which would necessitate the re-education of rescue personnel.

Social media linking Las Vegas doctors, patients

Jessica Watson has a Facebook friend who is interested in advising her how to eat healthy and loves to post things like the “Best 50 Workout Songs of the Year.” Who is this health-conscious buddy, with a propensity to post quotable quotes and recipes for things such as low-carb pumpkin muffins? Her doctor.

I’m already plotting: I should die like a doctor

The more I think about the burial plot my wife gave me as a gift a couple years ago, the more I think about how I’ll get there.
And now I have decided once and for all that I want to kick the bucket like a doctor.

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Hanging in the balance: Try these steps for better stability

When was the last time you played hopscotch? Do you dare try it today? 
Think about it. Hopping on one foot without touching the sidewalk with the other. Then bending down, on that one foot, to pick up a rock or taw. It was fun once. But if a child’s game sounds like an injury waiting to happen today, then you might need to work on your balance.

North Las Vegas church preaches health to congregation

First African Methodist Episcopal Church has the usual roster of offerings — men’s, women’s, senior and youth ministries, choir, a food pantry program — you’d find at any sizable church. But the church, at 2446 Revere St. in North Las Vegas, operates something most other churches wouldn’t even think to have: A health ministry.

Just a kid, but already fighting cancer

She must have taken a tumble, just like all little ones do.
That’s what Jerad Ewing thought when his 3-year-old daughter, Ava, complained of soreness in her hip area.
That soreness she first experienced in 2010 turned out to be Stage IV neuroblastoma, a rare and often deadly form of childhood cancer.

For stronger posterior, try answering the (kettle) bell

Do you hate doing cardio? Try combining your cardio and weight training by using kettle bells.
Kettle bells are like cannon balls with handles attached. I like them because they work the body’s posterior chain very well — mainly the hamstrings, glutes and back.

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