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Suicides triple in Lyon County
The number of recorded suicides in Lyon County in 2009 has tripled compared to 2008, amounting to 27 so far this year, Sheriff Allen Veil said. more...
11/20/2009 1:19pm
Cancer specialists: Ignore new task force
Local cancer specialists Wednesday objected to the government task force recommendation that most women don't need breast cancer screening until age 50.
  11/18/2009 11:08pm
Health Inspections
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections from Nov. 6 (all scores are on a 100-point scale):

• Save Mart Supermarkets #552 Retail Grocery, 3620 N. Carson St., scored 100 points.
  11/17/2009 7:41pm
Study: New device boosts heart failure survival
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time, a miniature heart pump shows the potential to become a widely used, permanent treatment for many older people with severe heart failure. But can we afford it?
  11/17/2009 7:41pm
Tracking Alzheimer's patients goes high-tech Alzheimer's patients goes high-tech
WASHINGTON — Tom Dougherty jokes that he takes “get-lost walks.” To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily strolls?
  11/17/2009 7:39pm
Will mom's flu shot hurt unborn baby?
Editor's Note: This column appears in Wednesdays throughout the flu season. Readers interested in knowing more about this topic are urged to visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu or www.flu.gov
  11/17/2009 7:38pm
Study raises new questions about cholesterol drugs
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
  11/15/2009 8:32pm
CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday.
  11/12/2009 11:18pm
Adult smoking rate rises for first time since '94
ATLANTA — Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.
  11/12/2009 11:13pm
What you can do if you get the flu
Editor's Note: This column appears in the Nevada Appeal Wednesday health pages throughout the flu season. Readers interested in knowing more about this topic are urged to visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu or www.flu.gov
  11/11/2009 12:03am
School board hears plan for onsite health care
In her time as a school nurse, Valerie Cain said she saw students go untreated for a variety of medical conditions ranging from diabetes to asthma and dental abscesses.
  11/10/2009 11:54pm
WNC offers aid to tranquility
Feeling stressed? Western Nevada College Carson City will offer a one-day, non-credit class in self-hypnosis to emphasize the benefits of focus and relaxation of the body and mind.
  11/10/2009 5:21pm
Health Inspections
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections from Oct. 27-29 (all scores are on a 100-point scale):

• U.S. Submarine Base Restaurant, 1894 U.S. 50 East #10, scored 100 points.
  11/10/2009 5:17pm
Photos of loved ones relieve pain
Are you facing a painful medical procedure?

If you're looking for a way to help deaden the pain, you might think about taking along a photo of your husband or wife, according to new research.
  11/10/2009 5:15pm
Premature births worsen U.S. infant death rate
ATLANTA — Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.
  11/03/2009 5:02pm
Flu Facts: Children under 10 need 2 vaccines
Editor's Note: This column appears in the Nevada Appeal Wednesday health pages throughout the flu season. Readers interested in knowing more about this topic are urged to visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu or www.flu.gov.
  11/03/2009 5:01pm
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