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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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