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Masseuse offers caring touch to cancer patients
When Mary Reno was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma a couple of years ago, she felt overwhelmed and scared.The Scarborough mother of six had recently lost her own mom to cancer and was terrified of leaving her children to suffer a...
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AIDS Day to have free HIV testing
County health department will host Monday's service that marks 20th anniversary The Reno County Health Department will play host to a Community Remembrance Service for World AIDS Day on Monday.The candlelight service, commemorating...
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The New Jersey Comedy Festival Finals to Take Place at Monmouth University
The most comical college students from 40 New Jersey colleges will come together to compete for the title of New Jersey King or Queen of Campus Comedy on Saturday, December 6 in the Championship Finals at Monmouth University.Beginning in...
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Renown closes fitness center to expand cancer center
Officials at Renown Health confirmed Monday they will soon shut down the medical center's fitness center in order to expand cancer treatment services.The center, which contains cardiovascular and other fitness equipment, will be closed...
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Gene therapy holds hope for blind
By Dave Porter (AXcess News) Reno - Researchers have found that human gene therapy can help some forms of rare blindness in people with very encouraging results that may offer hope to many who suffer from blindness.The findings were...
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Angiotensins: Study findings from University of Oklahoma, Health Science Center provide new insights into angi
Study findings from University of Oklahoma, Health Science Center provide new insights into angiotensins (NewsRx.com) -- Fresh data on angiotensins are presented in the report 'Effect of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and...
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Clinical Pearls, November 2008
Palpating Testes in Young Boys In young boys, the testes are often difficult to palpate in the scrotal sac because they can be retractile (ie, normal, but retracted when the child is cold or anxious).When attempting to palpate retractile...
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Budget cuts: Mental Health & Developmental Services
The Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Team in Southern Nevada will be eliminated.As a result, 48 seriously mentally ill clients will not be served. Improved revenue billing and collections will save the General Fund $3.58...
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Biovail to Participate at Upcoming Conferences
Less than a month after he was denied parole, mass murderer David Shearing will briefly see the outside of his prison walls Wednesday - and that has a relative of his victims seeing red.Harper denies Taliban members were released in...
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Study: Death Rates Improve at Nevada Hospitals
Death rates at Nevada hospitals have improved in seven of eight categories, according to a study.The annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study found the state's mortality rate of 6.86 percent is slightly higher than the...
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Study: Death rates improve at NV hospitals
RENO (AP) -- According to a study, death rates at Nevada hospitals have improved in seven of eight categories.The annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study found the state's mortality rate of 6.86 percent is slightly...
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Study: Death rates improve at NV hospitals
6:05 PM ET RENO (AP) - According to a study, death rates at Nevada hospitals have improved in 7 of 8 categories.The annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study found the state's mortality rate of 6.86% is slightly higher...
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Cancer-Battling Christina Applegate: 'Today Is All I've Got'
filed under: Out Sick, TV News PrintShare Text SizeAAA (Nov.5) Christina Applegate's recovery from breast cancer isn't easy. She's tired all the time, has had to rethink her lifestyle, yet still, the 'Samantha Who?' actress isn't afraid...
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Biz break: Senior executive behind Apple's iPod is quitting, company picks former IBM executive as replacement
Plus: AT&T testing idea to limit 'bandwidth hogs;' study raises question about Genentech treatment technique; Wells Fargo criticized for letting chairman linger beyond retirement Related Links A switch at Apple: Tony Fadell, a senior...
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Biz break: Senior executive behind Apple's iPod is quitting, company picks former IBM executive as replacement
Plus: AT&T testing idea to limit 'bandwidth hogs;' study raises question about Genentech treatment technique; Wells Fargo criticized for letting chairman linger beyond retirement Related Links A switch at Apple: Tony Fadell, a senior...
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Senior executive behind Apple's iPod is quitting, company picks former IBM executive as replacement
Plus: AT&T testing idea to limit 'bandwidth hogs;' study raises question about Genentech treatment technique; Wells Fargo criticized for letting chairman linger beyond retirement A switch at Apple: Tony Fadell, a senior executive who...
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Patrick Swayze's Cancer Is 'Hell on Wheels' (559956)
(Oct.29) -- For the first time since announcing to the world that he was facing a very tough fight with pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze is opening up about his daily struggle with the disease as he promotes his new police show 'The...
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Patrick Swayze's Cancer Is 'Hell on Wheels' (559157)
(Oct.29) -- For the first time since announcing to the world that he was facing a very tough fight with pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze is opening up about his daily struggle with the disease as he promotes his new police show 'The...
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Olp News - November 2008
Marco polarized eyewear has announced that NEA Optical of Jonesboro, AR, and Truckee Meadows Optical of Reno, NV, will be joining the group of distributors for its line of high-fashion, fully Rxable, polarized sunglasses.The 21...
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Cancer Stricken Man Goes To Prison To Get Treatment
A Reno man with cancer and just a few months to live, was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a relative back in the 1980's.When he was arrested in 1989, a 15 year old relative said he sexually abused her for years....
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Terminal cancer patient gets life in prison for sex assault
RENO -- A cancer-stricken man with only a few months to live has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a young relative in the 1980s.Richard Byrum will be eligible for parole in five years under Thursday's...
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Cher Has 'Vegas Throat,' Not Cancer
(Oct.31) - Cher is denying claims that she canceled a number of shows at Caesar's Palace due to cancer. Her rep says the singer has been suffering from 'Vegas throat,' a sickness and allergy developed from desert winds. 'Can I tell...
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Cancer-stricken man sentenced to life in NV
RENO, Nev.(AP) -- A cancer-stricken man with only a few months to live has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a young relative in the 1980s. Richard Byrum will be eligible for parole in five years under...
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Cancer-stricken man sentenced to life in NV
5:55 PM ET RENO, Nev.(AP) - A cancer-stricken man with only a few months to live has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a young relative in the 1980s. Richard Byrum will be eligible for parole in five years...
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Transcript: Obama Delivers Remarks in Reno, Nev
OBAMA: Nevada, in just 10 days, you'll have the chance to elect your next President.And you'll have the chance to bring the change we need to Washington. That's the good news. But we're going to have to work, and struggle, and fight...
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