August 2024
WORLD — Scientists are testing a drug that increased the lifespan and health of aging mice. Scientists have discovered that deactivating a protein called IL-11 can extend the healthy lifespan of mice by nearly 25%, raising the potential for similar benefits in...
August 2024
KINGMAN – Here are some common complaints about diets. Maybe you’ve even said them yourself.I want to eat like everyone elseI am embarrassed to eat “Diet Food”Eating healthy is too expensiveLet’s take a minute to address these. Eating like everyone else –...
August 2024
NATION — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2018, there were 218,520 new cases of lung cancer and 142,080 related deaths in the United States.Globally, in 2020, lung cancer was the second most common cancer after breast cancer, with...
August 2024
NATION — Does Parkinson’s disease have different subtypes? A machine-learning study at Weill Cornell Medicine was able to classify Parkinson’s disease into three subgroups, a development with the potential to effectively target patients with treatments specific to...
August 2024
NATION — Research has found a link between sleep and type 2 diabetes risk. The link between sleep and the risk of developing obesity or type 2 diabetes is unclear but is expected to be bidirectional.Sleeping different amounts each night could be linked to diabetes...
August 2024
By Freddy GrovesI don’t know which is worse: stealing millions of dollars from the VA or stealing pain drugs from patients.In one case, a pair of holistic health care center co-owners submitted claims for reimbursement for $1.9 million in treatments before they were...
August 2024
By Vanessa FoxWhen I was a little girl, I was nourished with healthy food, clean drinking water, safe housing, access to education, adequate medical care, and the loving support of family and friends. As a result, I became an idealist, a perpetual optimist, a lover of...
August 2024
By Mel GurtovPeople involved in conflict resolution often say that every war must end. Most wars do end in some fashion, but plenty of wars—and the wars in Ukraine and Israel appear to be among them—drag on indefinitely, with no prospect for a cease-fire much less a...
August 2024
BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City School District governing board members approved a plan limiting students’ cell phones and backpacks.Under the new policy, student cellphones will be turned off and parked all day in locked and secure cabinets. Backpacks will still be...
August 2024
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major...
