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The Carson City School Board Tuesday night gave staff the green light to explore setting up a medical clinic for Carson City Schools children who come to school not healthy enough to be effective l

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School board hears plan for onsite health careBy Teri Vance tvance@nevadaappeal.c

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COMMENTARY: Put politics aside and support health care reformBy Janice Ayres

Nevada Health Centers is challenging Carson City-area businesses to find out who can create the biggest team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Oct. 4.

RENO - A nationally recognized effort to provide health services to uninsured residents of Washoe County is ready to roll its partnership of the private and public sectors into Carson City and rural Nevada.

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

The Carson City Health Department is preparing for the possible fall release of a swine flu vaccine undergoing clinical studies right now, an official said.

ATLANTA (AP) - Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday.

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

WASHINGTON - Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight.

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats announced agreement Friday on far-reaching steps designed to rein in the relentless growth of Medicare, part of a concerted effort to counter the impression that President Barack Obama's health care...

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of June 29 - July 13 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

Health professionals from around the state meet with state officials this week to learn about legislation changing how they report to the state and respond to infections.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Health professionals and state regulators plan to meet this week in Las Vegas to talk about new requirements for reporting and responding to health care infections.

June Joplin, owner of Carson City's Comma Coffee, said she was "disappointed but not surprised" at the State Health Board's decision Friday to deny a variance that would allow a cat in her store.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers have amended a the health care overhaul bill to allow workers who lose their jobs to keep their employer-provided care until they get new coverage.