Colon cancer is on the rise among young adults

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. With colon cancer on the rise in young adults, local medical centers are trying to do their part to warn people of the growing risk of the disease …

Cancer meets yoga

Cancer meets yoga in a new program that introduces yoga to cancer patients and survivors to help reduce stress, increase longevity of life, and improve body health overall. The program started …

Base Run: Holloman AFB brings back the Ace of Races Marathon

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Oprah’s motivational wisdom aside, running may not be for everyone, …

Sunday gathering honors road traffic victims

A gathering for road traffic victims will gather on El Paseo Road Sunday afternoon, plus a sunset candlelight vigil at Las Cruces High School.
Seeing his own mother fight breast cancer and survive helped Dr. Kamran Kamali choose breast surgery as a specialty, and it has guided his nearly 25 years of practice as a general surgeon, including …
The Las Cruces City Council unanimously accepted a $350,000 state grant to help pave the way for the development of active transportation pathways such as bike lanes and walking trails.  …
The Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC), in collaboration with the Future Forge Makerspace, is starting an outreach program to help community members have clothes mended and learn …
The seeds of Las Cruces' newest park are taking root on the East Mesa. The Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 16 to reimburse a land developer for park construction as part of a …
September is National Literacy Month, and if you’re like most readers, you’ve got your favorite place to find the perfect read. The big guys, like Barnes & Noble or Hastings, are fine …
For the past three years, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance has been “pushing the boundaries of movement and storytelling” in Las Cruces via expressive performances, community masterclasses …
Health news for your family
Never Settle: How One Man Refused to Give Up and Took Charge of His Psoriatic Disease
(BPT) - As an avid skier, Mike was alarmed when he unexpectedly started experiencing pain in his lower extremities and back that prevented him from hitting the slopes. At the time, he had no way to …
Addressing Disparities in Liver Cancer Care
(BPT) - Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and the burden of this disease falls disproportionately on minorities and underserved communities.1,2 There are …
Empowered by lived experience: How Lindsay and Matt found their voices in the narcolepsy community
(BPT) - Lindsay and Matt are both active members of the narcolepsy and sleep advocacy community, drawing from their personal, lived experiences to share with others what it's like living with …
Better Support, Better Posture: The Link Between Bras and Back Health
(BPT) - Did you know that wearing the wrong bra can negatively impact your posture, leading to neck, back and shoulder pain? Many women experience discomfort due to improper support, often without …
There are many risks associated with taking expired medicine and with not properly disposing of medication. JGI/Tom Grill
What do I do with expired medicine? Don’t use it, for a start…
Medications degrade over time, meaning they may not work as intended once they reach and pass their expiry date.
Lifestyle features from around the web
Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly
The Hechinger Report reports that the University of Arizona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the Georgia Institute of Technology are among a small group of universities taking steps to change the conversation about the humanities, drawing a connection between the humanities and good high-paying jobs.
Protecting rural immigrant populations from expanding reach of ICE
The Daily Yonder reports that in the northwest corner of Washington State, activists organize to assist local immigrant communities with legal protections against ICE trying to meet the Trump administration's deportation goals.
Gun sales are plummeting. Here's why
The Trace analyzes the state of gun purchases and ownership in America after the pandemic pushed demand for firearms to record levels.
Have the benefits of meditation been overhyped in the West?
There is much more to mindfulness than the popular media hype
A scholar studying the relationship of Buddhism and medicine explains how the popular media has misrepresented mindfulness.
Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows
Votebeat reports on a survey by the Elections & Voting Information Center, which shows that most election administrators would not recommend the job to their own child.
Curious Kids

Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? A physicist explains

It pours like a liquid but  maintains its shape like a solid.
A physicist explains that the short answer is both … and neither.

How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather

Lenticular clouds, like this one over a mountain in Chile, can look like flying saucers.

Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about what’s going on in the atmosphere.

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