Friday, May 25 2012 11:11 PM EDT2012-05-26 03:11:05 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Metro Police are investigating an accident in which a truck struck a motorcycle police officer. Police say the officer was off his bike near Flamingo Road and Mountain Vista Street. He wasMore>>
Metro Police are investigating an accident in which a truck struck a motorcycle police officer. Police say the officer was off his bike near Flamingo Road and Mountain Vista Street. He was writing a ticket on a separate driver, when the truck hit him.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 8:04 PM EDT2012-05-26 00:04:11 GMT
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Seventy non-violent inmates have been released from the North Las Vegas Jail after dozens of workers called in sick over the weekend. Forty-nine workers at the jail called inMore>>
Seventy non-violent inmates have been released from the North Las Vegas Jail after dozens of workers called in sick over the weekend. Because of sick calls, jail workers failed to cover 49 shifts over the span of three days, causing significant problems staffing the facility.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 11:17 PM EDT2012-05-26 03:17:03 GMT
LAS VEGAS - UFC 146 will play to a packed house at MGM Grand Saturday. One of the main reasons behind the phenomenal growth of this Las Vegas-based enterprise is its promoter and president Dana White. ManyMore>>
UFC 146 will play to a packed house at MGM Grand Saturday. One of the main reasons behind the phenomenal growth of this Las Vegas-based enterprise is its promoter and president Dana White.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:56 PM EDT2012-05-26 01:56:25 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Henderson Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian. The incident happened on Hampton Road off of Sun City Anthem Drive.More>>
Henderson police say a man has died after a vehicle left the roadway in a Henderson neighborhood and struck him on the sidewalk. More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:55 PM EDT2012-05-26 01:55:13 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada Democrats outpaced Republicans in new voter registrations leading up to the state primary. The secretary of state's office Friday reports that from May 1 through May 22More>>
Nevada Democrats outpaced Republicans in new voter registrations leading up to the state primary.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-05-25 23:02:16 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- For many people, turning a great idea into a business is tough. There are often obstacles like funding and marketing that must be sorted out. Now there is some free help. The new Urban ChamberMore>>
For many people turning a great idea into a business is tough. There are often obstacles like funding and marketing that must be sorted out. Now there is some free help.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 6:23 PM EDT2012-05-25 22:23:28 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A Clark County District Court has until June 1 to decide what to do with a dog that killed a one-year-old Henderson boy. Onion was set to be euthanized a few weeks ago after he mauled JeremiahMore>>
A Clark County District Court judge has until June 1 to decide what to do with a dog that killed a one-year-old Henderson boy. Judge Joanna Kishner will decide the dog's fate by June 1. More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 5:56 PM EDT2012-05-25 21:56:56 GMT
Las Vegas -- Nevada businesses represented the highest percentage of respondents to a national survey who indicated that the current financial lending environment is restricting their ability to grow. TheMore>>
Nevada businesses represented the highest percentage of respondents to a national survey who indicated that the current financial lending environment is restricting their ability to grow. More>>
One of the most serious complications of diabetes remains one of the most difficult to treat according to a new report published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Diabetic foot ulcers are a leading cause of amputation. And a new study out of France found that even after a wound has been successfully treated, it often returns, leaving the patient disabled.
At the Wound Care Center at North Vista Hospital, surgeon, Brian Citro says the feet are among the first areas affected by long-term diabetes. Problems, including reduced circulation, may need to be addressed along with the wound itself.
"One of the reasons these wounds come back is because we're not treating the actual problem that caused the wound. The diabetes in and of itself does not cause the wound. Diabetes contributes to the wound progressing and getting worse. And I think a lot of these people have their wounds treated so we treat the actual wound but we're not treating the cause of the wound," he said.
Dr. Citro says surgical advancements can improve blood circulation to the feet. And hyperbaric oxygen treatments have also improved the long-term success of wound treatments.
Dr. Citro encourages anyone with diabetes to seek out information on the best ways to avoid foot wounds in the first place. For more on the new study, click here.
