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The New Year has always been the perfect time to reflect and look ahead with a fresh perspective. As the primary wellness provider for the South Lake Tahoe area, I would like to address questions you may have about the future of healthcare and what Barton Health has planned for 2012 and beyond.

Mandy Kendall operates Health Connective in South Lake Tahoe. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me an email at [email protected], visit us on Facebook, or keep an eye out on Lake Tahoe News...

There are many people who experience unpleasant physical effects from scented products, such as perfumes and colognes. Sometimes, it might be a headache or nausea when passing by a department store’s fragrance counter or riding in an elevator with someone wearing a certain fragrance.

Seniors and some mental health patients are likely going to share the same building this spring in South Lake Tahoe. This co-mingling of usually different ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../seniors-mental-h...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.

At the urging of the U.S. Forest Service, visitors to the Lake Tahoe Basin should leave their fireworks at home over the New Year's holiday.
“The use of all fireworks is prohibited on all national forests and national grasslands. Regulations are enforced, and violation is punishable as a misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both,” said Forest Supervisor Nancy Gibson.

Long ago, physicians would make house calls to families and individuals in need. In the last several decades, patient's needs were met by visiting the doctor through an individually owned facility,...

Pizza for Puga night was a success. A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful community for your generous donations for this little dog. Puga had his surgery and is healing well. He's happy and health...

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 46th among states on spending on health care per capita, according to a report released this month by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services.

By Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it recovered $5.6 billion in civil and criminal fraud efforts in 2011, a 167 percent increase over 2008. In Nevada, recoveries totaled $8.3 million in 2011, a 137 percent increase over 2008 when $3.5 million was recovered.

By John Seelmeyer, Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Northern Nevada employers appear to be focused on protection of health insurance for their workers, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../survey-n-nevada-emp...

By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle. Nearly a third of California schoolchildren have so much body fat they are considered high risk for health problems, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../one-third-of-...

By Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and a delegation from the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program presented to a consortium of public agencies, non-profits and interest group at Lake George, New York last month.

TRPA’s Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Ted Thayer, Sudeep Chandra, Professor of Limnology from University Nevada Reno, and Marion Wittmann, Postdoctoral Research Associate from the University of Notre Dame and UC Davis, traveled to Lake George to speak about the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program and ongoing research.

The Public Health Division of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has wrapped up its community flu clinics for the season and is now ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../el-dorado-county-hea...

The Public Health Division of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has wrapped up its community flu clinics for the season and is now offering low-cost flu vaccine by appointment. The...

By John Heil
California’s landscapes are under siege from a host of threats. Catastrophic wildfire, climate change, invasive species and increasing human population put these delicate ecosystems at risk. The U.S. Forest Service has recognized and battled these threats for decades, but recently the agency recognized the need for a more focused approach on Ecological Restoration as the primary goal for all land management actions.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A report outlining how Nevada can grow and diversify its economy says much more could be done now in the areas of health and medical services, and that clean energy and aerospace/defense are emerging sectors that could bring skilled jobs to the state.

A prescribed forest burn in the Angora fire area caused quite a stir earlier this month after wind gusts of up to 50 mph carried some of the burn slash piles and brush further than what was comfortable for nearby homeowners.
The U.S. Forest Service, however, says that at no point did the prescribed fire, which consisted mostly of slash piles and dead trees, get out of hand and the agency remains both cautious about its undertaking and empathetic to nearby neighbors who rebuilt their homes following the June 2007 Angora fire.

Barton Foundation and Barton Health's Community Advisory Committee gave $25000 to 10 South Lake Tahoe organizations to help fund health-related services and programs. The recipients were honored a...

By John Heil
California is expected to see a boost in its local mountain economies as a result of a new legislation that now permits year-long recreation opportunities on U.S. Forest Service ski areas. The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which was signed by President Barack Obama on Nov. 7, is estimated to create and annually sustain up to 600 extra jobs nationwide.

It’s your opportunity to buy our delicious Holiday Cheese Balls for $7.50.
They will be available in the Front Lobby of Carson Valley Medical Center, Thursday, November 17 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
For over a decade the Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has made their secret recipe for hostess gifts and holiday treats to make your holiday brighter. These cheese balls have been talked about for years and many await the Holidays just to partake. Come on down and show your support.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We've all heard the old saying " an apple a day keeps the doctor away." While this advice shouldn't be taken literally, apples offer dozens of health benefits and happen ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe now has a diagnostic hearing service through Barton Health.Danielle Knowlton, M.A., F.A.A.A. was recruited to offer testing and treatment for those who h...

Tahoe's original ski resort, Granlibakken, near Tahoe City, is lodging central in 2012 with various ski and stay packages for seven area resorts.

“How much more warm weather and sunshine can we take,” laughed Kay Williams, deadpanning over last season’s epic seven-month winter and 700+ inches of snow. “Sure, various ski resorts like to be the first to open or last to close, but we want folks to know that we’re ready with early-season offerings.”