Just 24 hours after Ikea opened its first Las Vegas store, officials from the furniture chain and the Swedish embassy joined a Las Vegas food bank this morning for a panel on eliminating food waste.

The Las Vegas area tumbled 10 spots this year to land near the bottom of a list ranking the health and community fitness of the nation’s 50 most populated metropolitan areas.

The last time KNPR caught up with Mary Guinan, it was in honor of World Aids Day, and we talked to her about her working with some of the first AIDS patients as a scientist with the Centers for Disease Control.

Wake up at 6am. Get to the gym by 7am. Work from 9am to 2pm. Homework from 2pm to 5pm. Class from 6pm to 8pm. Cook and eat dinner by 9pm. More homework or just trying to catch up on life from 9pm to midnight. Finally, 1am bedtime. It’s crazy to think that this has been my daily routine. Within the blink of an eye, my day starts and ends; literally, where does the time go? This is me trying to balance my life as a college student, working as a graduate assistant, and trying to make time for my boyfriend and my dog. I can only imagine the other crazy schedules that are out there for students who are involved in student organizations, sports teams, have full time jobs, etc. What a life college is!

When they wouldn't hire her because she was a woman, she threatened her superiors. When the media asked her a stupid question, she gave them an earful. And when she thought she had contracted HIV/AIDS, she said, "if that's what happened, that's what happened."

One local young woman leads a team of UNLV students who dedicate time out of their busy class schedules to give back to Las Vegas.

Switching career paths might be a way to weather ups and downs in the job market, but those in the health sciences field seem to be able to stay put.

Foodborne illnesses affect more than 48 million people in the United States annually, and many of those sickened by food at restaurants take to Twitter to complain.

Who doesn't love a nice meal at a great restaurant? That is unless you get an upset stomach or worse.

A tiny European shellfish whose larvae are swarming the Colorado River and connected water bodies has colonized reservoirs and canals in the hills around the Phoenix area.

Food deserts are a problem. One solution might already exist.

If you have been sneezing and/or coughing a lot within the last week or two, there is a good explanation for that. Allergy season has arrived in Las Vegas. In fact, the pollen count for the Las Vegas area today (Feb. 26) is 8.6, which is in the medium to high range. And, it is only going to go up over the next days.