Jamie Lampros

Utah may not have as much snow as usual this year, but it's not lacking in cold, dry air.

Extreme temperature changes during the winter months can wreak havoc on the skin, causing dryness, chapping, cracks, windburn and even sun damage, especially in winter sports enthusiasts.

"More than anything, it's the lack of moisture," said Dr. Chad Tingey, a dermatologist and surgeon at the Ogden Clinic. "The dryness takes away some of the moisture that your skin secretes to protect itself."

OGDEN -- A sea of colorful umbrellas lined the sidewalk Saturday at the Golden Spike Events Center as an overflow crowd wound its way into the annual Hof Germanfest.

BOUNTIFUL — Lakeview Hospital is expanding its emergency room to accommodate more patients and allow for more privacy.

The hospital broke ground on the $3 million project on Friday and expects it to be completed by September.

The new emergency department will have 15 beds with the ability to flex up to 20 beds as needed, said Emergency Department director Bernadette Waldrop. Right now, the department has 10 beds with the ability to flex to 12 beds as needed.

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- A Bonneville High School student is hoping to bring more awareness to the importance of organ donation.

LAYTON — Surgeons at Davis Hospital and Medical Center are replacing hips with a new technique that promises less patient trauma and a shorter recovery time.

The minimally invasive anterior supine intramuscular approach is done by gaining access to the hip joint through a much shorter incision at the front of the hip instead of on the side or back, said Dr. Matthew Lyman, an orthopedic surgeon at Davis Hospital and Medical Center.

“One thing that patients don’t realize about the anterior supine intramuscular approach, or ASI, for total hip replacement is the importance of the S, or supine,” Lyman said. “The fact that the patient is supine (or on their back facing upward) makes a difference for several reasons. Most importantly, it makes it easy to use live x-ray in the operating room.”

FARMINGTON — A new school in Farmington is preparing students for a career in hypnotherapy.

Certified Hypnotherapy Training School’s Advanced Health Clinic will begin classes Jan. 6. Students are trained to help patients with an array of problems including self-confidence, self-discipline, impulse control, anger management, pain control, painless childbirthing, sports performance enhancement, weight loss, smoking, bed-wetting and self-control.