Author – The Durango Herald

Beware of the ducks!!

We are, quite possibly, a nation increasingly afraid of the park – or, more precisely, the creatures that live there. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported last week that ma...

DATE: Jul 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Life expectancy up worldwide

U.S. doesn’t show up on top-10 list

DATE: May 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

All that bickering may do you in

Frequent fighters more likely to die in mid-life

DATE: May 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Maternal deaths rise in the U.S.

What can be done about it at all?

DATE: May 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health conspiracy theories are widely believed

Is the FDA hiding a cancer cure? Many think so

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Beware weekend heart attacks

Risk of death higher then and at night

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Does age, experience matter?

Learning curve has biggest influence in ultrarunning

DATE: Jan 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Drink much? Doctors rarely ask

CDC pushes for regular screening and counseling

DATE: Jan 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Being bilingual may delay dementia

The latest evidence that speaking more than one language is a very good thing for our brains comes from a study finding dementia develops years later in bilingual people than in people who s...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Report gives U.S. reason to smile

Americans are not the happiest people on Earth, but we do rank a respectable No. 17, among 156 countries evaluate U.N. report. The second annual World Happiness Report, released M...

DATE: Sep 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sunscreen slows skin aging, new study shows

A new study from Australia provides the strongest evidence yet that regular sunscreen use helps keep skin looking younger. While dermatologists have long believed sunscreen fights...

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Why you don’t want to drink pool water

Here’s a good reason never to swallow water from a swimming pool: A new study found telltale signs of feces in more than half of pools sampled in Atlanta last summer. The problem ...

DATE: May 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health