Those with blurry close-up vision get some new help

WASHINGTON – Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurr...

DATE: Mar 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease

A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now has enough properly working red blood cells to dodge the effects of the disorder, researchers rep...

DATE: Mar 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low

LONDON – The World Health Organization says it has noticed changes in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily between people remains low....

DATE: Mar 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctors warn against teen pot use amid looser marijuana laws

CHICAGO – An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use. Many parents use the...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

The dirty dozen: UN issues list of 12 most worrying bacteria

LONDON – The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors are fast running out of treatment options. In a p...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see

SAN FRANCISCO – Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company ca...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Free class available for those with prediabetes

Mercy Regional Medical Center is offering a free class to educate community members with prediabetes about effectively managing the condition and preventing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascula...

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Adding friendly bacteria to skin lotion wards off bad germs

WASHINGTON – Bacteria live on everyone’s skin, and new research shows some friendly germs produce natural antibiotics that ward off their disease-causing cousins. Now scientists are mixing t...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Life expectancy to keep rising; South Korean women could hit 91

But the news for Americans is not good

DATE: Feb 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal

CHICAGO – Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was among gay, lesbian and bisexual kids, a study found. The resea...

DATE: Feb 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Acupuncturist to discuss allergies on Tuesday at library

Licensed acupuncturist Caleb Gates will present a discussion on allergies, “Resolving Food Sensitivities, Airborne Allergies and Sinusitis,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 2 at Durango Public ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

No designer babies, but gene editing to avoid disease? Maybe

WASHINGTON – Don’t expect designer babies any time soon – but a major new ethics report leaves open the possibility of one day altering human heredity to fight genetic diseases, with string...

DATE: Feb 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

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