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

Trying to lose weight? The colder months might be the perfect time

Freezing temps are no excuse to give up on fitness. As it turns out, you might stand a better chance of losing weight when it’s cold. A new study published in the journal Scientif...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Without your balance, life feels downside-up

Most people would say you have five senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. Recently, scientists have expanded their view of what makes up a sense. For example, some would argue that...

DATE: Feb 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Step away from the scale: It’s not all about how much weight you lose

You made the fitness resolution while raising your glass of bubbly on New Year’s Eve, and you’ve worked out three times a week for more than a month. But the scale. Is. Not. Budging. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Dry needling takes off as a way to ease chronic pain

Acupuncturists raise concern about training required

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

An athlete’s age may be less important to performance than persistent practice

For three decades, Joseph Baker has been swimming, cycling and running in triathlons some would call punishing. Baker, 47, is also a professor of exercise sciences. As he competed...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

CHICAGO — Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says. Benefits were great...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Six ways to keep your kids healthy during winter

Norovirus seems to be circling like a vulture this winter, and snuffly kids are popping up on every park bench. On a local parenting e-mail group, it was reported that two-thirds of the kids...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

The treadmill’s weird history

Its evolution is an exercise in how work, leisure and technology changed in the past 200 years

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Women invited to join heart-health program

Colorado State University Extension in La Plata County is working with Tufts University to help women improve their heart health through Strong Women, Healthy Hearts. Women older...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Health department changes name to San Juan Basin Public Health

San Juan Basin Health has changed its name to “San Juan Basin Public Health,” effective immediately. The name change better reflects the organization’s public health mission: to p...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

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