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The dark side of the sun

Especially in Colorado, UV rays can add up to skin cancer

Health Briefs

Care coordination mini-summit is June 4 The Citizens Health Advisory Council will host a “Care Coordination Mini-Summit” from 7 to 8:30 a.m. June 4 in the Eolus Room at Durango Co...

Heart-zapper is saving athletes’ careers

WASHINGTON – New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports such as basketball and soccer in favor of ...

Not much alcohol is needed to be in fatal car accident

I vividly remember an emergency room encounter in summer 1980. Imagine four lanes of a main street, plus two parking lanes – a total of six. One early a.m., there was zero traffi...

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out wh...

Safety Geek not much fun, but it’s time for a visit

I paid a visit to my old friend, The Safety Geek, a couple of weeks ago. He was very busy working through his “honey do” list for Mother’s Day. The Safety Geek was feeling a litt...

Stand up or face consequences

Evidence shows prolonged sitting shortens your life

Health Briefs

Board of Health to meet Thursday The San Juan Basin Health Department Board of Health will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in the department’s Columbine Conference Room, 281 Sawyer Drive....

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 ...

Long-distance house call

Children’s Hospital doctors’ visits are welcome

Durango Derailers looking for another $50,000 year

More than 100 Durango Derailers bicycle club members are training for a July ride to raise money to cover the travel expenses of Southwest Colorado children who are treated at Children’s Hos...

When seizure led to death, was that ruled a suicide?

“We (medical examiners) certify on the basis of our own training, personal philosophy and mood,” wrote one of my colleagues during a contentious online debate about the “correct” manner of d...