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Opioid treatment gap in Medicare: Methadone clinics

One in three older Americans with Medicare drug coverage is prescribed opioid painkillers, but for those who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won’t cover: methad...

New regulations for Montezuma County septic systems are upheld

Additional oversight attempts will identify older systems

Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drug

CHICAGO – Children with a rare, incurable disease that causes rapid aging and early death may live longer if treated with an experimental drug first developed for cancer patients, a study su...

Vaccinated against shingles? Great. Do it again.

Federal officials have recommended a new vaccine that is more effective than an earlier version at protecting older adults against the painful rash called shingles. But persuading many adult...

Heart Safe La Plata to offer first-aid, CPR classes

Local nonprofit Heart Safe La Plata will offer basic first-aid and CPR trainings in May at Durango Fire and Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive: A basic first-aid class will b...

Fish oil capsules don’t help dry eye symptoms, study finds

Many doctors recommend them, but fish oil supplements failed to help people with dry eye when put to a scientific test. About 14 percent of U.S. adults have dry eye, which causes ...

Ignacio 9Health Fair to be held Saturday

The Ignacio 9Health Fair will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. April 28 at Ignacio High School, 315 Ignacio St., in Ignacio. The event will offer several screenings for a range of costs...

Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patients

CHICAGO – There’s an extra bonus to marriage for melanoma patients: They tend to be diagnosed in earlier more treatable stages than patients who are unmarried, widowed or divorced, a new stu...

U.S. experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizures

WASHINGTON – A medicine made from the marijuana plant moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday after federal health advisers endorsed it for the treatment of severe seizures in childr...

Performance center opens at Fort Lewis College, could attract elite athletes

Specialized space will be used for research and training

Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions

TRENTON, N.J. – The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and continuing a decline amid increa...

Warming, not cooling, donated livers may improve transplants

WASHINGTON – Surgeons pack donated organs on ice while racing them to transplant patients but it may be time for a warmer approach. British researchers said Wednesday that keeping at least s...
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