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The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills

Consider it America’s other prescription drug epidemic. For decades, experts have warned that older Americans are taking too many unnecessary drugs, often prescribed by multiple d...

How to make a New Year’s resolution that will actually work

Think small, have fun and more

Avoid food additives in the new year

Why should we avoid food chemicals, food additives and food preservatives? Additives such as flavors, colors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers and other additives hav...

Putting off dental care because of cost can backfire

When I was in my 30s and a dentist told me I needed a few crowns, I decided to skip the expensive devices because of my meager paycheck. Besides, my teeth weren’t hurting. Years l...

Are your cabinets and carpet emitting chemicals?

Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air

Mercy’s endocrinology clinic to close

The endocrinology clinic at Mercy Regional Medical Center will close in May. Dr. Gihan “Gigi” Dawood resigned her position at Centura Health Physician Group Southwest Endocrinolog...

Nutritionist at Pediatric Partners helps children dial in their diets

Mikel Love addresses food insecurity, power struggles with picky eaters

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 December at Durango Fire and Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive: A basic first-aid class w...

Mercy cardiology services listed in nation’s top 10 percent

Cardiology services at Mercy Regional Medical Center ranked in the top 10 percent nationwide when measured by volume-weighted performance, according to Healthgrades, a company that provides ...

U.S. health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials plan to crack down on a growing number of unproven alternative remedies, focusing on products containing dangerous ingredients that have occasionally been ...

San Juan Regional Medical Center receives excellence award

San Juan Regional Medical Center recently received a 2017 New Mexico Performance Excellence Award, specifically the Level 3 Roadrunner Recognition Award from Quality New Mexico. T...

Archuleta County commissioner seeks resolution to conflict over courthouse

Judge says courts never rejected offer to use administration building
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