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Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

A blood test five years after breast cancer treatment helped identify some women who were more likely to relapse, long before a lump or other signs appeared, a preliminary study found. ...

New studies show that even light activity is healthier than previously thought

As if you needed another reason to make fitness your New Year’s resolution: Two recent mortality studies have produced evidence that exercise – even light activity such as vacuuming or walki...

Are 3-D mammograms really better? U.S. puts scans to the test

WASHINGTON – A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray – and now U.S. health officials are starting a huge study to tell if t...

Mercy hospital opens hub for sports medicine

7,000-square-foot space to offer physical therapy, athletic training and exercise classes

Mercy Chapel to offer ‘Blue Christmas’ service

Mercy Regional Medical Center will hold its Blue Christmas service from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Dec. 19 at Mercy Chapel, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. The service is designed for people sufferi...

IUD program leads to decline in teen pregnancies, abortions in Colorado

DENVER – Colorado teen pregnancies and abortions have dropped sharply since 2009, and state health officials attribute much of the trend to the increased availability of free and low-cost ac...

Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease

Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study that fuels hopes that a one-time treatment can give long-lasting help and perhaps even cure...

Naturopathic practitioner to offer free adrenal assessments

Naturopathic practitioner Nancy Utter will offer free 30-minute adrenal gland assessments from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Durango Natural Medicine, 117 County Road 250. The adren...

Durango to rally Tuesday for universal health care

Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care will bring together state organizations to hold rallies at noon Tuesday in celebration of International Health Coverage Day, which marks the ann...

U.S. flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 states

NEW YORK – This year’s flu season is off to a quick start and so far it seems to be dominated by a nasty bug. Health officials say the flu vaccine seems well matched to the viruse...

Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives

CHICAGO – Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen have fewer side effects than past oral contraceptives. But a large Danish study suggests that, like older pills, they still mo...

‘Take all their excuses away’: Hard cases in heroin fight

More than 64,000 died of drug overdoses last year in the U.S., most from opioids
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