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Report reveals underground U.S. haven for heroin, drug users

NEW YORK – A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a report reveals. ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Your brain can form new memories while you are asleep, neuroscientists show

A sleeping brain can form fresh memories, according to a team of neuroscientists. The researchers played complex sounds to people while they were sleeping, and afterward the sleepers could r...

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Hints that lifestyle changes might guard against dementia

WASHINGTON – Seek a good education. Control blood pressure and diabetes. Get off the couch. There are some hints, but no proof yet, that these and other lifestyle changes just might help sta...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Mercy named in best state hospitals for nurses list

Mercy Regional Medical Center was recently named as one of the best Colorado hospitals for nurses on For the past two years, Nurse.org collected more than 39,000 reviews from nurses about ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Durango Natural Medicine to offer free PMS clinic

A free clinic for women who suffer from symptoms of premenstrual syndrome will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Durango Natural Medicine, 117 County Road 250. ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. hospitals set record for fast heart attack care

There’s never been a better time to be treated for a heart attack. U.S. hospitals have set a record for how quickly they open blocked arteries, averaging under one hour for the first time si...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

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

Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit, will hold a basic first-aid class at 3 p.m. and an adult CPR class at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Durango Fire and Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Dri...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Blowing smoke? E-cigarettes might help smokers quit

People who used e-cigarettes were more likely to kick the habit than those who didn’t, a new study found. Nicotine patches, gums and medications are known to aid smoking cessation...

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs

A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines – more evidence that early treatment can occasiona...

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Community discussion to address death, dying

Hospice of Mercy, Four Corners Health Care, Cottonwood Inn Rehab, Sunshine Gardens and the Community Health Action Coalition will offer a free community discussion about death and dying, “Ta...

DATE: Jul 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Hand therapist to discuss how to manage arthritis

Mary Oswald, a hand therapist at San Juan Hand Therapy, will give a free talk called “Nonsurgical Management of Arthritis in the Hands” from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at Durango Public ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Mercy to offer nutrition class for expecting mothers

A free nutrition class for expecting mothers, “Eating for Two: Healthy Nutrition for Moms-to-Be,” will be offered from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Videos & Photos

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday19201280Women's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Durango's Kai Lokey (129) gets ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lauren Aggeler (164), Erin Osborne (222) and Ruby Ryan (right) get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike women's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kolben Preble rides through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tilia Clausen passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson makes her way down the Rim Trail during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Zack Jensen pops a wheelie as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Maxx Chance interacts with the crowd as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kip Sevenoff climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler Remlinger climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Hudson Seeman climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Todd Wells climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sofia Waite celebrates her first-place finish with Erin Osborne, who took second place, in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Sofia Waite claims first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Cobe Freeburn crosses the finish line in first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin Beard takes second place with a stylish finish in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
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