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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Durango doctor added to Medical Services Board

Gov. John Hickenlooper recently appointed Dr. Martha Fraley of Durango to the Medical Services Board. The Medical Services Board adopts the rules that govern Department of Health ...

Health plan’s fall brings dread for ‘Obamacare’ recipients

Despite no new bill, most feel anxious about possible change

Hearing is believing: Speech may be a clue to mental decline

Your speech may, um, help reveal if you’re uh ... developing thinking problems. More pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an early sign of mental decline, which can lead to...

Tumor gene testing urged to tell if drug targets your cancer

WASHINGTON – Colon cancer. Uterine cancer. Pancreatic cancer. Whatever the tumor, the more gene mutations lurking inside, the better chance your immune system has to fight back. T...

Novel leukemia treatment could be 1st U.S. gene therapy

A treatment for a common childhood blood cancer could become the first gene therapy available in the U.S. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 10-0 on Wednesday in ...

Colorado health insurance rates may go up 27 percent next year

Uncertainty about Affordable Care Act driving changes

How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A quiet, unsmiling little girl with big brown eyes crawls inside a carpeted cubicle, hugs a stuffed teddy bear tight, and turns her head away from the noisy classroom. ...
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