Colorado health insurance rates may go up 27 percent next year
Uncertainty about Affordable Care Act driving changes
DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
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. ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Science Says: Not all cancers need treatment right away
The biopsy shows cancer, so you have to act fast, right? Not necessarily, if it’s a prostate tumor.
Men increasingly have choices if their cancer is found at an early stage, as mo...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Opioid prescribing is falling in the U.S., but not everywhere
NEW YORK – Overall opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years, but the powerful drugs have become more plentiful in more than than 1 in 5 U.S. counties, a report released Th...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy named among top hospitals for heart-attack treatment
One of 193 hospitals nationwide, Mercy Regional Medical Center received the American College of Cardiology NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2017.
Th...
DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Durango Public Library to host health talks
Two presentations by Mackenzie Nichols, CEO of “Live Healthy, Be Happy,” and JoAnne Hibbard, CEO of “On-Point Mindfulness,” will be given in July at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third A...
DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Not reaching your wellness goals? Take a look at your nighttime routine
We all think our day starts when we wake up. But what if the day really starts the evening before?
Why does it matter? When you create an ideal nighttime routine, it is far more l...
DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy to offer free class about how to manage prediabetes
Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer a free class for people diagnosed with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 7, in Suite 140 of the medical office building, 1010 Three Springs ...
DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Hints of some steps that may boost brain health in old age
WASHINGTON – Are you seeking steps to keep your brain healthy in old age?
There are no proven ways to stave off mental decline or dementia, but a new report says there are hints t...
DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniors
WASHINGTON – An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults – and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Attorney to offer legal consultations for seniors
Area Agency on Aging attorney Anthony Edwards will offer free legal consultations to residents 60 and older from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Osteoporosis prevention talk to be offered at fairgrounds
Dr. Dennis O’Brien will give a talked titled “Preventing Osteoporosis Without Drugs” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
The pr...
DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
