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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 ...

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 ...

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...

No longer the hot new thing? Teen vaping falls, study says

NEW YORK – Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the United States. A government survey released Thursday suggests the number of high school and...

Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication

CHICAGO – Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors a...

Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winter

NEW YORK – The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. U.S. h...

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day

CHICAGO – Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persisten...

Climb Out of the Darkness to highlight maternal mental health

Durango event will be held June 25

Class to train cottage-food, egg producers about safety, more

The La Plata County Extension Office and Colorado Department of Health and Environment for Food Safety will sponsor a food-safety training class required for Colorado cottage-food producers ...

Herbal first-aid class to be held in Bayfield

“Herbal First Aid for Outdoor Fun” will be offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 22 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Local herbalists Kate Brunner, Kate Husted and Zit...

Mercy named to 100 Great Community Hospitals list

Mercy Regional Medical Center was named to the 100 Great Community Hospitals list for the second consecutive year by Becker’s Hospital Review. The list recognizes quality, patie...

Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

CHICAGO – It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found...
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