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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...

Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids

NEW YORK – The global obesity problem now affects 1 in 10 people in the world, it is rising in countries rich and poor, and in many countries it is increasing faster in children than adults,...

Southwest Health EMS gets new ambulance

Color scheme is a nod to earlier ambulances

FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkiller

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it. The Food and Drug Administ...

LifeCare to offer program for those with dementia

LifeCare, a care-management agency serving Montezuma, Dolores, La Plata, Archuleta and San Juan counties, is offering the Memory-Loss/Alzheimer’s Program for anyone experiencing memory los...

San Juan Regional Medical receives heart award

San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Medical Services department recently received the American Heart Association “Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award” for the implementation of quality...

Feeling out of shape and fat? Here’s how to fix that: Start walking.

Diana Nyad – the endurance athlete who, at age 64, swam from Cuba to Florida – has another big dream. It doesn’t involve water, poisonous jellyfish or an exhausting 111-mile journey that too...

Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survival

CHICAGO – If you’re being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved s...

Julia Hawkins started running at 100. Now she’s going for the gold

It was a hot and muggy afternoon when Julia Hawkins headed out for a practice sprint on the street in front her house. She steeled her gaze on the 50-meter mark on the far end of ...

Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancers

CHICAGO – Drugs are scoring big wins against common cancers, setting new standards for how to treat many prostate, breast and lung tumors. There’s even a “uni-drug” that may fight many forms...

Heart Safe La Plata to hold first aid, CPR classes

Heart Safe La Plata will hold three certification classes in June at Durango Fire and Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive: Basic first aid will be held at 3 p.m. and adult CPR...

Prostate cancer support group to meet at Durango Public Library

The monthly Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, in the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Dr. Joshua Spendlove, a urologist...
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