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Talk to address how oral health is tied to overall health

San Juan Basin Public Health will host a presentation about a growing national effort to integrate oral and behavioral health as a cohesive part of medical care. The event will ta...

Series of talks to address anti-aging, self-care

A series of free talks about anti-aging and self-care will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every other Tuesday starting May 30 at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Dr....

Learn about mindfulness-based therapy at free session

A free introduction to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the Smiley Building, in Studio 12, 1309 East Third Ave. Originally...

Popular new workouts target the body, mind and soul

NEW YORK – It would be easy to brush off fitness guru Taryn Toomey’s The Class as another hippie trend, but you’d miss the magic. (She sprinkled crushed crystals underneath the studio floors...

Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says

A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more research into pot’s pos...

No food or drink will turn you into a calorie-burning machine. But these can help.

Some people envy others for their fine jewelry or luxury cars, I covet fast metabolisms. I am practically star-struck watching my friend’s lean 17-year-old son regularly plow through piles o...

The Metabolic Approach to Cancer takes on disease with food

Two Durango-based health professionals wrote book on cancer and nutrition

Science says: Medications prevent opioid addiction relapse

CHICAGO – Remarks by a top U.S. health official have reignited a quarrel in the world of addiction and recovery: Does treating opioid addiction with medication save lives? Or does it trade o...

Confused about what’s healthy? A new nutrition survey shows you’re not alone

If I asked you, “Who do you trust?” you would probably name a friend or family member – unless the topic is nutrition. Odds are your nearest and dearest are not your most trusted sources for...

San Juan Basin Public Health to present ‘Baby Boomers and Beyond’

San Juan Basin Public Health will hold a presentation called “Baby Boomers and Beyond” about health care providers, community advocates and key oral and health problems experienced by senior...

Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in U.S.

NEW YORK – The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in people in their 20s, U.S. health officials said this week. The number of new infe...

Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, study says

LONDON – Medical abortions done at home with online help and pills sent in the mail appear to be just as safe as those done at a clinic, according to a new study. The research tra...
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