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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...

Women in 30s now having more babies than younger moms in U.S.

NEW YORK – For the first time, women in their early 30s are having more babies than younger moms in the United States. Health experts say the shift is attributable to more women w...

Registration open for stress-reduction workshops

Quiet Mountain Stress Clinic will offer a four-session series about how to reduce stress. Workshops will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays from June 10 to July 1 in the Dorothy Bickel Danc...

Tests for lead poisoning may be faulty, U.S. regulators warn

U.S. health agencies on Wednesday warned that certain blood tests for lead poisoning may give results lower than the actual level of lead. As a result, some children under 6, alon...

Sessions’ war on drugs worries medical marijuana advocates

WASHINGTON – A little-noticed document issued by President Donald Trump has put advocates of medical marijuana on edge, raising questions about the long-term security of programs now authori...

Early Childhood Council offers training sessions

The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County, in collaboration with Southwest Colorado Child Care Resource and Referral, will offer three training sessions at the Early Childhood Council T...

Side effects emerge after approval for many U.S. drugs

CHICAGO – Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years later with warnings about unexpected, sometimes life-threatening side effects or complication...

Young Manna visitors to enjoy play set

Young visitors to Manna will have a place of their own after the Durango Daybreak Rotary Club donated and installed a play structure on Saturday. About 20 volunteers helped build ...

Fun run honors elementary school teacher

Ignacio’s Laura Wagner is recovering from brain surgery

Free neck-trauma clinic to be offered

Clayton Sullwold will offer a free class about neck trauma at noon Wednesday, May 10, at Atlas Specific, 1800 East Third Ave., Suite 108. Sullwold, an upper-cervical-spine special...

San Juan Regional to hold joint-health, arthritis classes

Free joint-health and arthritis classes will be offered at 5:30 p.m. May 17 and Sept. 20, at San Juan Regional Medical Center, 407 South Schwartz Ave., Farmington. Classes are ope...
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