Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry
It nourishes fetus, acting as its lungs, kidneys and liver
DATE: Aug 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy Regional Medical Center earns top rating for quality of care
Hospital is only one in Colorado to do so
DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
UN bungles response to Africa’s yellow fever outbreak
KINSHASA, Congo – The World Health Organization and its partners shipped more than 6 million yellow fever vaccines to Angola in February to quash an emerging epidemic, yet when they asked co...
DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Can house dust explain why Amish protected from asthma?
CHICAGO – Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet.
That idea stems from new research in two farming-based religious communities that shun modern way...
DATE: Aug 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Scientists uncover genes affecting risk for depression
NEW YORK – In a key advance for the study of depression, a comprehensive scan of human DNA has turned up the apparent hiding places of more than a dozen genes linked to the disorder. ...
DATE: Aug 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Medical benefits of dental floss unproven
HOLMDEL, N.J. – It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities.
Except there’s little proof that flossing ...
DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
45 million pounds of flour recalled
DES MOINES, Iowa – The most basic of baking ingredients, flour, is at the center of a complicated question: How did it become contaminated with bacteria normally found in animal feces? ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Formula for physical activity: 8 hours of sitting means 1 hour of exercise
If you fear you’re doing irreparable damage to your body because your white-collar job keeps you sitting at your desk from 9 to 5, or you regularly spend entire weekends sprawled out on your...
DATE: Jul 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Jail’s medical contract cuts costs, increases coverage
A newly contracted team of medical personnel are expected to provide around-the-clock coverage and reduce costs for the La Plata County Jail.
Southern Health Partners, a Tennessee...
DATE: Jul 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Severe birth defects not as lethal as doctors once said
CHICAGO – Parents of newborns with rare genetic conditions used to hear the grim words that the severe birth defects were “incompatible with life.” Support groups and social media showing th...
DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
Restaurants can receive food safety training
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will offer a free Food Safety Basics training for retail food establishment employees in...
DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Superbug resistant to antibiotics found again in U.S.
NEW YORK – A New York City patient was infected with bacteria that had a special type of resistance to antibiotics last year, the earliest known case in the U.S. of bacteria that could lead ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
