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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. ...

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 ...

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? ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Axis Health to take over Durango dental clinic

Health department established services for needy patients

Health Briefs

Class will teach tools for positive parenting A free “Coaching the Coach” parenting class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 9 and 16 at the Durango Mason Center, 301 E. 12th Street. ...

Icy sauna in Durango touted for pain relief

Cryotherapy uses nitrogen to lower skin temperature to 34 degrees

New kidneys 40 years apart show transplant progress, hurdles

WASHINGTON – Brenda Hudson recalls weeks spent in a glass-enclosed isolation room after her first kidney transplant, her family allowed to visit only when suited up against germs. ...
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