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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...

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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

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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. ...

Clinton offers new health care proposals

Move another nod to Sanders

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Healing Spirits hosting recovery workshop Healing Spirits will host a recovery workshop from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Peaceful Spirit, 296 Mouache Drive in Ignacio. The works...

Cigarette tax increase proposed for ballot

Would raise the tax per pack from 84 cents to $2.59

Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fisherman top list

Study finds enormous differences across occupations

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Program tackles planning for future health care The Community Health Action Coalition in La Plata County has developed “My Life: Deciding in Advance,” an initiative designed to raise awarene...
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