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Health Briefs

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...

Smartphone use in the dark causes temporary blindness

LONDON – Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision. Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking their phones ...

Abortion debate turns to single-payer health care

Advocates worry state ballot drive could limit access

Flu spray fails to protect kids; panel urges shot instead

NEW YORK – The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert panel to recommend that do...

Fort Lewis College raises goals for student health

School meets many recreation, nutrition requirements of partnership

Health Briefs

Childhood Health Summit will be held Wednesday The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County and Qualistar of Colorado will hold the Early Childhood Health Summit from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. W...

Postpartum depression is more than the ‘baby blues’

Durango woman uses her experience to help moms cope after giving birth

1 free meal from drug company can sway doctors’ prescribing

CHICAGO – As little as one free meal from a drug company can influence which medicines doctors prescribe for Medicare patients, according to a study using Medicare records and recently relea...

Coffee struck from list of possible cancer-causing agents

LONDON – Go on, have another cup. Coffee is now off the list of things that could possibly cause cancer. Experts convened by the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm d...

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans have leftover narcotics at home

Nearly 60 percent of Americans have leftover narcotics in their homes, and 20 percent have shared those with another person, according to a survey published Monday that provides more evidenc...

Students get hands-on health care experience

Camp allows teens to explore health careers

Zika and Durango: Will the virus land here?

Climate, elevation stave off mosquitoes, but for how long?
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