Relationships vital to physical health
They are just as important as exercising, eating well
DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Brief
Reduce stress with meditation
An introduction to mindfulness meditation and to practices for coping more effectively with stress, illness and pain will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Ja...
DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Fitness fads that are likely to fade out in 2016
As we roll into 2016, it might be a good time to leave a few fitness trends, and even some staples, behind.
Some gadgets or workouts have been overtaken by trends that have emerge...
DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Former ballet dancer, now foot, ankle surgeon in Durango
Before Dr. Douglas Lucas became an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon, he graced the stage as a dancer with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia. The physical toll performances took on his body wo...
DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Health agency takes on advertising for electronic cigarettes
NEW YORK – The nation’s lead public health agency on Tuesday focused its attack on electronic cigarettes on the issue of advertising, saying too many kids see the ads.
There are b...
DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Colorado health exchange trying to attract more businesses
Insurance costs still higher in rural Colorado
DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business
Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping
Babies, especially, affected by the waste
DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Health Briefs
Heart Safe to offer two CPR classes
Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit organization, will offer these CPR classes at Durango Fire Protection District’s Station 1, 142 Sheppard...
DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
The science of the hangover
No magic cure, but you can limit day-after damage
DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Asthma rates among children fall
CHICAGO – Asthma rates in U.S. children have quieted down after a decades-long increase, a government study found, and researchers are trying to pinpoint reasons that would explain the trend...
DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Twin birth rates hit an all-time high in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a final report on births in the United States in 2014, showing an all-time record number of twins. We’re not talking about a monum...
DATE: Dec 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Can you be fit but fat? Researchers say it may be a myth
One of the most controversial ideas in medical science today is whether people can really be fat and fit. That is, is weight in itself a marker of health – or simply a suggestion of a person...
DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
