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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...

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...

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...

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...

Colorado health exchange trying to attract more businesses

Insurance costs still higher in rural Colorado

Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping

Babies, especially, affected by the waste

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...

The science of the hangover

No magic cure, but you can limit day-after damage

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...

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...

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...
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