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Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damage

ORLANDO, Fla. – Many cancer treatments have a dark side – they can damage the heart. New research suggests this risk might be lowered in women with breast tumors if they take a heart drug as...

Apple shape poses risks

Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that pot belly

Big study suggests steep drop in needless heart procedures

CHICAGO – Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests. The analysis showed overuse of the common procedure to open clogged heart arteries ha...

Promise seen for wireless pacemakers placed without surgery

ORLANDO, Fla. – Researchers are reporting encouraging results for a new generation of pacemakers – miniature, wireless ones that can be implanted through a leg vein without surgery. ...

Single-payer health care on 2016 ballot in Colorado

Would create a universal system and eliminate private insurance

Cattle country responds to recent cancer report

Weld County residents take meat study with grain of salt

Help for doctors’ suicidal thoughts

CHICAGO – Doctors-in-training face long, stressful hours, sleepless nights and a high risk of depression and suicidal thoughts, but often are too stoic and time-starved to seek help. A study...

Health Briefs

Health insurance marketplace discussed “Understanding Colorado’s Health Insurance Marketplace” will be presented by Kevin O’Connor, health coverage guide for San Juan Basin Health...

Teens spend an average of 9 hours a day with media

NEW YORK – Teenagers spend nearly nine hours a day absorbing media and despite all the new options, music and television remain the favorites. Common Sense Media has released an e...

New push for pint-sized medical devices to treat sick kids

WASHINGTON – Improvise isn’t a word parents want to hear from their kid’s doctor. Yet pediatric specialists too often have to jury-rig care because many of the medical devices needed to trea...

Health Briefs

Free class to address prediabetes diagnosis People who have prediabetes are invited to attend a free class by Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 6 in Suite 14...

3 ways to help yourself feel safe in an insane world

Anxiety affects 40M Americans
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