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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...

For kids, free surgery can change a life

Nonprofit Mending Kids looks to offer services to children in Four Corners

Twin birth rate hits an all-time high

NEW YORK – The twin birth rate hit at an all-time high last year in the United States while the rate for triplets, quadruplets, and higher was the lowest in two decades. Of the ne...

Health Briefs

Deadline extended for HealthOp customers Connect for Health Colorado has granted an enrollment extension for former Colorado HealthOp customers. The enrollment deadlin...

FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men

WASHINGTON – The nation’s three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday, but major restrictions will continue to limit who can give blood. ...

Durangoan discusses Ayurvedic health, signs copies of his first book

After graduating from Durango High School and then Fort Lewis College, Noah Volz traveled the world, and now he owns an Ayurvedic clinic in California called Rhythm of Healing. He...

Colorado man with Parkinsons’s pushes for right-to-die law

Strong opposition expected from Legislature, religious groups

Health Briefs

Health insurance help available San Juan Basin Health Department is co-sponsoring a walk-in enrollment and information event about signing up for health insurance from 8:30 a.m. t...

10 ways to beat holiday stress with fitness, nutrition

They’re here: The holidays with their cheer and charm on the one hand and their chaos and crazy on the other. There are the many tasty but way-too-caloric meals, sweet and overbea...
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