Birth-control program at risk
Without grant, Legislature must approve $5M in funding
DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
What you can do about radon
A class about radon will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Florida Room of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Partici...
DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Weed killer linked to cancer
LONDON – One of the world’s most popular weed-killers – and the most widely used kind in the U.S. – has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer....
DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
New drugs knock down cancer
Colorado hospital on leading edge of its treatment, cure
DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
If you smoke pot, there are consequences
Four percent of the world’s population has used marijuana in a given year, according to the World Health Organization.
In the United States, the lifetime prevalence of marijuana...
DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
The colic conundrum
Lots of theories, no answers for persistent crying
DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Exercise in the ICU may speed your recovery
Some of the sickest can benefit from it
DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Doctors push straight talk as death nears
Videos aim to open honest discussions about care
DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
Durango’s own Missy Rodey named Health Hero
Missy Rodey has been honored as the 2015 Health Hero by the Community Health Action Coalition.
Rodey has been involved with...
DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Prohibition’s unintended consequences
Despite its title, The Poisoner’s Handbook, by Deborah Blum, is not a how-to-do-it manual for getting rid of an enemy, spouse or wealthy relative.
Instead, it documents New York C...
DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
Is food your reward?
If so, you can learn to avoid post-workout overeating
DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
