Here’s a way to relieve joint pain
Replacements are becoming more commonplace
DATE: Mar 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Are these flu symptoms? No, it’s a heart attack
For women, heart disease is your biggest killer
DATE: Mar 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Better prenatal testing?
Conflict of interest may put doubt on conclusions
DATE: Mar 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Older dads linked to kids’ psych woes
Greatest risk seen in fathers 45 or older
DATE: Mar 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
In buddy program, a beginning, an end meet
Medical students care for dementia patients
DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
Behavioral health survey available
The Citizens Health Advisory Council is asking residents to complete a survey about the state of behavioral health in La Plata County. ...
DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Do you know how much sugar you eat each day? If not, you should
LONDON – Just try sugar-coating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories – half of what the agency previously recommen...
DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Not getting a good night’s sleep?
Cortez center may have the answer for you (and those you sleep with)
DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
For racer, numb legs mean speed
High-schooler now ranked 21st in national standings
DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Drug addicts risk death every time they use
Philip Seymour Hoffman, described in The New York Times as “perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation,” died in a Greenwich Village apartment on Feb. 2 w...
DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report
Health Briefs
MS Society offers support in Spanish
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts Café con Leche, a free monthly telephone-support group conducted in Spanish for people living wi...
DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health
Lose weight – even a little – for your health
You don’t have to look far to realize obesity is a common problem in the United States.
Its impact on the health of our nation continues to grow. In November 2013, the American H...
DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
