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Listen here, be safe to ensure holiday cheer

’Twas the night before Christmas and in front of the house, The Safety Geek played holiday tunes by Alison Krause. He had turned down the volume really quite low to protect his hearing while...

When tests turn up a surprise

What, if anything, should you be told about incidental findings?

Media saturation inflicts stress, trauma of tragedy

Prolonged consumption of negative news can harm your mental health

Exams got you stressed? Rover to the rescue

AMHERST, N.Y. – The dogs stepped into the University at Buffalo’s Health Sciences Library building and instantly were stars, mobbed by a phalanx of cooing and ooing college students. ...

Meningitis hits two universities

Outbreaks of bacterial meningitis have struck two college campuses although health officials say the episodes – one on the East Coast, the other on the West Coast – appear to be unrelated. ...

Health Briefs

Acupuncture clinic available to veterans A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. ...

The goal of 1: Doctors aim to lower twin birth rates

BOSTON – Doctors are reporting an epidemic – of twins. Nearly half of all babies born with advanced fertility help are multiple births, new federal numbers show. In the five years...

Genetic testing company to stop providing data on health risks

Bowing to the Food and Drug Administration, genetic testing service 23andMe said last week that it would stop providing consumers with health information while its test undergoes regulatory ...

When a sudden lift in mood isn’t a positive sign

Years ago, when my friend Franz Kriwanek killed himself, I felt not only grief and loss but a great sense of failure. Franz was an artist and an accomplished potter. Born in Austr...

Oxytocin may help kids with autism

Hormone stimulates social-connection regions of the brain

U.S. births may have stopped decreasing

ATLANTA – There’s more evidence that U.S. births may be leveling off after years of decline. The number of babies born last year only slipped a little, and preliminary government ...

Face transplant patients are thriving 2 years later

Texas man’s life transformed after surgery
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