Cancer battle inspires a book
Durango woman shares experience, offers advice
DATE: Dec 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Kids’ fitness falters
They are less fit than their parents, study shows
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Brief
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. ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Freezing boosts in-vitro success
New study highlights fewer miscarriages, healthier babies
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
We remain free to choose our own poison
It might seem unusual for ambulance crews to check the refrigerator of a residence to which they are responding.
They look for a medical power of attorney, which may dictate what...
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
Report: Treating insomnia helps heal depression
Curing insomnia in people with depression could double their chance of a full recovery, scientists are reporting.
The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk ther...
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Nuts may lower risk for death
DALLAS – Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease – in fact, were less likely to die of any cause – during a 30-y...
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Coffee may help your blood vessels work better
Coffee may do more than wake you up. It may help your small blood vessels work better, a small new study suggests.
But that doesn’t mean you should guzzle gallons of java. ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Class stops diabetes in its tracks
If disease is a threat, lifestyle changes can beat it back
DATE: Nov 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
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. ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
In new fight against fat, doctors told to get serious
‘Telling patients to lose weight is not enough’
DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Fewer teens smoke but more use e-cigarettes
Fewer U.S. teens are smoking cigarettes, but more are getting a nicotine fix from hookahs and electronic cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
Overal...
DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
