Obesity surgery effective for teens
Having excess weight causes ailments once seen only in adults
DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment
NEW YORK – Doctors may one day be able to control a patient’s HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.
In monkeys, that s...
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Study: soda tax would reduce UK obesity
LONDON – Slapping a 20 percent tax on soda in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study.
Though the number works out to a modest drop...
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
Healthy council scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Friday
The nonprofit Citizens Health Advisory Council will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Durango Community Recreation Center in the ...
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
U.S. malaria count hits 40-year high
ATLANTA – U.S. malaria cases are at their highest level in four decades, mostly from Americans bringing home an unwelcome souvenir from their travels.
Malaria is not a big problem...
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Little known about concussions in young athletes
WASHINGTON – Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions? Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known about the risks in youth sports, especially for athletes who sui...
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Prevent arthritis by taking care to protect joints
Perhaps because I’m getting older myself, I’ve been thinking a lot about arthritis lately. In dealing with older patients, I find that one of their greatest fears is a loss of function or ev...
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
Food allergies get feds’ attention
Government offers guidelines for schools
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Military’s body-fat test weighs on some troops
Liposuction is last option for those who want to save careers
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Campaign curbs teen pregnancies
Southwest counties follow state trend
DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
HIV first: Baby born with virus may be cured
Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus – a medical first that is prompting a new look at ho...
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Teens enjoy sweet cigars
ATLANTA – Small cigars flavored to taste like candy or fruit are popular among teens, according to the first government study to gauge their use.
About 1 in 30 middle and high sch...
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
