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
Health Briefs
Acupuncture clinic available to veterans
A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at 635 East Fifth Ave. ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Due dates are more precise
Term-pregnancy definition being refined by doctors
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Flu shot better protects seniors
ATLANTA – A new high-dose flu vaccine for seniors works better than the standard shot in that age group, according to a long-awaited study by the vaccine’s manufacturer.
Experts s...
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
More strokes striking world’s younger folks
LONDON – Strokes are increasingly hitting younger people and the incidence of the crippling condition worldwide could double by 2030, warns the first global analysis of the problem. ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
This treatment is not pretty, but it appears to work
Last week, Dr. Matt Clark’s column acknowledged the immense numbers of gut bacteria, characterized in new terminology as the “microbiome.”
The microbiome – the trillions of micro...
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
Mystery diseases solved in youths, adults
Decoding patients’ genes tells doctors at least some of story
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
The quantified self: Apps manage health
Devices track your activity, calories, sleep and much more
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Benefit to back autism care
Durango clinic uses diet to combat disorders
DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
TDAP vaccinations will be available Nov. 6
Montezuma County Public Health Department is offering free tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (TDAP) vaccination shots from 2 to 4 p.m. N...
DATE: Oct 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
