Caregivers need attention, too
Burnout, fatigue can take a toll, Durangoans say
DATE: Oct 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Environmental chemicals are pregnancy risk
WASHINGTON – From mercury to pesticides, Americans are exposed daily to environmental chemicals that could harm reproductive health, the nation’s largest groups of obstetricians and fertilit...
DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
Acupuncture clinic available to veterans
A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at 635 East Fifth Ave. ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
McDonald’s to offer healthier food choices
Panera Bread, Chipotle enticing millennials
DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Faces: Super recognizers never forget them
Ability for facial recognition sets them apart
DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Sadly for some, it’s that time of year again
With the passing of the autumnal equinox and fall’s beginning Sept. 22, seasonal affective disorder also will arrive.
SAD is a form of depression that an estimated 5 percent of t...
DATE: Sep 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
The after-birth boost
Placenta supplements support postpartum health
DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Obese cancer patients often being shorted on chemo doses
Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated.
Doctors often short them on chemotherapy by not bas...
DATE: Sep 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Brief
Acupuncture clinic available to veterans
The Durango Acupuncture Alliance will sponsor a Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday...
DATE: Sep 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
Helping seniors age in place
Project makes functional renovations to keep elderly home
DATE: Sep 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
More germs resist drugs
Bacteria immune to drugs kill 23,000 a year, sicken 2 million
DATE: Sep 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health
