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Safety Geek not much fun, but it’s time for a visit

I paid a visit to my old friend, The Safety Geek, a couple of weeks ago. He was very busy working through his “honey do” list for Mother’s Day. The Safety Geek was feeling a litt...

Stand up or face consequences

Evidence shows prolonged sitting shortens your life

Health Briefs

Board of Health to meet Thursday The San Juan Basin Health Department Board of Health will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in the department’s Columbine Conference Room, 281 Sawyer Drive....

Why you don’t want to drink pool water

Here’s a good reason never to swallow water from a swimming pool: A new study found telltale signs of feces in more than half of pools sampled in Atlanta last summer. The problem ...

Long-distance house call

Children’s Hospital doctors’ visits are welcome

Durango Derailers looking for another $50,000 year

More than 100 Durango Derailers bicycle club members are training for a July ride to raise money to cover the travel expenses of Southwest Colorado children who are treated at Children’s Hos...

When seizure led to death, was that ruled a suicide?

“We (medical examiners) certify on the basis of our own training, personal philosophy and mood,” wrote one of my colleagues during a contentious online debate about the “correct” manner of d...

Health Briefs

Mother’s Day signals Women’s Health Week Mother’s Day starts Women’s Health Week, and the American Cancer Society and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment urge...

Migraine drugs linked to kids’ IQ

Regulators warn women not to take some medications

Superbugs have new enemy in super robots

Hospitals using surge of germ-fighting products

A cancer warning for indoor tanning beds?

WASHINGTON – Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Admin...

Infertility: Don’t despair

For those dealing with common but delicate issue, there’s hope
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