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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

Health Briefs

Adult role model winners announced The Adult Role Model Award contest, sponsored by Celebrating Healthy Communities of San Juan Basin Health Department, asked youths to nominate p...

For heart president, it was stroke of fortune

Attack 27 years ago left no ill effects

Child ‘reborn’ with stem-cell windpipe

CHICAGO – A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment. ...

Sometimes the thyroid does too much, or too little

Disorders of the thyroid gland are among the most common hormonal disorders which cause disease. The thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck made up of soft tissue wh...

Health Briefs

Heart Safe La Plata to offer CPR trainings Heart Safe La Plata will offer these CPR trainings to the community at the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority training room, 142 Sheppard D...

Hormone offers hope for diabetics

NEW YORK – Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment for the most common typ...

For an all-out health change, try going all-in

People who want to get in better shape and eat healthier are often encouraged to make one change at a time, but a new study finds that people are most successful when they tackle their diet ...

This juice may be hazardous to your health, well-being

Emergency responders encounter one quintessential fact: the unpredictability of problems they encounter. Most often, all they may know is that someone needs help. Such was the ca...

Fake limb costs challenge Boston victims

Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee’s rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. ...

Doctor’s prescription: Books

Durango pediatrician gets the word out during checkups
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