La Plata County Sheriff’s lieutenant shoots himself in leg
Officer was airlifted to Denver hospital after training accident
DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
How much pot in that brownie? Chocolate can throw off tests
How much marijuana is really in that pot brownie? Chocolate can throw off potency tests so labels aren’t always accurate, and now scientists are trying to figure out why.
In state...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
UN: Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed nearly 2,000 people
LONDON – The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is approaching a “stark” milestone with nearly 2,000 people killed by the virus in the yea...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Durango Insurance Professionals to host talk about health care
Ken Bates of Durango Insurance Professionals will give a presentation about health care from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the TBK Bank Community Room, 259 West Ninth St.
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DATE: Aug 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Computer modeling improves replacement of ailing shoulders
Technology expected to increase procedures to implant new joints
DATE: Aug 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts
TRENTON, N.J. – Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis. ...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Doctors suspect vaping behind dozens of lung illnesses in U.S.
NEW YORK – As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products.
No deaths have been rep...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
U.S. makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes
WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials are making a new attempt at adding graphic images to cigarette packets to discourage Americans from lighting up. If successful, it would be the first chang...
DATE: Aug 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients
TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators Wednesday approved a new tuberculosis medicine that shortens and improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases, a worsening problem in many poor countries...
DATE: Aug 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments saving lives
WASHINGTON – Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities announced Monday.
The preliminary findings prompt...
DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
To boost workforce, medical schools try to sell rural life
BRISTOL, Va. – On a field trip to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Ashish Bibireddy put on headphones and scrolled through a jukebox of music from an influential 1927 recording sessio...
DATE: Aug 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Three Springs MRI to provide higher quality scans with new technology
Better images allow for better diagnoses
DATE: Aug 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
