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U.S. officials report a record number of tick diseases

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported last year. The 2017 tally of more than 59,000 cases is a 22 percent increase from the pre...

Cross talk: Federal agencies clash on cellphone cancer risk

WASHINGTON – Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats. The other says there’s no reason...

Class to address workplace drug tests

A class about drug use and testing in the workplace will be held at 9 a.m. Nov. 27 at the Durango School District 9-R administration building, 201 E. 12th St. Cedar Diagnostics wi...

Ahead of action by FDA, Juul pulls flavors and social media

E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will stop some selling some sweet flavored e-cigarette pods in retail stores and quit promotion via social media. The statement from CEO Kevin Burns said that as ...

Three tips for surviving the holidays

Worried your willpower will let you down this holiday season? You should be, but read on because there’s still hope. As the holidays kick off, it usually means extra time with fa...

New exercise guidelines: Move more, sit less, start younger

CHICAGO – Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new federal guidelines that stress that any amount and any type of exercise helps health. The advice is th...

Long trip: Psychedelic advocate nears goal of legal ecstasy

WASHINGTON – Growing up amid the tumult of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, Rick Doblin says he became convinced that humanity was “crazy” and “inherently destructive.” As a tee...

FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators on Friday approved a fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals. The decision by the Food and Dr...

Don’t spank: Pediatricians warn parents of long-term harms

The nation’s leading pediatricians’ group has strengthened its advice against spanking and other physical punishment because of the potential for long-term harm. In an updated pol...

U.S. advisory group urges hepatitis A shots for homeless

For the first time, a U.S. advisory committee is recommending a routine vaccination for homeless people, voting Wednesday to urge hepatitis A shots to prevent future outbreaks of the contagi...

Appendix removal is linked to lower risk of Parkinson’s

WASHINGTON – Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson’s disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut – maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix rem...

Trippy depression treatment? Hopes and hype for ketamine

CHICAGO – It was launched decades ago as an anesthetic for animals and people, became a potent battlefield pain reliever in Vietnam and morphed into the trippy club drug Special K. ...
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