Shining a light on ‘sundowning’
For some people with dementia, their behavior can switch from normal to highly erratic come nightfall
DATE: Dec 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness
NEW YORK – This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said Monday.
It’s still not clear what’s causing the k...
DATE: Dec 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Free series focuses on aspects of aging
A free series about aging will continue at 5 p.m. Thursday at the SRA Pain & Laser Centers, 1401 Main Ave., Suite A.
Dr. Frank Jarrell will discuss pain free function with a focus...
DATE: Dec 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Community Health Action Coalition to meet Friday
The Community Health Action Coalition will hold its monthly membership meeting from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday in the Eolus Room at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Class to help teens cope with stress
The Durango Public Library is hosting a class for teens ages 15 to 18 called Adulting 101: Mindfulness at 4 p.m. Thursday at the library, 1900 East Third Ave.
The class will give ...
DATE: Dec 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
San Juan Regional receives EMS Gold Award for third year
The San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Medical Services Department received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award on Dec. 5 in Farmington, making it the...
DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Recovery group helps young people establish new lifestyles
Woman starts local chapter to provide more options
DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fiber: The first step to preventing diabetes
November is National Diabetes Prevention Month. When we talk about diabetes prevention, we are talking about Type 2 Diabetes. Individuals with Type 1 are born with it. According to the Cente...
DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition
Q&A on scientist’s bombshell claim of gene-edited babies
Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden line.
It’s...
DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Meditation helps vets with post-traumatic stress disorder
Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense.
One method...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Psychiatrists coming to Durango, via video
Mercy Family Medicine one of the latest to offer consultations to address shortage
DATE: Nov 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Romaine lettuce warning looms over Thanksgiving dinner
NEW YORK – Avoid all romaine lettuce, but don’t worry about your turkey.
With two food poisoning outbreaks making headlines before Thanksgiving, the messages about what’s safe to ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
