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Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabetics

SEATTLE – Obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes, new research suggests, reinforcing evidence that benefits extend beyond we...

Mysterious paralyzing illness found among kids in 22 states

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At le...

Free weight loss lecture at Durango Public Library on Oct. 29

Ashley Lucas, Douglas Lucas and Jeffrey Williams of PHD Weight Loss and Peak Rejuvenation will give a free lecture called “Achieving Successful Outcomes During and After Weight Loss” from 5 ...

Fort Collins seed vault preserves world collection of plants

FORT COLLINS (AP) – As climate change jeopardizes the world’s doomsday seed vault near the North Pole, a similar Fort Collins facility continues to stock up its collection. The mo...

See the world in your 20s without racking up debt

It’s a dilemma many 20-somethings face: You badly want to travel the world. But if your bank account could talk, it would say, “Are you kidding?” When you’re just starting out, ev...

Thousands of young U.S. children get no vaccines, survey finds

NEW YORK – A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated 100,000 young ...

Don’t give up your fight against weeds this fall

By Ben Bain After an unusually hot and dry summer, fall is fully upon us. If you weren’t able to get rid of all of your weeds, there is still a little bit of time to finish the jo...

Treasures of Silver City: A New Mexico town rich in art, history, food

We’ve always been a little unconventional. So when my husband, Michael, and I wanted to mark our 25th anniversary, rather than buying a silver platter, we looked for a place with “silver” in...

How to take winning photographs presentation

The Durango Photography Club will host a presentation with Amy K. Wendland about how to take winning photographs from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Pine Room at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 25...

Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since September

LONDON – The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspended, health officials said T...

Flu shots recommended in October

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and San Juan Basin Public Health urge Coloradans ages 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine, ideally before the end of October. ...

San Juan Forest finalizes Glade grazing plan

Adjustments made to improve range
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