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Here’s a new way of looking at the music we play

During improvisation, language centers of our brains are active

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Could your baby’s gender affect your breast milk?

New research suggests that may be the case

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

TV drama helps German doctor

LONDON – If you’re unlucky enough to be stricken with a rare medical condition, you’d better hope your doctor watches the right television show. That was the lesson for one German...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Marijuana can have terrible side effects

When you’re vomiting incessantly, only anti-psychotics will help

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

If that throbbing is a migraine, you’re not alone

There are few benign acute health problems more disabling than a migraine. Yet, this common condition affects tens of millions of children and adults each year in the United States, resultin...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Weather swings affect your risk for stroke

Be wary of cold, humidity, wide temperature variations

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Were you exposed to DDT?

If so, your risk for Alzheimer’s is probably higher

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Your kids drink more caffeine

But the good news: They drink less soda

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Sunshine Gardens earns recognition Sunshine Gardens Country Home, 2518 Colorado Highway 172, has been designated as a “Leader in Dementia Care” for the second consecutive year by ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

You may want to rethink mamograms

Long-term study puts procedure in some doubt

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health coverage shifts focus to what matters

If you ever need to borrow a strawberry stemmer, instant popsicle maker or human-shaped spatula, I’ve got them and about 50 other high-grade kitchen gadgets. This is not because of a strange...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics