Health - The Durango Herald

Multivitamins fail to aid brain, heart health

WASHINGTON – There’s more disappointing news about multivitamins: Two major studies found popping the pills didn’t protect aging men’s brains or help heart attack survivors. Milli...

DATE: Dec 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

January is cervical health month January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women are encouraged to talk with their health-care providers about scheduling a pap test. ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health-care spending has slowed its pace

It is a sweeping trend that should mean bigger paychecks for middle-class households and hundreds of billions of dollars in savings for the government. Yet, only 1 in 20 Americans is aware o...

DATE: Dec 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Acid-suppressing drugs linked to B12 deficiency

Overuse found to be an issue

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

CPR, first-aid classes available online Heart Safe La Plata is offering online CPR and first-aid training to the community. People can sign up for and take the course ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Exercise eases pain from breast cancer drugs, study finds

Supervised exercise may help relieve treatment-related pain among breast cancer patients, a new study finds. The study focused on hormonal therapies called aromatase inhibitors, w...

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Breast cancer more manageable

SAN ANTONIO – Tens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer – which can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation – w...

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Feds curb antibiotic use for livestock

Rules would make its use illegal to help animals gain weight

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Listen here, be safe to ensure holiday cheer

’Twas the night before Christmas and in front of the house, The Safety Geek played holiday tunes by Alison Krause. He had turned down the volume really quite low to protect his hearing while...

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

When tests turn up a surprise

What, if anything, should you be told about incidental findings?

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Media saturation inflicts stress, trauma of tragedy

Prolonged consumption of negative news can harm your mental health

DATE: Dec 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Exams got you stressed? Rover to the rescue

AMHERST, N.Y. – The dogs stepped into the University at Buffalo’s Health Sciences Library building and instantly were stars, mobbed by a phalanx of cooing and ooing college students. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health