Health - The Durango Herald

Not every ‘magic bullet’ leads to a cure

Some years ago I had the opportunity to assist the efforts of other health-care providers serving the needs of the people of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. One morning, I was...

DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Using testosterone may increase risk for heart failure

CHICAGO – Testosterone treatments may increase risks for heart attacks, strokes and death in older men with low hormone levels and other health problems, a large Veterans Affairs study sugge...

DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Boys are a bit more likely to be born early

WASHINGTON – Boys are slightly more likely to be born premature than girls, and they tend to fare worse, too, says a new report about the health of the world’s newborns. “This is ...

DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Girls build fitness, self-esteem

Program in region pairs physical, mental health

DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Acupuncture clinic available, sponsored for veterans A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth A...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Stop the spread

Basic precautions can prevent common cold, deadly disease

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Being bilingual may delay dementia

The latest evidence that speaking more than one language is a very good thing for our brains comes from a study finding dementia develops years later in bilingual people than in people who s...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

When suicide isn’t: Cultures interpret death differently

Dr. Keith Campbell, the British scientist whose research in cell biology led to the 1996 cloning of Dolly the sheep, died at 58. A clone is a fully functioning, living copy created from a si...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Obesity surgery effective for teens

Having excess weight causes ailments once seen only in adults

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

NEW YORK – Doctors may one day be able to control a patient’s HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest. In monkeys, that s...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Study: soda tax would reduce UK obesity

LONDON – Slapping a 20 percent tax on soda in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study. Though the number works out to a modest drop...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Healthy council scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Friday The nonprofit Citizens Health Advisory Council will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Durango Community Recreation Center in the ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health