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

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Due dates are more precise

Term-pregnancy definition being refined by doctors

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Flu shot better protects seniors

ATLANTA – A new high-dose flu vaccine for seniors works better than the standard shot in that age group, according to a long-awaited study by the vaccine’s manufacturer. Experts s...

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

More strokes striking world’s younger folks

LONDON – Strokes are increasingly hitting younger people and the incidence of the crippling condition worldwide could double by 2030, warns the first global analysis of the problem. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

This treatment is not pretty, but it appears to work

Last week, Dr. Matt Clark’s column acknowledged the immense numbers of gut bacteria, characterized in new terminology as the “microbiome.” The microbiome – the trillions of micro...

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Mystery diseases solved in youths, adults

Decoding patients’ genes tells doctors at least some of story

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

The quantified self: Apps manage health

Devices track your activity, calories, sleep and much more

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Benefit to back autism care

Durango clinic uses diet to combat disorders

DATE: Oct 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

TDAP vaccinations will be available Nov. 6 Montezuma County Public Health Department is offering free tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (TDAP) vaccination shots from 2 to 4 p.m. N...

DATE: Oct 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Hormone gels troubling for doctors

Testosterone ads on TV target men

DATE: Oct 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Sleep cleans brain of gunk

Study may offer clues to combating Alzheimer’s disease

DATE: Oct 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Air pollution can cause cancer, agency says

LONDON – What many commuters choking on smog have long suspected has finally been scientifically validated: air pollution causes lung cancer. The International Agency for Research...

DATE: Oct 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health