Health - The Durango Herald

UK to help smokers cut down with nicotine products

LONDON  Britains independent health watchdog says for people who cant quit smoking cold turkey, its OK to use nicotine products to help them cut down. For...

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Medical equipment prices in Denver, Colorado Springs to drop

Beginning July 1, Colorado patients will start saving hundreds and even thousands of dollars on medical equipment because, after a 10-year delay, Medicare is switching to competitive bidding...

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Sometimes there’s no substitute for an autopsy

Autopsies cost a lot of money. At least $2,500.00 each, cost accountants say. Hospitals rarely do autopsies. Decades ago, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Inst...

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Health Brief

Brain Injury Alliance conference to be held The Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado will hold the third of four regional conferences this year from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 26 at...

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Sunscreen slows skin aging, new study shows

A new study from Australia provides the strongest evidence yet that regular sunscreen use helps keep skin looking younger. While dermatologists have long believed sunscreen fights...

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Adult prescription growth endangers kids

More than 70,000 poisoned annually

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Hand it to the therapists

After surgery, therapy essential to restoring function, strength

DATE: Jun 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Best treatment for kidney disease? Transplant

The end goal for patients receiving treatment for kidney disease is a transplant – if they’re eligible, Dr. Elizabeth Helms said Friday at the DaVita Durango Dialysis clinic in Bodo Industri...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Veterans health fair to be held June 21 The New Mexico VA Health Care System will host a health fair for area veterans from 1 to 4 p.m. June 21 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Got airport stress? It’s for the dogs

Canines provide passenger respite

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Cervical cancer screening â€“ how often is it needed?

I find that there is considerable confusion these days about cervical cancer screening. I hear many questions about when to start Pap smear testing, how often to have a Pap smear, and at wha...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Dietitian says overeating is assault on body

We’ve all experienced it – that overstuffed feeling from eating too much that leads us to groan and loosen our pants or shirts. In fact, with more than one-third of Americans defined as “obe...

DATE: Jun 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health