Health - The Durango Herald

Local reserves are ready at the rescue

Little-known S.W. Colo. unit trains for disasters

DATE: Apr 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Brief

Horses and Healing session to be held Registration is now open for the spring “Horses and Healing” session at Medicine Horse Durango. Horses and Healing is a four-week ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Tots’ wailing may be migraine

CHICAGO – The distressing nonstop crying in babies with colic is often blamed on tummy trouble, but a new study says the problem could be linked with migraine headaches in at least some infa...

DATE: Apr 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Milk, poultry food poisonings rise

Study finds shellfish problems, too

DATE: Apr 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Wars’ losses are Boston bomb victims’ gains

The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills...

DATE: Apr 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Plantar fasciitis issues? Think about Achilles

On a recent spring break trip to Disney World in Florida, my kids enjoyed a new Chevrolet Test Track ride at Epcot. Having spent many years in Florida as a kid myself, I was remi...

DATE: Apr 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Heavy drinking blurs Colo. health

18 percent say they exceed moderation; 21 percent in La Plata

DATE: Apr 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Too many beeps means too many deaths

‘Alarm fatigue’ can be deadly, agency says

DATE: Apr 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Health advisory summits announced These Citizens Health Advisory Council summits will be offered: A Mental Health Mini-Summit will take place from 8 a.m. to noon May 7 ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

More backside coverage in new hospital gown

DETROIT  A Detroit hospital has a new patient gown that aims to offer a little more style, comfort and  perhaps most importantly  rear coverage for patients. Res...

DATE: Apr 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

A treatment for morning sickness set to return

WASHINGTON  Talk about a comeback: A treatment pulled off the market 30 years ago has won Food and Drug Administration approval again as the only drug specifically designated to treat ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health