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Alternative sweetners healthier than refined sugar

Did you give up sugar to improve your health in 2019? We are four weeks into the new year. Maybe you’ve had some success or maybe you’ve thrown in the towel. Either way, I want t...

DATE: Jan 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

In limbo: Leftover embryos challenge clinics, couples

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Tens of thousands of embryos are stuck in limbo in fertility clinics, leftovers from pregnancy attempts and broken dreams of parenthood. Some are outright aband...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

La Plata County ranks high for sexually transmitted disease

No clear reason for rise in cases locally, nationally

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal employees seek help from Durango Food Bank

Shutdown could hurt monthly commodities program for the nonprofit

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man protests emergency room bills from Mercy Regional Medical Center

Avoiding unneeded emergency care could save Colorado $800 million

DATE: Jan 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories

Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. flu season poised to be milder than last year’s harsh one

NEW YORK – It’s early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter’s unusually brutal one, U.S. health officials said. In most parts of the country, mo...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Survey: Teens struggle with prolonged sadness

Data will inform prevention coalition goals in La Plata County

DATE: Jan 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. medical marketing reaches $30 billion; drug ads top surge

Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing, a new analysis found. The advertisements for various medici...

DATE: Jan 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New Year’s nutrition success tips

The new year always marks a fresh start when it comes to our health. It’s a great time of year to set new goals and achieve new milestones. You’re familiar with the common resolut...

DATE: Jan 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

U.S. cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

NEW YORK – The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer death...

DATE: Jan 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Low carb? Low fat? What the latest dieting studies tell us

NEW YORK – Bacon and black coffee for breakfast, or oatmeal and bananas? If you’re planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you’re sure to find a fierce debate online and among fri...

DATE: Jan 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food