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Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms

Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Advocates condemn techniques used to keep kids online

CHICAGO – Children’s advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry’s practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their sc...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C

NEW YORK – Some patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with hepatitis C. The gamble paid off. Thei...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Learning, growing can all start with healthy snack

It’s shocking that despite all the medical advances over the last century, today’s children are expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. A big contributor to...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

State Innovation Model introduces ‘whole person care’ to Durango

Health care effort seeks to lower costs, make physical and mental care more convenient

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

How to keep working out on vacation

It’s vacation season, and we all agree we should take a break from work. But that doesn’t mean we should take a break from working out. Working out is a great habit that, once broken, can be...

DATE: Aug 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

3D-printed implant restores woman’s collapsed ankle

Doctor at Mercy Orthopedic Associates is an early adopter of innovative procedure

DATE: Aug 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Want to be happier? Stop scheduling your free time, study says

Your social calendar might be sucking the joy out of activities that are supposed to be fun or relaxing, according to an upcoming paper co-written by a professor who studies time management....

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

‘It hasn’t stopped my life at all’: Alan Alda reveals he has Parkinson’s disease

Actor Alan Alda, known for his roles on “M.A.S.H.,” “The West Wing” and “The Aviator,” announced on Tuesday that he has Parkinson’s disease. Speaking on “CBS This Morning,” Alda s...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

FDA OKs 1st drug to treat smallpox, in case of terror attack

U.S. regulators on July 13 approved the first treatment for smallpox – a deadly disease that was wiped out four decades ago – in case the virus is used in a terror attack. Smallpo...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Pediatricians leery of giving fruit juice to children

How much fruit juice should kids drink? Not very much. That’s the essence of the juice policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. School-age children (7 to 18 years...

DATE: Jul 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA approves new pill to reduce pain from endometriosis

TRENTON, N.J. – A new treatment for pain caused by endometriosis was approved Tuesday by U.S. regulators. The common condition involves abnormal tissue growth from the uterus that...

DATE: Jul 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health