Health - The Durango Herald

Gene tests can provide health clues – and needless worry

NEW YORK – Last year, Katie Burns got a phone call that shows what can happen in medicine when information runs ahead of knowledge. Burns learned that a genetic test of her fetus ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Mom blames teen’s death on packaging for peanut cookies

WESTON, Fla. – A Florida mother blames the death of her 15-year-old daughter on what she calls confusing packaging for Reese’s Chips Ahoy cookies. In a July 12 Facebook post, Kell...

DATE: Jul 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

U.S. health official reveals fentanyl almost killed his son

‘For me, it’s personal,’ Redfield says

DATE: Jul 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

New ways to conquer sleep apnea compete for place in bedroom

Every night without fail, Paul Blumstein straps on a mask that prevents him from repeatedly waking up, gasping for air. It’s been his routine since he was diagnosed with a conditi...

DATE: Jul 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

June inspections: La Casita, Giant, Majestic ...

June inspection reports released

DATE: Jul 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

As singles grow older, the prospect of declining health can provoke fears

Not long before I turned 60, my husband and I split up, and a health concern that I’d never really worried about jumped out at me: What would I do, now alone, if I became seriously ill? ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says

Decades ago, hundreds of nuns and priests made an extraordinary decision: They agreed to donate their brains upon death to science, hoping to help solve mysteries about Alzheimer’s and other...

DATE: Jul 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

How to enjoy summer but avoid its pitfalls

Hanging with friends and family in the summer is all part of the fun. But the endless unhealthy summertime eats don’t have to ruin your waistline and leave you feeling “blah.” ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

What do doctors know about food? Not very much

When Americans hear about a health craze, they may turn to their physician for advice: Will that superfood really boost brain function? Is that supplement okay for me to take? Or ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Residents call for additional testing at proposed homeless camp

Future site poses unanswered health questions

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage

TRENTON, N.J. – There is another opioid crisis happening in the U.S., and it has nothing to do with the overdose epidemic: Hospitals are frequently running out of widely used injected painki...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs lays every spring. It’s a marvel of eco...

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health