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Opioid poisonings, overdoses send more U.S. kids to hospitals

CHICAGO – Opioid poisonings and overdoses are sending increasing numbers of U.S. children and teens to the hospital, according to a study showing a substantial rise in young patients needing...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Science Says: Why Europe still has so many measles outbreaks

LONDON – While parts of the world have all but banished measles, Europe is still getting hit with large outbreaks where some people don’t get vaccinated. Measles is still a bigger...

DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

What’s in the IV bag? Studies show safer option than saline

New research calls into question what’s in those IV bags that nearly every hospitalized patient gets. Using a different intravenous fluid instead of the usual saline greatly reduced the risk...

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

New services, technologies can help with aging in place

There is nothing quite as devastating for many older people as having to leave the comfort of home because of poor health or limited mobility. But a new generation of services and...

DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Swallowing problems can be a serious health risk

Behind your tongue, just a few inches down the back of your throat, lies a dangerous precipice: over one edge it’s a straight shot down your trachea and bronchi and into the lungs, and over ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Our Place adult day care in Durango to close

Lack of clients makes operation financially unfeasible

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Preventive treatment for peanut allergy succeeds in study

The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance i...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Hickenlooper, other governors release health plan

‘Bipartisan blueprint’ aims to stabilize markets

DATE: Feb 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Carbs, fat, DNA? Weight loss is finicky, new study shows

CHICAGO (AP) – A precision nutrition approach to weight loss didn’t hold up in a study testing low fat versus low carb depending on dieters’ DNA profiles. Previous research has su...

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Stuck in an opioids crisis, officials turn to acupuncture

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain. “I don’t like taking pa...

DATE: Feb 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Can gene therapy be harnessed to fight the AIDS virus?

For more than a decade, the strongest AIDS drugs could not fully control Matt Chappell’s HIV infection. Now his body controls it by itself, and researchers are trying to perfect the gene edi...

DATE: Feb 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Flu shot only 36 percent effective, making bad year worse

NEW YORK – The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that’s causing most illnesses. Preliminary figures released Thursday suggest t...

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health