Health - The Durango Herald

Carbohydrates: The good, the bad and the ugly

Today’s topic was a reader’s request. The reader asked, “What carbohydrates are healthy, and should we be avoiding fructose in our diet?” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Overtraining is a real danger, even if you’re not an elite athlete. Know the signs.

Everyone knows that exercise in general makes you happier, stronger and more energetic. We hear it ad nauseam, especially this time of year. But what if fitness did the very oppos...

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapies

Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its first sta...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang up

WASHINGTON – Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but federal regulators and some scientists say don’t worry –...

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Stem-cell treatments aim to regenerate injured joints

Durango doctor administers new therapy to heal damaged tissue

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Groundhog Day report: Flu’s worsening shadow blanketing U.S.

NEW YORK – It looks like Groundhog Day for the nation’s flu report, too: It’s gotten worse and there are weeks of suffering ahead. The government’s report out Friday showed the fl...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Push to better track living kidney donors’ long-term health

WASHINGTON – The big unknown when someone donates a kidney: The long-term health consequences. Now the U.S. is taking a step toward finally tracking how living donors fare over decades – jus...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Middle age is not too late to increase cardiac fitness, studies show

Late January can be a difficult time for anyone who began a new exercise routine on New Year’s Day. Research has shown that nearly half of all resolutions have faded by the end of January, a...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

No time for the gym? At-home workouts offer cheap option

Between bomb cyclones and deep freezes, it’s hard to find the motivation to leave your toasty home for a sweat session. Or maybe you’re just too cash-strapped after the holidays to fork over...

DATE: Jan 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Stem cells may help heal diabetic foot wounds

Durango podiatrist enrolls patients in clinical trial

DATE: Jan 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Tiny implant opens way to deliver drugs deep into the brain

WASHINGTON – Scientists have created a hair-thin implant that can drip medications deep into the brain by remote control and with pinpoint precision. Tested only in animals so far...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Study confirms flu increases risk of heart attack in elderly

NEW YORK – As if the flu wasn’t bad enough already: Researchers have confirmed that flu sharply increases the risk of heart attack for older people. Doctors have long known that f...

DATE: Jan 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health