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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

Afraid of getting sick? Six things you can do at home

Coughing, sneezing and misery are a part of many households these days as cold and flu season kicks into high gear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say we are in the midst of ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Stop pouring on fat with added sugars

Why is it so addictive to drink your calories, and why is liquid sugar so terrible for the human body? Liquid sugar is toxic for your body for many reasons. First, it stimulates ...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Blood test to detect 8 cancers early gives promising results

Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now. Many grou...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Injury prevention gets harder as you age. These methods help.

Baby, it’s cold outside, but even if you’re willing to bundle up and go for a run or sprint to the gym to work out, should you? I have a meaningful exercise routine, and I have ne...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Hospital groups creating company to make cheap generic drugs

TRENTON, N.J. – Several major not-for-profit hospital groups are trying their own solution to drug shortages and high prices: creating a company to make cheaper generic drugs. The...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

What about the memory test Trump aced? It’s not for everyone

WASHINGTON – Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with “F’’ before a minute’s up. They may not sound like difficult tasks, but they’re part ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Acupuncturist to give allergy talk Thursday at Durango Public Library

Acupuncturist Caleb Gates will give a talk about Advanced Allergy Therapeutics at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The talk is titled “Resolving ...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Century after pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu

WASHINGTON – The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbere...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Warning: Stifling sneezes can be health hazard in rare cases

LONDON – Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Usage remains low for pill that can prevent HIV infection

NEW YORK – From gritty neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to clinics in Kenya and Brazil, health workers are trying to popularize a pill that has proven highly effective in preventing...

DATE: Jan 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health