New studies find most people won’t benefit from taking daily low-dose aspirin or fish oil supplements to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. Results were discussed Sunday at the…
Bikes and pedestrians share the Animas River Trail. If exercise is your priority, add one 30-minute workout to your regimen to get you toward a daily routine.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file…
They were frustrated because they were already following a gluten-free diet, yet they were still overweight, and they were all still craving sugar. I felt for them because they were…
The U.N. agency’s European office said Monday more than 41,000 measles cases were reported in the region during the first half of the year – more than in all 12-month…
Puerto Rico resident Michelle Flandez caresses her two-month-old son Inti Perez, diagnosed with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. In the first long-term look at…
Paramedics and EMT members respond to one of three simultaneous drug overdose victims on the New Haven Green, a city park in New Haven, Conn. Police swarmed a Connecticut park…
Event features free yoga classes, information on holistic health
A nurse practitioner in 2017 prepares to start the first human gene editing treatment for Hunter syndrome, an inherited metabolic disease, at a hospital in Oakland, Calif. On Wednesday, Aug.…
Associated Press file<br><br> If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you’re trading one set of health problems for another. But a study released Aug. 15, 2018,…
CEO says reorganization ‘unfortunate’ but needed to improve financial health
CEO: Reorganization ‘unfortunate’ but needed to improve financial health
In an innovative experiment, doctors prescribed fewer opioids after learning of their patient’s overdose death in a letter from a county medical examiner. More than 400 “Dear Doctor” letters, sent…
Ten percent of all patients in the United States claim to have a penicillin allergy. Of those people, 90 percent are not truly allergic and can tolerate the drug.Durango Herald…
Dr. Sanjay Sharma, professor of cardiology at St. George’s University of London, speaks during an interview about a study he led which found procedures that can help identify athletes who…
British artist Ben Taylor created “The Host” after he realized that a parasitic worm had been living in one of his eyes.Courtesy of Ben Taylor Taylor gave up on the…
A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago. According to a study released on Wednesday, first-time mothers at low risk of complications were…
Youths look at computer screens at an Internet cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tech industry’s use of persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their screens is under fire…
Kiran Shelat, a 65-year-old retired civil engineer, had spent two years on a kidney transplant waiting list before signing up for a bold experiment with 19 others in which they…
A big contributor to this problem is poor nutrition, but it doesn’t have to be that way in your house. Feeding your kids healthier food provides them the nutrients they…
Health care effort seeks to lower costs, make physical and mental care more convenient
Runners cross the Westminster Bridge beside the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock tower in London. One way to maintain an exercise regime on vacation is to seek…
Doctor at Mercy Orthopedic Associates is an early adopter of innovative procedure
Hikers wade through the cold Virgin River along the “Narrows,” in Zion National Park, Utah.Associated Press file The paper argues that when a leisure activity is planned rather than spontaneous,…
Actor Alan Alda says he has Parkinson’s disease. Appearing Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” the former “M.A.S.H.” star said he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder 3½ ago.Richard Drew/Associated Press…
This 1975 microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a cluster of smallpox viruses. On Friday, July 13, 2018, U.S. regulators announced the approval…
The American Academy of Pediatrics says school-age children (7 to 18 years old) should limit consumption of fruit juice to 8 ounces a day. Preschoolers (ages 4 to 6) can…
Packaging for the drug Orilissa (elagolix). The company AbbeVie said that the Food and Drug Administration approved its the drug for pain during menstruation and at other times.AbbVie via AP…
A section of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, N.Y. On July 25, 2018, two drug…
Patient Rick Karr is prepared for treatment at the facility in Toronto, Canada. Karr was the first Alzheimer’s patient treated with focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier. Scientists are…
Virta Woodard, a 56-year-old diabetic, chats with wellness coach Ryan Manuwa while exercising at Nifty After Fifty fitness centers in Lakewood, Calif. Woodard gets weekly phone calls from her care…
