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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proclaimed May “Older American’s Month.” To recognized the month, Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer a Lunch and…
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Apathetic? Your brain may be shrinking
Though the brain is known to shrink with age, people who show evidence of apathy and declining interest and emotion as they get older could be signaling decreased brain volume,…
La Plata Health Watch
Early detection aids autism treatment
The results, compiled from 11 different locations throughout the United States by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, indicated an overall rate among 8-year-olds of 1 affected child out…
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For couples who can’t conceive, there are now better options
Amazing leaps in infertility science
Coroner's Report
Neurochemistry shapes the tragic trajectory of a life
Nicole’s alcohol addiction slowly became apparent after she graduated from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 1995. I don’t know if her alcohol abuse began in college, but it must…
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Transplants of the future: Organs made to order
‘It’s like making a cake’ – but minus the oven
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What would it be like to regain lost body feelings?
Experimentation with electricity on spinal cord gives hope to these guys who are paralyzed
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Heart attack or indigestion? This test will tell you
A large study in Sweden found that the blood test plus the usual electrocardiogram of the heartbeat were 99 percent accurate at showing which patients could safely be sent home…
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Health Briefs
Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the public to join fellowship-trained spine surgeon Douglas Orndorff for “Neck Pain Explained: Causes, Treatments, and Innovative Procedures,” a free community presentation at 5:30 p.m.…
La Plata Health Watch
Open your mouth – you can learn a lot about your health
For two weeks during the summer after my first year of medical school, I shadowed a dentist working in a community health clinic. The gentleman was something of a folk…
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For obese diabetics, surgery may be your savior
But keep in mind: Company manufacturing the equipment used had sponsored this study
Policy and Politics Digest
Are you for or against Obamacare? Show your work
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/01/politics/obamacare-signups-target/ http://foxnewsinsider.com/tag/obamacare http://www.msnbc.com/topics/affordable-care-act http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2014/03/young-healthy-and-not-so-important-for-obamacare.html http://www.cbo.gov/latest/Health-Care/Affordable-Care-Act
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Health Briefs
A gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at St. Marks Church, 910 East Third Ave. This…
La Plata Health Watch
Energy drinks can fill kids with too much caffeine
The trend involves rising use of so-called energy drinks and supplements. The marketing of such beverages appears to my eye to be targeting youth in a way reminiscent of the…
Green Medicine
Stress can be a major cause of illness: Control it
The reality is stress is an integral, normal part of the human experience. However, an over-activated stress response causes damage and dysfunction in our bodies. Stress is a primary reason…
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New data are showing increased risk your child may have autism
While diagnosis may come earlier, its definition has shifted
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Tuning up trauma care in the ‘OR of the future’
What can improve teamwork, speed up your care in emergencies?
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Health Briefs
The state of Colorado launched a new website to answer common questions about the legalization of retail marijuana and the health effects of marijuana use. It is www.colorado.gov/marijuana. The website…
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Here’s an app to help you quit smoking
Colorado public agency may be first to produce its kind
La Plata Health Watch
You probably haven’t heard of this condition
There is nothing quite as valuable as a completely functioning brain, and a damaged one is far worse than a limp, an ACL tear or a host of other disorders.…