Southwest Lifestyle
Food
Bidding adieu to Charlie Trotter and trans fats
Paula Deen’s meltdown atop a list of food foibles
And the West is History
Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…
Health
Strep scorecard may save trip to doctor
An iPad app used by patients at Boston Children’s Hospital displays a questionnaire tallying symptom scores about sore throats. Patients fill out the questionnaire while they wait in the emergency…
Health
Health Briefs
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women are encouraged to talk with their health-care providers about scheduling a pap test. A pap test is the first line of defense…
Health
Health-care spending has slowed its pace
Nationally, spending on health care is growing at the slowest pace ever recorded. Annual spending on health care often grew more than 10 percent a year during the 1970s and…
Southwest Life
Chaco’s ancient charm
At the other Mesa Verde, visitors can navigate ruins, touch the past
Southwest Life
Officer wants to conquer swim challenge
Colorado Springs woman pursues global goal, despite her ongoing aversion to cold water
Family
Dads do diapers and more, myth-busting survey says
The nationally representative survey shows fathers’ involvement has increased slightly since the government first asked in 2002, coinciding with research since then that bolsters the benefits of hands-on fathering. The…
Family
Have an Elf on the Shelf? You’re not alone
Eighteen-month-old Mati Kerby plays with a felt Elf on a Shelf at her home in Salt Lake City. The elf is a big seller. It involves a picture book and…
Religion
Mormons explain polygamy in church’s early days
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says in the new 1,400-word essay that most of the post-1890 plural marriages were performed in Mexico and Canada but that a…
Religion
Religion Briefs
The Durango Dharma Center has moved to a new space at 208 East Animas Road (County Road 250), at the intersection of 32nd Street and East Animas Road in the…
Religion
La Plata County churches to offer Christmas Eve services
Services marked with an asterisk indicate that child care will be provided. All Saints Anglican Church, Fort Lewis College Chapel. Candlelight service with the traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Christmas décor at the Perkins Home, 1237 East Third Ave. The date is unknown.File photo courtesy of Animas Museum 75 years ago: “Many of the Durango business firms will remain…
Food
A fancy holiday dinner that doesn’t need fancy skills
Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Thighs sound fancy but with a few basic kitchen tools are actually easy to make.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I’ve adapted this from a recipe that first appeared in Gourmet…
Food
Liquor producers experiment with exclusive booze
The Rickhouse bar in San Francisco serves a cocktail made with sparkling water and Quinetum, a new quinine cordial made by Hendrick’s Gin. Quinetum is one of several limited-edition liquors…
Food
This lean holiday roast doesn’t skimp on flavor
This recipe for Double Pork Roast with Mushroom Marsala Sauce is even better when prepared up to a day ahead of time.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But let’s face it, as much…
Food
10 tips for preventing the holiday plump
Cliff Vancura/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, at all hours of the day and night, we celebrate the sanctity of food with a ferocity that pays little heed to…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: An advertisement for Catchpole Beauty Salon read: “High styles for the holiday. It’s time you got yourself one of the popular high style coiffures for the gay…
Health
Health Briefs
Heart Safe La Plata is offering online CPR and first-aid training to the community. People can sign up for and take the course on their home computers. Participants will need…
Health
Exercise eases pain from breast cancer drugs, study finds
A new study shows that exercise can significantly reduce joint pain in women undergoing cancer treatment using aromatase inhibitors.Associated Press file photo The study focused on hormonal therapies called aromatase…
Health
Breast cancer more manageable
New research may help tens of thousands of women each year avoid being overtreated for breast cancer by reducing the reliance on chemotherapy and radiation.Associated Press file The research is…
Health
Feds curb antibiotic use for livestock
Rules would make its use illegal to help animals gain weight
Health
When tests turn up a surprise
What, if anything, should you be told about incidental findings?
Health
Media saturation inflicts stress, trauma of tragedy
Prolonged consumption of negative news can harm your mental health