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Capping hair loss

Capping hair loss

During chemo, cold hats may stop balding

Rate of teen HPV vaccination is decreasing

Rate of teen HPV vaccination is decreasing

‘We’re dropping the ball,’ CDC director says

This surgical knife has an edge

This surgical knife has an edge

Instrument analyzes smoke to help detect cancer

Children injured by falling TVs ‘alarming’

Children injured by falling TVs ‘alarming’

Doctors and safety experts say better awareness is needed about the dangers – especially the risks of putting heavier, older…

Cyclists ride to fight Parkinson’s

Cyclists ride to fight Parkinson’s

Cross country trek to bring group to Durango

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states

Hawaii tops the charts in the government’s first state-by-state look at how long Americans age 65 can expect to live,…

Working to preserve memory

Working to preserve memory

Delaying retirement can lower risk of Alzheimer’s

Work on MS vaccine promising

Work on MS vaccine promising

CU researcher to talk about treatment

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia

Noticing you have had a decline beyond the occasional misplaced car keys or forgotten names could be the very earliest…

Swimming with the sharks

Swimming with the sharks

In La Jolla, these leopards are docile and enticing

Books keep business travelers sane

Books keep business travelers sane

Bowles, a lawyer in Winter Park, is now reading Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander – one of more than…

Where summer and deals sizzle

Where summer and deals sizzle

Ariz. resorts offer serious discounts when temperature hits triple digits

Doctors often on planes to deal with emergencies

Doctors often on planes to deal with emergencies

The research is the largest look yet at what happens to people who develop a medical problem on a commercial…

Diabetes study finds new weight-loss benefits

Diabetes study finds new weight-loss benefits

Weight loss doesn’t lower all risks

90-somethings’ brainpower is improving, study shows

90-somethings’ brainpower is improving, study shows

Researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of Danes…

Wait a minute: Don’t cut cord

Wait a minute: Don’t cut cord

Analysis: Delayed severing of umbilical shows blood benefits

Noggin aerobics aim to keep senior citizens’ minds sharp

Noggin aerobics aim to keep senior citizens’ minds sharp

Brain aerobics instructor Patricia Izzi works with, from left, Carol Putnam, Florence Mills and Mary Jane Clabots on an exercise…

Taking on nicotine for 20 years

Taking on nicotine for 20 years

La Plata County group’s determination brought success, leaders say

Diet soda could lead you to fat problems

Diet soda could lead you to fat problems

Study: Artificial sweeteners may be linked to obesity, diabetes

Treat people with HIV early to stop spread, WHO says

Treat people with HIV early to stop spread, WHO says

The advice will have the most impact in Africa, where nearly 70 percent of people with HIV live. Many rich…

Not all children need ear tubes to relieve fluid

Not all children need ear tubes to relieve fluid

An extensive body of research shows that in cases where an otherwise healthy child gets middle-ear fluid, insertion of the…

Overdose deaths spike for middle-aged women

Overdose deaths spike for middle-aged women

The CDC study shows that while men are still more likely to die of overdoses, the number of deaths among…

Health Brief

The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center recently unveiled its new website, www.swcahec.org. The improved site builds on the organization’s…

Stopping the spins

Stopping the spins

Physical therapists treat vertigo – a malady of the inner ear