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Medicare to foot the bill for treadmill therapy for leg pain

CHICAGO – Three times a week, Rita Driscoll steps onto a treadmill at a Minnesota hospital under the eye of a rehab therapist. She walks until it hurts – pushing her limits, walking faster a...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Science Says: DNA test results may not change health habits

NEW YORK – If you learned your DNA made you more susceptible to getting a disease, wouldn’t you work to stay healthy? You’d quit smoking, eat better, ramp up your exercise, or do ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell

WASHINGTON – Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to do it early – using a “signature” of molecules in patients’ ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Southwest Health to open health clinic in Dolores

Town has been without doctor since January

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

About those omega-3s: You need them, so eat more fish

Are you getting enough omega-3s? These vital fats are beneficial for heart, brain and eye health, but it’s not just the amount that matters. The type of omega-3s in your diet could determine...

DATE: Aug 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Southwest Health to open health clinic in Dolores

Town has been without doctor since January

DATE: Aug 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss

WASHINGTON – Does it really take an expensive brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s? Not everybody needs one but new research suggests that for a surprising number of patients whose memory prob...

DATE: Aug 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Federal insurance program for kids at risk

Program benefits 74,000 Coloradans

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. teen drug overdose deaths inch up after years of decline

NEW YORK – After years of decline, teen deaths from drug overdoses have inched up, a new U.S. government report shows. The drop in teen deaths had been a rare bright spot in the o...

DATE: Aug 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Tibetan Buddhism-based ‘compassion’ training for doctors targets burnout

A mere three years after completing her residency training in 2011, surgeon Carla Haack found herself in the throes of job burnout. She had been devoting her life to the hospital, working 14...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Study boosts hope of ‘liquid biopsies’ for cancer screening

Scientists have the first major evidence that blood tests called liquid biopsies hold promise for screening people for cancer. Hong Kong doctors tried it for a type of head and neck cancer, ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Gym-going seniors are benefiting from more than exercise

Until an injury temporarily sidelined him recently, Burt Abramowitz, 81, and his 76-year-old workout partner had a standing commitment three times each week. They’d work out at the Gold’s Gy...

DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health