Health - The Durango Herald

Fatty liver disease can wage a silent war on your liver

One of the secrets to great health is a healthy liver. Modern living and lifestyle habits are very hard on this multitasking organ, and we are seeing the effects of this in the increasing pr...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Green Medicine

3 sex-spread diseases hit another record high, CDC says

NEW YORK – Infections from three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high. Chlamydia was the most common. More than 1.5 million cases were reported in the U.S. last y...

DATE: Oct 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Stress reduction workshop offered Saturday

Conflict solutions consultant, Aikido instructor and martial arts practitioner Thomas Holmes will present a Stress Reduction class from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Durango Community Recreat...

DATE: Oct 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Don’t expect Fitbits to improve health, help drop pounds

LONDON – Wearing a fitness tracker may help you keep tabs on how many steps you take, but the devices themselves – even with the lure of a cash reward – probably won’t improve your health, a...

DATE: Oct 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Crowdsourcing effort takes aim at deadliest breast cancers

CHICAGO – Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for the deadli...

DATE: Oct 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Walking is medicine? It helped high-risk seniors stay mobile

WASHINGTON – It’s not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity – mostly walking – helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, t...

DATE: Sep 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Mother uncovers lasting impact of baby son’s organ donation

‘I don’t think people understand how valuable these donations are’

DATE: Sep 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Health clinics promote proper diets

Chicago-area food banks work with medical providers

DATE: Sep 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Drug-resistant germs cause alarm, prompt UN meeting

NEW YORK – World leaders are pushing to end the overuse of antibiotics and to encourage the development of new medicines, driven by concern that drug-resistant germs could lead to millions o...

DATE: Sep 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Treat or monitor early prostate cancer? 10-year survival rate is the same

LONDON – Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, finds a major stud...

DATE: Sep 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Chronic fatigue syndrome resembles hibernation

One of the most spectacular feats of such creatures as bats, bees and snakes is hibernation. For months at a time, these animals essentially go into power-save mode. Their temperature drops,...

DATE: Sep 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health

Researchers creating antibiotic gel to tackle ear infections

WASHINGTON – Parents know the frustration of trying to get that gunky pink antibiotic into a tot screaming from an ear infection. A one-time squirt of special ear drops one day might replace...

DATE: Sep 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health