Health - The Durango Herald

Survey: Income, access hamper healthy living in state

DENVER – How much money you make and your ethnic background have a big impact on neighborhood infrastructure and your chances for a healthy life, according to a new report by the Urban Land ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

AMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks

CHICAGO – Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and poste...

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scales aren’t always best measure of health

Business owners bring body composition tests to Boulder

DATE: Nov 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Old laws collide with digital reality in teen sexting cases

Educators aren’t allowed to counsel students without informing police about incidents

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Apple shape poses risks

Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that pot belly

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Single-payer health care on 2016 ballot in Colorado

Would create a universal system and eliminate private insurance

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cattle country responds to recent cancer report

Weld County residents take meat study with grain of salt

DATE: Nov 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colo. health exchange ready for failed co-op’s customers

DENVER (AP) – The leader of the state health exchange expressed confidence Monday that most people losing Colorado HealthOP policies will stay with the exchange. The largest insur...

DATE: Oct 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Single-payer backers go for ballot measure in Colorado

ColoradoCare proposes eliminating private insurance for 10 percent tax

DATE: Oct 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

State obesity rates hold steady

30% or more of population rated obese in 22 states

DATE: Sep 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Unaffordable health plans an increasing trend

S.W. Colorado healthier than rest of state

DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health Briefs

Education center celebrates five years Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. Many members from the region’s hea...

DATE: Sep 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health