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Health Briefs

Event to support moms’ mental health A “Climb Out of the Darkness” event will be held in Durango to raise awareness about maternal mental illnesses such as postpartum depression, ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Have Alzheimer’s worries? Read this list

Not every malfunction of memory is sign of dementia

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

It’s useless to test skills that go unused

Dr. Charles Hirsch, under whom I trained, said few people have 20 years’ experience. Lots of people have one year’s experience repeated 20 times. Some people spend years repeating...

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Staying sharp with age

Certain sports may help keep your brain agile

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Birth-control program at risk

Without grant, Legislature must approve $5M in funding

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

What you can do about radon A class about radon will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Florida Room of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Partici...

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Weed killer linked to cancer

LONDON – One of the world’s most popular weed-killers – and the most widely used kind in the U.S. – has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer....

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Less care, better health

Do we have too much medical care?

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

New drugs knock down cancer

Colorado hospital on leading edge of its treatment, cure

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

If you smoke pot, there are consequences

Four percent of the world’s population has used marijuana in a given year, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, the lifetime prevalence of marijuana...

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch