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Worksite Wellness 101 training Tuesday The Workplace Health & Wellness Ambassador Training “Worksite Wellness 101” will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at First National B...

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

A first: Muscles, nerves control bionic hands

‘I can do almost everything with it’

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Peanut exposure prevents allergy

Giving infants protein cuts risk

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Antibiotic resistance a real threat

I find old cemeteries interesting, both in terms of solitude and history. When I was younger, I had occasion to stroll through a few old cemeteries dating back hundreds of years....

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

College’s trials test health

At FLC, center supports stressed students’ well-being

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctor in your pocket or on your wrist

Fitness trackers, apps starting to link patients more closely to physicians

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Courage vs. cancer

7-year-old Durango girl battles leukemia

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

I’ll have more coffee, eggs, please

Dietary guidelines target added sugar

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Two ‘omas’: Fascinating and incidental

Medical mumbo-jumbo – especially classification of anatomy, diseases and pathology – has roots going back several millennia to the Greek physician Hippocrates (circa 460 to 370 B.C.). ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

The world is craving junk food

LONDON – There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly hungry for junk food, according to a study of eating habits in nearly 190...

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Allergist to present study’s findings Dr. W. Donald Cooke will attend the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology meetings this week in Houston, Texas. Cooke ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Dementia discussion to be held Wednesday “Tea at 10: A Discussion on Dementia” will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sunshine Gardens Senior Assisted Living Community, 25 S...

DATE: Feb 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health