Health - The Durango Herald

It’s not easy to change your mind

When a child dies from a head injury, an “undetermined” manner-of-death certification may be seen as an act of cowardice or an act of courage. Brookelynn Palmer, the 13-month-old ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

No straight A’s on health report card

Poor and children of color need help

DATE: Feb 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pursuing dignity in death

Hundreds listen to advocate speak at Fort Lewis College

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Wide access to naloxone could save lives

The horizons are expanding for a life-saving drug in Colorado. Naloxone is a safe, nonabusable drug that reverses the effects of an opiate overdose. When an overdose ...

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

Combining low, high tech

Old-school fitness teaming up with latest gadgets

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

‘Expensive’ placebos work better than ‘cheap’ ones

What ethical implications are involved?

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Free class to address prediabetes People diagnosed with prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Effectively managing...

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

The trouble with tackle football before 12

Memory loss comes later in life

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Hot-flash study participants sought Bona Dea, a local start-up company creating a new product for women experiencing hot flashes and night sweats associated with perimenopause an...

DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Escaping the prison

Combination of approaches can revive body, mind

DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

She lives without fear – literally

Disease robs woman of feeling – and that’s a problem

DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health

Blunt fetal trauma in pregnancy

Fortunately, fetal trauma in pregnancy is uncommon. The most common causes of blunt fetal trauma, in contrast to penetrating injuries such as stabbings or gunshot wounds, are mot...

DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch