Health - The Durango Herald

Smartphones improve your touch

‘I was really surprised by the scale of the changes’

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Better for heart patients when doctor’s away?

Chances are, this may be so

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Contagion’s busy year

Ebola stole headlines, but others sickened many Americans

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Brief

Health-summit report available online The Citizens Health Advisory Council has published on its website a report about the Health Information Technology Summit held earlier this y...

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Genetic counseling available at Mercy Genetic counselors in Colorado Springs are now meeting with patients in Durango by two-way video conferencing. In a partnership ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Owning a pet can improve your health

Benefits extend from mental to physical

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Where does that lost fat go?

Most people, including doctors, don’t know

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

1 test, 2 bills – both costly

Prices arbitrary, often expensive

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Manage your medications responsibly

The development of medications to treat a broad range of diseases and unpleasant symptoms has accelerated in the past several decades. If you think about it, a century ago, with...

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Feel young, live longer

Real vs. perceived age is matter of life, death

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Crunch time for health-insurance sign-ups

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s push to cover America’s uninsured faces another big test Monday. This time, it’s not only how the website functions, but how well the program...

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Herd immunity is strong case for vaccination

When I was in medical training, I had the unfortunate experience of participating in the care of a small child who developed a serious bacterial infection caused by common bacterium known as...

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch