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United Blood Services to host blood drives United Blood Services will host these blood drives: From 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 2 in the commons room of Animas High School,...

DATE: Nov 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Energy drinks can harm your kids

These dietary supplements aren’t tightly regulated

DATE: Nov 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Clean contacts or risk infection

Nearly 1M visits to doctor, emergency room occurring

DATE: Nov 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Quarantines used to protect against disease

One joke told many times in the emergency room goes something like this: ER doc to patient: “Sir, you seem to be pretty sick – headache, low fever, chills, malaise, nausea, aches ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Can Ebola survivors’ own blood save the sick?

Test study will see if plasma can help

DATE: Nov 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Is your smartphone giving you ‘text neck’?

Excessive texting can lead to poor posture, injury

DATE: Nov 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Heroin deaths have doubled

NEW YORK â€“ Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the nation, a new government study says, between 2010 and 2012 in the 28 states for which information was availa...

DATE: Nov 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Health-coverage guides available Open enrollment for health insurance from Connect for Health Colorado will last until Feb. 15. San Juan Basin Health Department has h...

DATE: Nov 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

E-cigarette use triples in high school kids

Product marketing has skyrocketed, too, in recent years

DATE: Nov 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Living longer than you think

Study shows many underestimate their longevity

DATE: Nov 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Breakthrough offers promise of diabetes cure

Researchers have announced a scientific breakthrough, which might possibly lead to a cure for Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder that results in elevation o...

DATE: Nov 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch