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Solving the puzzle of surgical recovery time

Researchers study why some people recover faster

DATE: Oct 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Tango as therapy

Body, mind benefit from this precise, passionate dance

DATE: Oct 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Sepsis can turn hospital visit deadly

In Colorado, 12,000 people expected to contract it this year

DATE: Oct 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

‘A little stronger every day’

Bayfield man recovering after suffering spinal injury

DATE: Oct 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Where do you fall among U.S. drinkers?

Do you drink a glass of wine with dinner every night? That puts you in the top 30 percent of American adults in terms of per-capita alcohol consumption. If you drink two glasses, that would ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Women can receive free mammograms Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during National Breast Cancer Awa...

DATE: Sep 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

When at the gym, exercise your manners

No staring, no grunting and, please, use your towel and remember to share the equipment

DATE: Sep 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Double trouble: Mental illness and alcoholism

It was a rude awakening in the wee hours – forceful drubbing on our kitchen door, all the more audible as the bedroom was directly above. Crossing the kitchen, I recognized a sta...

DATE: Sep 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

How to tell a child about a parent’s cancer

“I can’t imagine going through that with a child that age,” we moms with cancer tell each other. Every parent, every kid, every cancer is so different. And we don’t want to imagi...

DATE: Sep 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health