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Health Briefs

County health summit to take place Sept. 25 The Citizens Health Advisory Council will host the fifth annual Health Summit of La Plata County on Sept. 25 at the DoubleTree Hotel, ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA skeptical of touted benefits of testosterone drugs

Meeting comes amidst marketing blitz by billion-dollar industry

DATE: Sep 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Stumbling into falls

Treadmill may help seniors learn to stay on their feet

DATE: Sep 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Women encouraged to have wellness exams September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Women are encouraged to schedule well...

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Mind, matter and multiple sclerosis

Confusion, agitation, panic can flood a person attempting a simple task

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Pass the chips: Action-packed TV might make you snack more

CHICAGO – Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That’s the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisurely-paced ta...

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Rich, poor face gap even in their food choices

Recent financial crisis had quite an impact

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Coroner correct to rule Brady death a homicide

James Brady, press secretary to President Ronald Reagan, died last month at 73. A Virginia medical examiner certified his death a homicide – a consequence of the gunshot wound to...

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Play that instrument, kids

As they learn to process sounds, it helps their reading, speech

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Keep ol’ Rover off your bed

Septicemic plague has arrived in county ... and symptoms ain’t pretty

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health Briefs

Bill Walton, doctors to discuss back, leg pain Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the community to join fellowship-trained spine surgeons Douglas Orndorff and Jim Youssef and g...

DATE: Aug 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Sleep crucial to teenagers as demands pileup

How many adults remember what it was like to be a teenager? It's a bit of a roller-coaster ride. Adolescence is a mishmash of physical, social and intellectual changes designed t...

DATE: Aug 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch