Health - The Durango Herald

Depression a risk for young, first-time dads

Difficulty transitioning to parenthood among several known factors

DATE: May 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Prepare properly and you’ll enjoy your next hike

On the recommendation of a good friend and hiking mentor, my daughter and I recently hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It was an awesome experience, and we treasured both the time spe...

DATE: May 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Your ZIP code plays a big part in your health

Your lifespan, too, has more to do with geography than your genes

DATE: May 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

No sugar for a year: Could you do it?

After the tears, family discovers it can live (mostly) without

DATE: May 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Maternal deaths rise in the U.S.

What can be done about it at all?

DATE: May 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Women’s Health Week begins Mother’s Day Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week, which takes place from May 11 to 17. The American Cancer Society joins the Colorado...

DATE: May 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Growing new muscle in men’s injured legs

WASHINGTON – Scientists implanted thin sheets of scaffolding-like material from pigs into a few young men with disabling leg injuries – and say the experimental treatment coaxed the men’s ow...

DATE: May 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Healing heels: Take care when caring for them

There is nothing glamorous about the heel bone, known as the calcaneus, the heel’s Latin name. Despite significant improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of calcaneus fractu...

DATE: Apr 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Bikers, walkers make for healthier cities

Levels of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes are lower in cities where a higher percentage of commuters bicycle or walk to work, and cities where drivers get used to sharing the road ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health