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Health Briefs

Two nurses receive Shining Star Award The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center announces local registered nurses Lynn Westberg and Linda Young as the recipients of t...

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

New way to beat jet-lag?

App promises what it hasn’t delivered

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Neurochemistry shapes the tragic trajectory of a life

Nicole Leigh Redhorse was only 34 years old, and her 2007 death was a tragedy with elements of sex, murder and betrayal. Nicole was young, beautiful, brilliant, beloved and an alcoholic. ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Transplants of the future: Organs made to order

‘It’s like making a cake’ – but minus the oven

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

What would it be like to regain lost body feelings?

Experimentation with electricity on spinal cord gives hope to these guys who are paralyzed

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

How to handle stress while pregnant

This woman is working to relieve society’s pressures

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Heart attack or indigestion? This test will tell you

WASHINGTON – A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry for patients. ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Neck pain to be discussed April 15 Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the public to join fellowship-trained spine surgeon Douglas Orndorff for “Neck Pain Explained: Causes, Tr...

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Here’s an app to help stay sober

‘Absolutely amazing tool’ comes with a panic button

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Open your mouth – you can learn a lot about your health

Your dental health has a lot to do with your general health. For two weeks during the summer after my first year of medical school, I shadowed a dentist working in a community he...

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch