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Health Briefs

Behavioral health survey available The Citizens Health Advisory Council is asking residents to complete a survey about the state of behavioral health in La Plata County. ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Do you know how much sugar you eat each day? If not, you should

LONDON – Just try sugar-coating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories – half of what the agency previously recommen...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Not getting a good night’s sleep?

Cortez center may have the answer for you (and those you sleep with)

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

For racer, numb legs mean speed

High-schooler now ranked 21st in national standings

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Drug addicts risk death every time they use

Philip Seymour Hoffman, described in The New York Times as “perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation,” died in a Greenwich Village apartment on Feb. 2 w...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Health Briefs

MS Society offers support in Spanish The National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts Café con Leche, a free monthly telephone-support group conducted in Spanish for people living wi...

DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health

Lose weight – even a little – for your health

You don’t have to look far to realize obesity is a common problem in the United States. Its impact on the health of our nation continues to grow. In November 2013, the American H...

DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch