Health - The Durango Herald

Girls build fitness, self-esteem

Program in region pairs physical, mental health

DATE: Nov 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Acupuncture clinic available, sponsored for veterans A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth A...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Stop the spread

Basic precautions can prevent common cold, deadly disease

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Being bilingual may delay dementia

The latest evidence that speaking more than one language is a very good thing for our brains comes from a study finding dementia develops years later in bilingual people than in people who s...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

When suicide isn’t: Cultures interpret death differently

Dr. Keith Campbell, the British scientist whose research in cell biology led to the 1996 cloning of Dolly the sheep, died at 58. A clone is a fully functioning, living copy created from a si...

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Obesity surgery effective for teens

Having excess weight causes ailments once seen only in adults

DATE: Nov 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

NEW YORK – Doctors may one day be able to control a patient’s HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest. In monkeys, that s...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Study: soda tax would reduce UK obesity

LONDON – Slapping a 20 percent tax on soda in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study. Though the number works out to a modest drop...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Briefs

Healthy council scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Friday The nonprofit Citizens Health Advisory Council will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Durango Community Recreation Center in the ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. malaria count hits 40-year high

ATLANTA – U.S. malaria cases are at their highest level in four decades, mostly from Americans bringing home an unwelcome souvenir from their travels. Malaria is not a big problem...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Little known about concussions in young athletes

WASHINGTON – Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions? Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known about the risks in youth sports, especially for athletes who sui...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Prevent arthritis by taking care to protect joints

Perhaps because I’m getting older myself, I’ve been thinking a lot about arthritis lately. In dealing with older patients, I find that one of their greatest fears is a loss of function or ev...

DATE: Nov 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club