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Playing it safe at your child’s playground

I was at the park recently with my friend, The Safety Geek. The kids were taking advantage of the new playground equipment. The Safety Geek was pointing out some of the safety fe...

DATE: Jul 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Treat people with HIV early to stop spread, WHO says

LONDON – Young children and certain other people with the AIDS virus should be started on medicines as soon as they are diagnosed, the World Health Organization says in new guidelines that a...

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Not all children need ear tubes to relieve fluid

Not every kid should get ear tubes to relieve excessive fluid buildup in the middle-ear canal, says a first-ever clinical guideline for physicians released last week. An extensive...

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Overdose deaths spike for middle-aged women

More women are dying from prescription painkiller overdoses than ever before, highlighting what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls a growing public-health epidemic. ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Health Brief

Education center unveils new website The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center recently unveiled its new website, www.swcahec.org. The improved site buil...

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Stopping the spins

Physical therapists treat vertigo – a malady of the inner ear

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

The murky world of morphine and palliative care

Sometimes, my colleagues report cases in which palliative or comfort care crosses the line into euthanasia. Palliative care is intended not to treat illness or prolong life but to...

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Are you having breathing difficulties? Try singing

LONDON – In a third-floor room of a London hospital with orange and white walls draped with Tibetan prayer flags, about a dozen people gathered recently to perform vocal exercises and sing s...

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Use your brain to slow memory decline

Choose cognitively stimulating hobbies

DATE: Jul 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Severe egg allergy? There’s now a flu shot for you

ATLANTA – People with serious egg allergies may no longer have to worry about flu shots. A federal advisory panel has said a new vaccine that’s made without eggs is an option for ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

The germy truth

Art of hand washing remains elusive for most

DATE: Jun 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctors hail promise of ‘artificial pancreas’

Doctors are reporting a major step toward an “artificial pancreas,” a device that would constantly monitor blood sugar in people with diabetes and automatically supply insulin as needed. ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Health