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More sleep in Seattle: Later school start helps kids get more rest

SEATTLE – High school students are getting more sleep in Seattle, say scientists studying later school start times. Teenagers wore activity monitors to find out whether a later st...

DATE: Dec 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Cuba health mystery: Diplomats had inner-ear damage early on

MIAMI – American diplomats affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba showed damage in the inner ear shortly after they complained of weird noises and sensations, according to their ear...

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Surviving the sugar this holiday season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year ... when loads of sweet treats and desserts make it into our mouths. Despite us all knowing better, the average American eats a whopping 1...

DATE: Dec 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Shining a light on ‘sundowning’

For some people with dementia, their behavior can switch from normal to highly erratic come nightfall

DATE: Dec 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness

NEW YORK – This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said Monday. It’s still not clear what’s causing the k...

DATE: Dec 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Recovery group helps young people establish new lifestyles

Woman starts local chapter to provide more options

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fiber: The first step to preventing diabetes

November is National Diabetes Prevention Month. When we talk about diabetes prevention, we are talking about Type 2 Diabetes. Individuals with Type 1 are born with it. According to the Cente...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Q&A on scientist’s bombshell claim of gene-edited babies

Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden line. It’s...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Meditation helps vets with post-traumatic stress disorder

Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense. One method...

DATE: Nov 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Psychiatrists coming to Durango, via video

Mercy Family Medicine one of the latest to offer consultations to address shortage

DATE: Nov 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Romaine lettuce warning looms over Thanksgiving dinner

NEW YORK – Avoid all romaine lettuce, but don’t worry about your turkey. With two food poisoning outbreaks making headlines before Thanksgiving, the messages about what’s safe to ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Why a salmonella outbreak shouldn’t ruin your Thanksgiving

NEW YORK – There’s no reason to skip Thanksgiving dinner because of a salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey. That’s according to health officials who’ve been monitoring the yea...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health