Health - The Durango Herald

Stop wearing out your snooze button

Did you press the snooze button this morning ... maybe even more than once? Maybe you had time to sleep in or just felt so tired and “out of it” that you couldn’t believe it was ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Thousands of young U.S. children get no vaccines, survey finds

NEW YORK – A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated 100,000 young ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since September

LONDON – The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspended, health officials said T...

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Opioid Memorial Wall to visit Durango on Monday

Number of opioid-related deaths rises in state, nation

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Finding answers for patients with rarest of rare diseases

WASHINGTON – The youngster’s mysterious symptoms stumped every expert his parents consulted: No diagnosis explained why he couldn’t sit up on his own, or why he’d frequently choke, or his ne...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Cultural identity, open conversations aid suicide prevention among Native Americans

Southern Utes participating in Intergenerational Intertribal program

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

9-year-old Bayfield girl faces terminal cancer diagnosis

Scott family plans to travel, adopt pets as daughter fights to survive

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45

U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Fo...

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds

NEW YORK – Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspiciou...

DATE: Oct 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

More older women may benefit from bone drugs, study says

A bone-strengthening drug given by IV every 18 months greatly lowered the risk of fracture in certain older women, a large study found. The results suggest these medicines might help more pe...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Are you too busy to eat healthy?

I get it – you’re busy, I’m busy, we’re all busy. It’s almost as if the word ‘busy’ has become a badge of honor for us to feel like we’re important. But this busyness can be disastrous to yo...

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Concussions drop in Ivy League football with kickoff change

Concussions plunged in Ivy League football after the kickoff line was moved to thwart what might be the game’s most dangerous play, according to a study published Monday. The aim ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health