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Synthetic pot seen as a public health danger

A decade after first appearing in the United States, synthetic marijuana is seen as a growing health danger. Some marijuana smokers turned to it because it is relatively cheap and...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Dolores yoga and wellness festival is Aug. 25

Event features free yoga classes, information on holistic health

DATE: Aug 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials remove special rules for gene therapy experiments

U.S. health officials are eliminating special regulations for gene therapy experiments, saying that what was once exotic science is quickly becoming an established form of medical care with ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain, study says

NEW YORK – If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you’re trading one set of health problems for another. But a new U.S. study finds you’re still better off in the long run. ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Southwest Health System lays off 9.5% of staff in Cortez

CEO says reorganization ‘unfortunate’ but needed to improve financial health

DATE: Aug 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Health System lays off 9.5 percent of staff

CEO: Reorganization ‘unfortunate’ but needed to improve financial health

DATE: Aug 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Doctors nudged by overdose letter prescribe fewer opioids

In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing fewer opioids. ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Most people who think they have a penicillin allergy are wrong. That’s dangerous

Are you allergic to penicillin? If so, are you sure about that? It’s surprisingly common for people to wrongly think they have a penicillin allergy - and that misconception can be...

DATE: Aug 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

No easy answers on best heart check-up for young athletes

WASHINGTON – What kind of heart check-up do young athletes need to make the team? A large study of teenage soccer players in England found in-depth screening didn’t detect signs of trouble i...

DATE: Aug 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

An artist found a parasitic worm in his eye – and turned it into art

The painting was not an image of anything in particular, just an abstract confluence of psychedelic colors and wormlike patterns inside a perfectly round circle. Ben Taylor didn’t like it mu...

DATE: Aug 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms

Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Advocates condemn techniques used to keep kids online

CHICAGO – Children’s advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry’s practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their sc...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health