Health

New York outbreaks drive U.S. measles count up to 626

A sign explains the local state of emergency because of a measles outbreak at the Rockland County Health Department in…

April 22, 2019

Health

Two-wave U.S. flu season is now the longest in a decade

This 2011 electron microscope image shows H3N2 influenza virions. In January 2019, the flu season was shaping up to be…

April 22, 2019

Health

Trendy CBD rocks retail world, but does it work?

CBD’s ubiquity persists despite very little evidence for all the health claims the industry touts. If you believe in the…

April 17, 2019

Healing Nutrition

Managing your stress: The eternal energy drainer

You’re right. Stress in our lives is constant. It’s been around since the beginning of life as we know it,…

April 16, 2019

Health

Study challenges health benefits of moderate drinking

According to a large genetic study released on Thursday, April 4, 2019, drinking alcohol raises the risk of high blood…

April 7, 2019

Health

U.S. health officials alarmed by paralyzing illness in kids

Braden Scott smiles after practicing on the piano in Tomball, Texas on Friday, March 29, 2019. Braden was diagnosed with…

April 5, 2019

Healing Nutrition

Spring cleaning your nutrition

Even though we’re bored, sometimes it’s easier to stay in the rut than to get out and try something new…

March 20, 2019

Health

Apple Watch may spot heart problem but more research needed

Customers look at Apple Watches at an Apple store in New York. A huge study suggests the Apple Watch sometimes…

March 19, 2019

Local News

Academy opens to meet workforce need for caregivers

Training prepares students for physical tasks

March 13, 2019

Food

Five signs you need to change what you’re eating

You experience symptoms when your body is struggling to correct a problem or imbalance within the body’s systems. Think of…

March 6, 2019

Health

New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs

A soft, flexible wireless sensor applied on a foot of a family’s baby, who is involved in the clinical trial…

March 4, 2019

Health

Using 1 germ to fight another when today’s antibiotics fail

“I’m really running out of options,” said Balasa, who traveled from her Richmond, Virginia, home to Yale University for the…

March 4, 2019

Health

How ‘completely avoidable’ measles cases continue to climb

The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017…

March 1, 2019

Food

Durango gym owner distills years of fitness experience into “Wellness Toolbox”

Roberts’ fitness and nutrition book a guide to making healthier choices

February 27, 2019

Local News

Local volunteers work to improve lives of Guatemalans

than 230 residents have traveled on medical missions

February 26, 2019

Southwest Life

Wrist surgery puts retired coach back in play

Hofman can shoot basketball for first time in decades

February 21, 2019

Health

Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging

A nuclear medicine technologist makes a PET scan of a patient at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. Depression has long…

February 21, 2019

Healing Nutrition

Five immunity boosters to add to your diet

Let’s start with the most well-known superstar, vitamin C, which is a great booster of immune function. Since we don’t…

February 20, 2019

Health

Flu vaccine doing a relatively good job this season

Preliminary figures released Thursday suggest this winter’s vaccine is 47 percent effective overall in preventing flu illness severe enough to…

February 18, 2019

Local News

Durango homeless coalition mum on progress

has been meeting for six months

February 17, 2019

Local News

Suicide survivor finds healing in art at Ignacio community center

‘It’s a safe place to talk. It’s a safe place to create’

February 15, 2019

Health

Cleaning routine shows promise in curbing superbug infection

Researcher Raheeb Saavedra demonstrates how to use a medicated ointment for a study on preventing superbug infections. Hospitalized patients who…

February 13, 2019

Health

Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach

The components of swallowable self-righting device which can inject drugs from inside the stomach. The new invention, reported Feb. 7,…

February 11, 2019

Local News

Special Olympics coach bets on ‘human spirit … winning’

Beckstead will mentor World Games team in Abu Dhabi

February 11, 2019