Health

Baby aspirin linked to reduced ovarian cancer, study finds

The study, led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and published in the journal JAMA Oncology,…

November 18, 2018

Health

Jennie-O recalling ground turkey in salmonella outbreak

The recall was the first – not counting pet food – tied to a widespread and ongoing outbreak that has…

November 16, 2018

Health

U.S. officials report a record number of tick diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a record number of tick-borne diseases – more than 59,000 – were…

November 16, 2018

Health

Cross talk: Federal agencies clash on cellphone cancer risk

Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer…

November 14, 2018

Regional News

Ahead of action by FDA, Juul pulls flavors and social media

Juul Labs, a maker of e-cigarettes and flavored nicotine cartridges, said it will stop selling certain flavors and quit doing…

November 14, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Three tips for surviving the holidays

As the holidays kick off, it usually means extra time with family and friends and often a party or two.…

November 14, 2018

Health

New exercise guidelines: Move more, sit less, start younger

Elementary school third-graders run under a rainbow-colored tarp during the 15th annual Kansas Kids Fitness Day, in Hutchinson, Kan. New…

November 12, 2018

Health

Long trip: Psychedelic advocate nears goal of legal ecstasy

Rick Doblin, in Vista, Calif., is the founder and director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS, Doblin…

November 7, 2018

Health

FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration came over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused.…

November 5, 2018

Health

Don’t spank: Pediatricians warn parents of long-term harms

In an updated policy released Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that can include aggression, brain changes, substance abuse…

November 5, 2018

Health

U.S. advisory group urges hepatitis A shots for homeless

A U.S. advisory committee recommended routine hepatitis A vaccinations for homeless people after an increase in outbreaks of the contagious…

November 3, 2018

Health

Appendix removal is linked to lower risk of Parkinson’s

This microscope image shows an abnormal protein that is a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease clumped inside the appendix. New research…

November 2, 2018

Health

Trippy depression treatment? Hopes and hype for ketamine

Now the chameleon drug ketamine is finding new life as an unapproved treatment for depression and suicidal behavior. Clinics have…

October 31, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Cut your sugar intake with a power bowl

As we celebrate Halloween today, a lot of candy will be sold in the U.S. We can combat this volume…

October 30, 2018

Health

Guns send over 8,000 U.S. kids to ER each year, analysis says

Handguns are displayed on a vendor’s table at an annual gun show in Albany, N.Y. In a study looking at…

October 29, 2018

Health

Science Says: Sex and gender aren’t the same

The National Center for Transgender Equality, NCTE, and the Human Rights Campaign gather on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the…

October 28, 2018

Health

U.S. approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades

U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades. Xofluza is a pill for…

October 27, 2018

Local News

Many Connect for Health Colorado customers can expect lower costs

Income-tax penalty for not having insurance ends next year

October 26, 2018

Health

Desperate and duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care

Courtesy of Michelle Drapeau via AP<br><br>In this image from video posted on YouTube on Aug 11, 2018, Michelle Drapeau, a…

October 25, 2018

Health

U.S. health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Azar…

October 23, 2018

Health

Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancers

This undated fluorescence-colored microscope image made available by the National Institutes of Health in September 2016 shows a culture of…

October 22, 2018

Local News

Colorado launching suicide prevention efforts

health care, school-based programs central to plan

October 21, 2018

Local News

Psychotherapist starts suicide loss grief group in Bayfield

Residents expressed need for therapeutic resources

October 21, 2018

Health

Southwest Retina opens research center to conduct clinical trials

Patients from across Four Corners will test new medications, devices

October 20, 2018