Health

Putting off dental care because of cost can backﬁre

Dr. Wayne Aldredge, president of the American Academy of Periodontology, demonstrates how dental floss should be used in Holmdel, N.J.…

December 26, 2017

Health

Are your cabinets and carpet emitting chemicals?

air can be more polluted than outdoor air

December 25, 2017

Local News

Mercy’s endocrinology clinic to close

Durango Herald file<br><br>Mercy Regional Medical Center’s endocrinology clinic will close in May. Dr. Gihan “Gigi” Dawood resigned her position at…

December 24, 2017

Health

Nutritionist at Pediatric Partners helps children dial in their diets

Love addresses food insecurity, power struggles with picky eaters

December 24, 2017

Health

U.S. health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies

The Food and Drug Administration issued a new proposal for regulating homeopathic medicines that have long been on the fringe…

December 23, 2017

Local News

Archuleta County commissioner seeks resolution to conflict over courthouse

says courts never rejected offer to use administration building

December 22, 2017

Health

Soaring overdose deaths cut U.S. life expectancy for 2nd year

Associated Press file Used needles litter the ground at an open air drug market along Conrail train The government figures…

December 22, 2017

Local News

Animas Valley Elementary teaches the ABCs of emotional intelligence

program focuses on kindness, communication, self-worth

December 22, 2017

Local News

Colorado extends child health care program

Congress fails to renew funding for 9 million kids

December 21, 2017

Health

Striking a chord, NIH taps the brain to find how music heals

Music increasingly is becoming a part of patient care – although it’s still pretty unusual to see roving performers captivating…

December 21, 2017

Health

Loneliness seems to damage health, triggering inflammation and neurological changes

Durango Herald file All signs point to yes. It turns out that feeling lonely can do more than make you…

December 20, 2017

Health

A CDC ban on ‘fetus’ and ‘transgender’? Experts alarmed

Reacting to a story in The Washington Post, health leaders say they are alarmed that officials at the CDC, the…

December 19, 2017

Local News

Dolores leukemia patient donates his art prize to injured student

Lester’s artwork selected for Children’s Hospital holiday card

December 18, 2017

Southwest Life

Researcher aims to stall deadly symptoms of rattlesnake bite

develops way to slow down spread of poison

December 18, 2017

Health

Q&A: How is the U.S. opioid crisis affecting children?

Abuse of painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids across the country has resulted in tens of thousands of children being…

December 18, 2017

Health

Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

A child welfare worker is on the line telling of three siblings in need of a foster family. Without a…

December 17, 2017

Health

Deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study says

A warning label of strangulation risks from mini blind cords in Washington. According to a new study, children’s injuries and…

December 16, 2017

Health

Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

A patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. A new study found that…

December 14, 2017

Health

New studies show that even light activity is healthier than previously thought

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The studies are among the first wave of epidemiological papers based on objective measures of physical…

December 13, 2017

Health

Are 3-D mammograms really better? U.S. puts scans to the test

Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a traditional…

December 12, 2017

Health

IUD program leads to decline in teen pregnancies, abortions in Colorado

The state’s teen birth rate and teen abortion rate have dropped 54 percent and 64 percent, respectively, since the devices,…

December 11, 2017

Health

Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease

Jay Konduros, left, shows him and his brother, Bill, at Jay’s home in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The brothers, who have…

December 9, 2017

Health

U.S. flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 states

A flu vaccine injection is administered at the Brownsville Events Center by a pharmacist in Brownsville, Texas. According to data…

December 8, 2017

Health

Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives

A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills in Sacramento, Calif. Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen…

December 7, 2017