Health FDA moves to ax claim for heart benefits from soy foods The ingredients label for soy milk at a grocery store in New York. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug… October 31, 2017
Health ‘What could help me to die?’ Doctors clash over euthanasia Her sister worried that her judgment was compromised. The 59-year-old was taking more than 20 pills every day, including antidepressants,… October 30, 2017
Health A shocking overdose photo exposed her addiction – and may have saved her life Erika Hurt was found unconscious last fall in her car.Hope (Indiana) Police Department handout photo The young mother was captured… October 28, 2017
Health Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds Associate Press file<br><br>At a congressional hearing Wednesday in Washington, Republicans and Democrats shared frustration as they questioned top administration officials… October 27, 2017
Health U.S. vaccine panel to discuss waning effectiveness, new shots No vaccine is perfect, and it can take many years to find out how well a new vaccine works and… October 24, 2017
Health FDA approves better vaccine against painful shingles virus On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine to prevent painful shingles in people aged 50 or older.… October 23, 2017
Health Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care Cancer patient Alison Cairnes poses for a portrait at the University of California San Diego in San Diego, Calif., on… October 22, 2017
Health A dietitian’s four favorite foods that are high in good fats Raw almonds are shown on a roasting tray. Almonds are a perfect snack, especially when they replace less nutritious alternatives… October 20, 2017
Health Gynecology museum’s 4,500 items tell an interesting and odd medical tale Mary Hyde, senior director of the resource center at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, at the group’s museum… October 19, 2017
Local News Fort Lewis College students get a check-up Check Day targets students’ mental wellness October 18, 2017
Health Karen Pence: ‘All of us could benefit from art therapy’ president’s wife will highlight issue during Trump administration October 18, 2017
Health Should women older than 18 get the HPV vaccine? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says women 18 to 26 should be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV).Durango… October 17, 2017
Health Active, virtuous living may not always protect your heart Exercise is good, but nothing is 100 percent protective October 12, 2017
Health Bystander rape-prevention programs face questions Penn State University student Amber Morris, right, talks with Stand for State program director Katie Tenney, left, during a team… October 11, 2017
Regional News Colorado dentists and other doctors seek opioid alternatives as crisis worsens But with opioid abuse claiming lives in Colorado and across the country, oral surgeons and other health care providers are… October 9, 2017
Health Study examines how far U.S. women must travel to get abortion Associated Press file photo<br><br>An abortion protester stands outside the Red River Valley Women’s Clinic in Fargo, N.D., the state’s lone… October 6, 2017
Health Trying to get sober? NIH offers tool to help find good care Dr. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health, is… October 4, 2017
Health Failure to vaccinate is likely driver of U.S. measles outbreaks, report says A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. People who don’t get vaccinated are the most likely reason… October 3, 2017
Health Being empathetic is good, but it can hurt your health Associated Press file Empathy – the ability to tune into and share another person’s emotion from their perspective – plays… September 29, 2017
Health Babies try harder when they see you sweat, research shows This combination of undated images taken from video provided by Julia Anne Leonard shows a “handoff” of a baby handing… September 28, 2017
Health Wanted: 1 million people to study genes, habits and health Kenneth Parker Ulrich, left, a research technician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, prepares to collect a blood sample… September 27, 2017
Health Buyer beware: Long-term care costs are surging A son, at right, holds his mother’s hand as they talk at her nursing home in Adrian, Mich. Long-term care… September 26, 2017
Health What it’s like to survive a lightning strike The Journal filedu1-i-syn From afar, the fiery lightning strike that came with it looked like an explosion, darting down a… September 25, 2017