Health

Kissing chickens is bad for your health, CDC warns

Kissing chickens and keeping them in your house instead of outside is bad for your health, the CDC warns.Linda Davidson…

September 14, 2016

Health

Surge in ER visits for injuries, concussions from soccer

A new study found soccer injuries are sending increasing numbers of U.S. youths to emergency rooms, a trend driven partly…

September 13, 2016

Health

More cases of superbug precursor reported, but no spread

A microbiologist works with tubes of bacteria samples in an antimicrobial resistance and characterization lab within the Infectious Disease Laboratory…

September 9, 2016

Health

Zika remains global emergency, as virus spreads

The World Health Organization says the outbreak of Zika remains an international health emergency and noted the virus is continuing…

September 5, 2016

Health

More U.S. adults use marijuana, don’t think it’s risky

In 2014, about 1 in 8 adults said they used marijuana in the past year, up from 1 in 10…

September 2, 2016

Health

New technology at Mercy detects breast cancer more efficiently

scanner can uncover disease earlier

August 31, 2016

Health

Fitbit makes exercise even more of a game

Fitbit, the market leader in wearable devices, is updating two older devices, the 2013 Flex and the 2014 Charge, mostly…

August 29, 2016

Health

Most teens vaping fruity flavors, not nicotine

Health officials warn that electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices are poisoning kids with nicotine. But new research suggests that…

August 27, 2016

Health

Fists not football: Brain injuries seen in domestic assaults

Injuries leave some survivors so impaired that they can’t manage their jobs and lives

August 23, 2016

Health

Why your smart friends can seem like such slackers

The study’s findings suggest that the relationship between brainpower and physical activity works in more subtle ways than most of…

August 22, 2016

Health

Volunteers sought as race to develop a Zika vaccine heats up

A healthy volunteer receives the NIAID Zika virus investigational DNA vaccine as part of an early-stage trial to test the…

August 20, 2016

Health

How two of the world’s top athletes battled burnout

United States’ Anthony Ervin shows off his gold medal in the men’s 50-meter freestyle medals ceremony during the swimming competitions…

August 18, 2016

Health

Catalog of DNA variations helps find roots of disease

A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out…

August 17, 2016

Health

Best reason to read? Book lovers live longer, scientists say

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file<br><br>According to a new study, book readers survived almost two years longer than those who didn’t crack…

August 15, 2016

Health

Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

nourishes fetus, acting as its lungs, kidneys and liver

August 12, 2016

Health

UN bungles response to Africa’s yellow fever outbreak

Of the shipments that did make it to Angola, some vaccines were sent to regions with no yellow fever cases,…

August 8, 2016

Health

Can house dust explain why Amish protected from asthma?

An Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game in Bergholz, Ohio. A study explored reasons…

August 5, 2016

Health

Scientists uncover genes affecting risk for depression

The 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. A comprehensive scan of human DNA has turned up…

August 3, 2016

Health

Medical benefits of dental floss unproven

Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the…

August 2, 2016

Nation & World

45 million pounds of flour recalled

Don’t eat dough or batter

July 31, 2016

Health

Formula for physical activity: 8 hours of sitting means 1 hour of exercise

According to a study published in The Lancet, you may be able to “make up” for your increased risk of…

July 28, 2016

Local News

Jail’s medical contract cuts costs, increases coverage

Anita Taylor, regional manager with Southern Health Partners, inspects kits used to provide medical care to inmates of the La…

July 28, 2016

Health

Severe birth defects not as lethal as doctors once said

This 2013 photo provided by Kara McHenry of North Carolina shows her son, Corbin, who lived for four months after…

July 27, 2016

Health

Superbug resistant to antibiotics found again in U.S.

Bacteria with a special type of resistance to antibiotics have been found for a second time in the U.S., increasing…

July 18, 2016