Health As you age, you can keep your brain sharp, healthy The prestigious Institute of Medicine examined what scientists know about “cognitive aging,” changes in mental functioning as we get older.… May 23, 2015
La Plata Health Watch Please, hold the hysteria over listeria Listeria monocytogenes, one of six listeria bacterial types, is the bad guy, a nasty bug, though less common than the… May 23, 2015
Health Health Briefs San Juan Basin Health Department is highlighting its effort to prevent teen pregnancies throughout May, which is National Teen Pregnancy… May 17, 2015
La Plata Health Watch Aspirin’s role as prevention tool debated To be clear, it is well-established that aspirin is an important medication for the prevention of cardiovascular events, such as… May 17, 2015
Health Liquid biopsies may transform cancer care Goodbye, needles, as tests find cells in blood May 17, 2015
Health Health Briefs A radon-mitigation class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The… May 10, 2015
Coroner's Report Genetic testing can explain sudden deaths In 2008, I wrote a column about a 14-year-old girl who died on a carnival ride. April Benally-Almaquer had long… May 10, 2015
Health Health Briefs The United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 9 a.m. to noon May 12 at the Colorado Department of… May 3, 2015
La Plata Health Watch E-cigarettes carry risks for adolescents When I was a second-year medical student, I got to meet the man who became “America’s doctor.” It was an… May 3, 2015
Health Yoga reduces trauma in veterans with PTSD catches on as therapy for veterans with PTSD May 3, 2015
Local News Contraceptive funding dies in Senate measure killed by GOP-controlled committee April 29, 2015
Health Health Briefs Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer a free class to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in… April 26, 2015
Health Amazon tribe provides glimpse into our mircobial past decline in healthy bacteria hurting us? April 26, 2015
Health The fad that won’t fade Body-weight exercises build strength, balance and coordination April 26, 2015
Health Intersex treatments evolve with society those born with a reproductive blend, drastic surgery discouraged April 26, 2015