Health

Knuckle cracking solved?

data supports proposal from 1947

April 26, 2015

Health

E-cigarettes boom in schools

old-school smoking falls to a new low

April 19, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

The Health Policy and Systems program at San Juan Basin Health Department is highlighting the dangers of underage drinking as…

April 19, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

We need our young people to pursue medicine

Before you ask what this has to do with health, let me review a few basic statistics. According to the…

April 19, 2015

Health

Men, pay attention

Muscle-building supplements tied to cancer

April 19, 2015

Health

Zeroing in on cancer

machine targets tumors with greater precision, power

April 19, 2015

Nation & World

Health-care changes in ’17?

president will have power to overhaul

April 19, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

A “Climb Out of the Darkness” event will be held in Durango to raise awareness about maternal mental illnesses such…

April 12, 2015

Health

Have Alzheimer’s worries? Read this list

every malfunction of memory is sign of dementia

April 12, 2015

Coroner's Report

It’s useless to test skills that go unused

Some people spend years repeating their errors, Hirsch said. They don’t keep up with changes in their fields. Doctors are…

April 12, 2015

Health

Staying sharp with age

Certain sports may help keep your brain agile

April 12, 2015

Health

Birth-control program at risk

Without grant, Legislature must approve $5M in funding

April 12, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

A class about radon will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Florida Room of the La…

April 5, 2015

Health

Weed killer linked to cancer

Central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley sprays the weed killer glyphosate across his cornfield in Auburn, Ill. Glyphosate has been…

April 5, 2015

Health

Less care, better health

we have too much medical care?

April 5, 2015

Health

New drugs knock down cancer

Colorado hospital on leading edge of its treatment, cure

April 5, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

If you smoke pot, there are consequences

In the United States, the lifetime prevalence of marijuana use is 42 to 46 percent. Meanwhile, use appears to be…

April 5, 2015

Health

The colic conundrum

of theories, no answers for persistent crying

April 5, 2015

Health

Exercise in the ICU may speed your recovery

of the sickest can benefit from it

April 5, 2015

Health

Doctors push straight talk as death nears

aim to open honest discussions about care

March 29, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

Missy Rodey has been honored as the 2015 Health Hero by the Community Health Action Coalition. Rodey has been involved…

March 29, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

Prohibition’s unintended consequences

Instead, it documents New York City’s common poisonings of the 1920s and 1930s and the committed efforts of forensic-medicine’s pioneers…

March 29, 2015

Health

Is food your reward?

so, you can learn to avoid post-workout overeating

March 29, 2015

Local News

Area kids’ health is down a bit

Advocates: Recent insurance gains a step forward

March 29, 2015