Health

Swallowing poop pill a promising treatment

Procedure could be lifesaver against infection

October 19, 2014

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department is participating in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Women ages 40 to 64 are urged…

October 19, 2014

Health

Jet lag may make you fat

bacteria’s activity changes

October 19, 2014

Health

Pediatricians urge IUDs or implants for teen girls

Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants – long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe…

October 19, 2014

Health

Can sleep apps improve rest?

programs may track down what’s keeping you awake

October 19, 2014

Health

Strong, not skinny

A trend in female fitness takes hold

October 19, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Outbreak turns Ebola into a moving target

The fact of the matter is that the current pace of the outbreak makes it something of a moving target.…

October 19, 2014

Nation & World

Quarantine ends for family, friends

had contact with infectious Ebola patient

October 19, 2014

Local News

Nursing comes home

Navigating health-care bureaucracy poses challenges

October 13, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Colorado has had no cases of Ebola, but San Juan Basin Health and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…

October 12, 2014

Health

How much is your health worth?

those who can afford them, specialty drugs may be worth it

October 12, 2014

Health

Sense of smell as eerie indicator

it is a predictor of imminent death

October 12, 2014

Coroner's Report

Being coroner doesn’t mute pain of personal loss

As the only child of two only children, I was unusually close to my grandparents. I followed Grandpa around the…

October 12, 2014

Health

The rewards of curiosity

state of mind may make you a better learner

October 12, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Consider vaccine to avoid misery of shingles

When I was sick and covered with this unpleasantly itchy rash, I remember spending nearly a week lying on the…

October 5, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington will provide low-cost blood screenings from 6 to 9 a.m. Oct. 15 at…

October 5, 2014

Health

Solving the puzzle of surgical recovery time

Researchers study why some people recover faster

October 5, 2014

Health

Tango as therapy

Body, mind benefit from this precise, passionate dance

October 5, 2014

Health

Sepsis can turn hospital visit deadly

Colorado, 12,000 people expected to contract it this year

October 5, 2014

Local News

‘A little stronger every day’

Bayfield man recovering after suffering spinal injury

October 3, 2014

Health

Where do you fall among U.S. drinkers?

But to break into the top 10 percent of American drinkers, you would need to drink more than two bottles…

September 28, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during…

September 28, 2014

Health

When at the gym, exercise your manners

staring, no grunting and, please, use your towel and remember to share the equipment

September 28, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Double trouble: Mental illness and alcoholism

Crossing the kitchen, I recognized a state police cruiser idling in the driveway, lights flashing. I wasn’t on call, so…

September 28, 2014