Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health and state health officials warn Coloradans to avoid hantavirus exposure while cleaning cabins or other buildings…

June 8, 2014

Health

Doctors turn immune system against cancer

body pumped full of white blood cells, patients see results

June 8, 2014

Health

A lifeline for low-income teenagers

Wind links at-risk kids to counseling

June 8, 2014

Coroner's Report

Death in the waiting room: Is it homicide?

“There’s no policy in place to check the waiting room to see if people waiting to be seen are still…

June 8, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will host an informational class for people diagnosed with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday…

June 1, 2014

Health

Recession may have kept women from having kids

birth rate drastically down

June 1, 2014

Health

Here’s help for breast cancer patients

Improved survival, lack of infertility are possible benefits

June 1, 2014

Health

Time to cut back on the fries

2 billion people – 30 percent of world – are fat, and no country is immune

June 1, 2014

Health

FDA warns against indoor tanning for minors

Manufacturers must provide warnings about cancer risks

June 1, 2014

Health

Measles tally increase being attributed to overseas travelers

of reported cases most since 1996

June 1, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department reminds residents as summer approaches, so does the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases, such…

May 25, 2014

Health

Gender gap skews research

Medical advice women get based on male subjects

May 25, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Don’t be afraid, but be concerned about skin cancer

I’ve never really thought about a “fear” list, and, subsequently comfortable in whitewater, I’ve removed that item from the list.…

May 25, 2014

Health

A call for Yelp to find food poisoning

Restaurant review site becomes new public-health tool

May 25, 2014

Health

Cravings: You’re not crazed – you’re just pregnant

Mysterious yearnings vary across cultures

May 25, 2014

Health

Are e-cigarettes the best tool for quitting tobacco?

Concern is whether these will shrink, swell smoking legion

May 25, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Eat too much, and you turn into a lazy lion

Let me illustrate my point with a vignette. Picture yourself at a great feast, such as a holiday buffet. You…

May 18, 2014

Health

These drugs have been ignored

Cravings for alcohol could be abated

May 18, 2014

Health

Think twice about your trips to the nail salon

Ultraviolet lights may give you skin cancer

May 18, 2014

Health

Protecting yourself from dangerous medical myths

Contagious fads, misinformation can make you sick

May 18, 2014

Health

Let nature do the healing

Horticultural therapy can treat physical, psychological ails

May 18, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Family Medicine will open a new clinic in Bayfield at 480 Wolverine Drive, Suite 3 today. Mercy Family Medicine…

May 18, 2014

Health

A fountain of youth? For elderly, it’s exercise

Movement combats a litany of age-related ailments

May 11, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition, supported by San Juan Basin Health announces the winners of the third annual La Plata…

May 11, 2014