Health

Coroner's Report

How to handle allegations of poisoning?

Yesterday, the will was read. Stepmother Jane got all the dough None of us liked her much, you know. Even…

May 11, 2014

Health

Coffee may help you see clearly

Chlorogenic acid – not caffeine – is key ingredient

May 11, 2014

Health

Will ‘young’ blood someday help humans?

Older mice got stronger, exercised longer and performed better mentally after they were injected with blood from young mice, or…

May 11, 2014

Health

All that bickering may do you in

Frequent fighters more likely to die in mid-life

May 11, 2014

Health

Depression a risk for young, first-time dads

Difficulty transitioning to parenthood among several known factors

May 11, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Prepare properly and you’ll enjoy your next hike

Along the way, we passed many fellow adventurers of various backgrounds and levels of preparation. It got me thinking about…

May 4, 2014

Health

Your ZIP code plays a big part in your health

lifespan, too, has more to do with geography than your genes

May 4, 2014

Health

No sugar for a year: Could you do it?

the tears, family discovers it can live (mostly) without

May 4, 2014

Health

Maternal deaths rise in the U.S.

can be done about it at all?

May 4, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week, which takes place from May 11 to 17. The American Cancer Society joins…

May 4, 2014

Health

Growing new muscle in men’s injured legs

Dr. Stephen Badylak, deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, implanted a scaffolding-like material derived from pig bladder…

May 3, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Healing heels: Take care when caring for them

Despite significant improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of calcaneus fractures during the last several decades, it may nonetheless be…

April 27, 2014

Health

Bikers, walkers make for healthier cities

Chicago, which is among the top 15 cities for bicycling and walking, deploys mini-snowplows to clear bike lanes.Associated Press file…

April 27, 2014

Health

This ‘bionic eye’ restores vision

sees ‘something new every day’ with artificial retina

April 27, 2014

Health

Hey, guys: Drinking may dumb you down

enough females had participated in study to count

April 27, 2014

Health

A first-aid approach to preventing suicides

training, people can help in county where rate is triple U.S. average

April 27, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Heart Safe La Plata will offer these classes at the Durango Fire Protection District training room, 142 Sheppard Drive: An…

April 27, 2014

Business

Health-exchange participation is limited

Small-business owners see too many rules

April 22, 2014

Health

Use your phone to take pills on time

don’t take them as prescribed

April 20, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proclaimed May “Older American’s Month.” To recognized the month, Durango/La Plata…

April 20, 2014

Health

Apathetic? Your brain may be shrinking

Though the brain is known to shrink with age, people who show evidence of apathy and declining interest and emotion…

April 20, 2014

Health

What is top food-poisoning threat?

might be surprised it’s not salmonella

April 20, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Early detection aids autism treatment

The results, compiled from 11 different locations throughout the United States by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, indicated…

April 20, 2014

Health

For couples who can’t conceive, there are now better options

Amazing leaps in infertility science

April 20, 2014