Health

Health Briefs

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m.…

Whooping cough shot stops illness, not spread

people from getting sick, but doesn’t halt contagion

Data reveal vaccines’ benefit

100 million saved from disease

La Plata Health Watch

Early recognition of stroke can limit damage to brain

Stroke generally comes in two major varieties; hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic stroke results from bleeding into the brain from a…

Tongue pierce lets paralyzed pilot wheelchairs

Key to this wireless system: Users get their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like…

Cancer battle inspires a book

Durango woman shares experience, offers advice

Kids’ fitness falters

are less fit than their parents, study shows

Health Brief

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m.…

Freezing boosts in-vitro success

study highlights fewer miscarriages, healthier babies

La Plata Health Watch

We remain free to choose our own poison

They look for a medical power of attorney, which may dictate what measures are acceptable or unacceptable during transport or…

Report: Treating insomnia helps heal depression

The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk therapy rather than drugs, are the first to emerge from…

Nuts may lower risk for death

A 30-year Harvard study shows that eating nuts lowers the risk of death. Benefits were seen from peanuts as well…

Coffee may help your blood vessels work better

But that doesn’t mean you should guzzle gallons of java. Previous research has shown that moderate coffee consumption may have…

Class stops diabetes in its tracks

disease is a threat, lifestyle changes can beat it back

Health Briefs

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m.…

In new fight against fat, doctors told to get serious

‘Telling patients to lose weight is not enough’

Fewer teens smoke but more use e-cigarettes

Overall tobacco use fell among teens in 2012, but use of e-cigarettes and hookahs increased, the Centers for Disease Control…

La Plata Health Watch

Not every ‘magic bullet’ leads to a cure

His operatory was simple, consisting of a case of dental instruments, a syringe of lidocaine and a folding chair. This…

Using testosterone may increase risk for heart failure

The results raise concerns about the widely used testosterone gels, patches or injections that are heavily marketed for low sex…

Boys are a bit more likely to be born early

Music therapist Elizabeth Klinger plays guitar and sings for Augustin as he grips the hand of his mother, Lucy Morales,…

Girls build fitness, self-esteem

Program in region pairs physical, mental health