Health

Air pollution can cause cancer, agency says

A walker wears a mask in Beijing, China, on a polluted day. The World Health Organization now considers pollution to…

October 20, 2013

Health

Putting world in focus for the vision impaired

showcases technology that sharpens the blur

October 20, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Microbiome may hold keys to good health

What is the human microbiome, you ask? Quite simply, it is the panoply of microbial organisms that feed, interact and…

October 20, 2013

Health

Volunteers testing students’ eyes

Serving the other end of the age spectrum, Lions Club volunteers since Oct. 8 have visited preschools and early-childhood centers…

October 20, 2013

Health

Doctors ignore advice on sore throats, bronchitis

The results are in two analyses of national health surveys from the late 1990s to 2010, representing more than 2…

October 20, 2013

Health

Portly Taft ushered in modern obesity care

President and later Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft also made headlines for his weight, which sometimes exceeded 300…

October 20, 2013

Coroner's Report

Court right to fine UNM regents for intimidation

The sanction was imposed by District Court Judge Alan Malott after the university pressured Dr. Ian Paul, a forensic pathologist…

October 12, 2013

Health

Literary fiction can encourage empathy

New research out this month finds that reading literary fiction, instead of popular or commercial fiction, better equips people to…

October 12, 2013

Health

Dishes promote healthy eating

‘Wildcat Plate’ at UNH provides dietary advice

October 12, 2013

Health

C-section not necessary for most twin births

Most moms can safely give birth without cesarean-section surgery, according to a study published in The New England Journal of…

October 12, 2013

Health

Ethical issues arise on the genetic frontier

Scientists peek into baby genes to predict risks

October 12, 2013

Health

World’s aging population poised to stress nations

says demographic overwhelming social safety net

October 6, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Healthy choices made daily yield a healthy future

Unlike weightier matters such as law, morals or ethics, health-related decisions are not about right or wrong – but they…

October 6, 2013

Health

Internet promotes eating disorders

Unrealistic body imagery such as ‘thigh gap’ spreads

October 6, 2013

Health

Poop capsules can treat serious intestinal ailment

antibiotics failed, these worked

October 6, 2013

Health

Caregivers need attention, too

Burnout, fatigue can take a toll, Durangoans say

October 6, 2013

Health

Environmental chemicals are pregnancy risk

The report urges doctors to push for stricter environmental policies to better identify and reduce exposure to chemicals that prove…

September 29, 2013

Health

Walk-in flu vaccinations to start

Department to begin program

September 29, 2013

Health

McDonald’s to offer healthier food choices

Bread, Chipotle enticing millennials

September 29, 2013

Health

Faces: Super recognizers never forget them

Ability for facial recognition sets them apart

September 29, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Sadly for some, it’s that time of year again

SAD is a form of depression that an estimated 5 percent of the U.S. population will experience, typically with a…

September 29, 2013

Health

The after-birth boost

Placenta supplements support postpartum health

September 28, 2013

Health

Obese cancer patients often being shorted on chemo doses

Doctors gave Tracy Smith full chemo doses based on her weight, which at 285 pounds classified her as obese. Three…

September 22, 2013

Health

Helping seniors age in place

Project makes functional renovations to keep elderly home

September 22, 2013