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Bill Walton finds way ‘back’ to the game

Basketball big man gives credit to his less-invasive surgery on troubled spine

August 31, 2013

Health

Head blows tied to mental problems

examines former football players

August 24, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

In Colorado, Lyme disease is not a scourge

The evening routine included body inspections on us kids for the presence of ticks. The family dog was scrutinized as…

August 24, 2013

Health

Hey, I remember that

Study: What’s the secret behind remarkable brain health?

August 24, 2013

Health

CU is monitoring football players’ hearts

Technology aimed at improving performance

August 24, 2013

Health

New York City loses small hospitals as money woes mount

Interfaith Medical Center, which serves an overwhelmingly low-income population in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is the second Brooklyn hospital facing possible closure.Bebeto Matthews/Associated…

August 18, 2013

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Mild lead poisonings can lead to school suspensions

Research out Tuesday finds that even children with just moderate levels of lead in their first three years of life…

August 18, 2013

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Biting back

Durango videographer works in Ecuador to help fight parasitic ‘kissing bug’

August 18, 2013

Health

Obesity levels high in 13 states, South

A national telephone survey in 2012 found 13 states with very high rates of obesity in. But overall, the proportion…

August 18, 2013

Health

Study: Induced labor, autism are linked

Simon G. Gregory, associate professor of medicine and medical genetics at Duke University, is the lead author of a study…

August 18, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

School is starting, so remember good hygiene

I find that back-to-school time is an important time for a review of good hygiene practices to reduce the spread…

August 18, 2013

Local News

Region needs more nurses

Colorado medical educators make the case Tuesday

August 12, 2013

Health

Study: No link between combat, suicide

Research points to alcohol, mental illness, being male

August 11, 2013

Health

High blood sugar tied to dementia

shows risk rises as glucose levels increase

August 11, 2013

Health

Dogs used to help sniff out ovarian cancer

Pennsylvania researchers hope to develop new diagnostic tool

August 11, 2013

Coroner's Report

From beginning to end, Mom was my best friend

Mom loved history, politics and baseball. She rooted for the hapless Chicago Cubs for 80 years. She wasn’t particularly interested…

August 11, 2013

Health

Childhood obesity rates decrease in 18 states

Progress, but a long way to go; Colorado kids gained weight

August 11, 2013

Health

Study: MERS virus may be deadlier than SAR

Since last September, the World Health Organization has confirmed 90 cases of MERS, the Middle East respiratory syndrome, including 45…

August 4, 2013

Health

Government panel backs lung-cancer screening

For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get…

August 4, 2013

Health

Sex after heart attack? Doctors asked to advise

Discussions should involve everything from when and how to resume sex, to what position might be best for some conditions…

August 4, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

HPV vaccine a safe way to prevent cancer

Imagine that you could create a safe, effective vaccine to protect children from a cancer-causing agent that nearly every person…

August 4, 2013

Health

The forefront of hip surgery

Durango physician likes benefits of frontal approach

August 4, 2013

Health

Scientists: Cancer definition should change

The recommendations, from a working group of the National Cancer Institute, were published last week in the Journal of the…

August 4, 2013

Health

Capping hair loss

chemo, cold hats may stop balding

July 28, 2013