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Rate of teen HPV vaccination is decreasing

Rate of teen HPV vaccination is decreasing

‘We’re dropping the ball,’ CDC director says

This surgical knife has an edge

This surgical knife has an edge

Instrument analyzes smoke to help detect cancer

Children injured by falling TVs ‘alarming’

Children injured by falling TVs ‘alarming’

Doctors and safety experts say better awareness is needed about the dangers – especially the risks of putting heavier, older…

Pain keeps us alive and helps doctors diagnose

La Plata Health Watch

Pain keeps us alive and helps doctors diagnose

Pain sensation is one sensory perception experienced through our nervous system. Others are touch, vibration, proprioception (or joint position) and…

Cyclists ride to fight Parkinson’s

Cyclists ride to fight Parkinson’s

country trek to bring group to Durango

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states

Hawaii tops the charts in the government’s first state-by-state look at how long Americans age 65 can expect to live,…

Working to preserve memory

Working to preserve memory

Delaying retirement can lower risk of Alzheimer’s

Work on MS vaccine promising

Work on MS vaccine promising

researcher to talk about treatment

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia

Noticing you have had a decline beyond the occasional misplaced car keys or forgotten names could be the very earliest…

Risks, benefits of medication must be weighed

La Plata Health Watch

Risks, benefits of medication must be weighed

The fact is that medications as a form of treatment can be confusing for many people. This is particularly true…

County reports case of pertussis

County reports case of pertussis

Whooping cough on rise in Colorado

Diabetes study finds new weight-loss benefits

Diabetes study finds new weight-loss benefits

loss doesn’t lower all risks

90-somethings’ brainpower is improving, study shows

90-somethings’ brainpower is improving, study shows

Researchers found that on tests of mental abilities, a group of 95-year-old Danes scored better than a group of Danes…

Wait a minute: Don’t cut cord

Wait a minute: Don’t cut cord

Analysis: Delayed severing of umbilical shows blood benefits

Noggin aerobics aim to keep senior citizens’ minds sharp

Noggin aerobics aim to keep senior citizens’ minds sharp

Brain aerobics instructor Patricia Izzi works with, from left, Carol Putnam, Florence Mills and Mary Jane Clabots on an exercise…

Taking on nicotine for 20 years

Taking on nicotine for 20 years

Plata County group’s determination brought success, leaders say

Diet soda could lead you to fat problems

Diet soda could lead you to fat problems

Study: Artificial sweeteners may be linked to obesity, diabetes

Playing it safe at your child’s playground

La Plata Health Watch

Playing it safe at your child’s playground

The Safety Geek was pointing out some of the safety features of the playground such as the protective surface of…

Treat people with HIV early to stop spread, WHO says

Treat people with HIV early to stop spread, WHO says

The advice will have the most impact in Africa, where nearly 70 percent of people with HIV live. Many rich…

Not all children need ear tubes to relieve fluid

Not all children need ear tubes to relieve fluid

An extensive body of research shows that in cases where an otherwise healthy child gets middle-ear fluid, insertion of the…

Overdose deaths spike for middle-aged women

Overdose deaths spike for middle-aged women

The CDC study shows that while men are still more likely to die of overdoses, the number of deaths among…

Health Brief

The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center recently unveiled its new website, www.swcahec.org. The improved site builds on the organization’s…

Stopping the spins

Stopping the spins

Physical therapists treat vertigo – a malady of the inner ear

The murky world of morphine and palliative care

Coroner's Report

The murky world of morphine and palliative care

Palliative care is intended not to treat illness or prolong life but to keep someone with a terminal or debilitating…