Health

Adult prescription growth endangers kids

than 70,000 poisoned annually

June 9, 2013

Health

Hand it to the therapists

surgery, therapy essential to restoring function, strength

June 9, 2013

Health

Best treatment for kidney disease? Transplant

“Dialysis keeps patients alive,” Helms said. “But the best treatment is a transplant.” However, the wait is long, five to…

June 2, 2013

Health

Got airport stress? It’s for the dogs

Canines provide passenger respite

June 2, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Cervical cancer screening â€“ how often is it needed?

I can understand the confusion. Since I was in medical school, there have been several revisions to the recommendations based…

June 2, 2013

Health

Dietitian says overeating is assault on body

Like many habits, overeating is often triggered by emotional factors and can have serious physical and psychological ramifications if not…

June 2, 2013

Health

Home dialysis saves time, money

patients explain why it works for them

June 2, 2013

Health

The dark side of the sun

Especially in Colorado, UV rays can add up to skin cancer

May 26, 2013

Health

Heart-zapper is saving athletes’ careers

Lots of patients ignore that take-it-easy advice and stay in the game, and last week’s findings suggest vigorous exercise may…

May 26, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Not much alcohol is needed to be in fatal car accident

Imagine four lanes of a main street, plus two parking lanes – a total of six. One early a.m., there…

May 26, 2013

Health

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and…

May 25, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Safety Geek not much fun, but it’s time for a visit

The Safety Geek was feeling a little overwhelmed. He had a lot of work to do outside now that the…

May 18, 2013

Health

Stand up or face consequences

Evidence shows prolonged sitting shortens your life

May 18, 2013

Health

Why you don’t want to drink pool water

The problem is not confined to Atlanta, says Michele Hlavsa, a researcher who promotes healthy swimming at the federal Centers…

May 18, 2013

Health

Long-distance house call

Children’s Hospital doctors’ visits are welcome

May 18, 2013

Health

Durango Derailers looking for another $50,000 year

It will be the sixth year that Derailers ride the three-day Courage Classic, which last year raised $2.3 million for…

May 18, 2013

Coroner's Report

When seizure led to death, was that ruled a suicide?

“To others outside our community, we appear not to know what we are doing, because we come to different conclusions…

May 12, 2013

Health

Migraine drugs linked to kids’ IQ

Regulators warn women not to take some medications

May 12, 2013

Health

Superbugs have new enemy in super robots

Hospitals using surge of germ-fighting products

May 12, 2013

Health

A cancer warning for indoor tanning beds?

Tanning beds are causing more melanoma cases in young adults, the Food and Drug Administration said in asking for a…

May 12, 2013

Health

Infertility: Don’t despair

those dealing with common but delicate issue, there’s hope

May 5, 2013

Health

For heart president, it was stroke of fortune

27 years ago left no ill effects

May 5, 2013

Health

Child ‘reborn’ with stem-cell windpipe

Hannah Warren has been unable to breathe, eat, drink or swallow on her own since she was born in South…

May 5, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Sometimes the thyroid does too much, or too little

The thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck made up of soft tissue which produces thyroid…

May 5, 2013