The World Health Organization says the outbreak of Zika remains an international health emergency and noted the virus is continuing to infect new countries.Associated Press file The U.N. health agency…
In 2014, about 1 in 8 adults said they used marijuana in the past year, up from 1 in 10 in 2002. The number of marijuana users grew to about…
scanner can uncover disease earlier
Fitbit, the market leader in wearable devices, is updating two older devices, the 2013 Flex and the 2014 Charge, mostly to bring them in line with what newer devices and…
Health officials warn that electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices are poisoning kids with nicotine. But new research suggests that most teens aren’t vaping nicotine at all but using sweet…
Injuries leave some survivors so impaired that they can’t manage their jobs and lives
The study’s findings suggest that the relationship between brainpower and physical activity works in more subtle ways than most of us might have expected.Associated Press file Now, you may think…
A healthy volunteer receives the NIAID Zika virus investigational DNA vaccine as part of an early-stage trial to test the vaccine’s safety and immunogenicity. This is the first administration of…
United States’ Anthony Ervin shows off his gold medal in the men’s 50-meter freestyle medals ceremony during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Dmitri…
A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads.National Cancer Institute via AP The database, with…
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file<br><br>According to a new study, book readers survived almost two years longer than those who didn’t crack open a book.du1-i-syn A recent study by Yale University researchers,…
nourishes fetus, acting as its lungs, kidneys and liver
Of the shipments that did make it to Angola, some vaccines were sent to regions with no yellow fever cases, while others arrived at infected areas without syringes. In neighboring…
An Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game in Bergholz, Ohio. A study explored reasons why asthma is so uncommon among Amish communities, where children…
The 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. A comprehensive scan of human DNA has turned up the apparent hiding places of more than a dozen genes…
Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples to their patients; the…
According to a study published in The Lancet, you may be able to “make up” for your increased risk of death because of a sedentary lifestyle by engaging in enough…
Anita Taylor, regional manager with Southern Health Partners, inspects kits used to provide medical care to inmates of the La Plata County Jail on Wednesday from the jail’s clinic. Southern…
This 2013 photo provided by Kara McHenry of North Carolina shows her son, Corbin, who lived for four months after his birth in April 2013. Prenatal tests found trisomy 13;…
Bacteria with a special type of resistance to antibiotics have been found for a second time in the U.S., increasing worries that the country will soon see a superbug that…
Cryotherapy uses nitrogen to lower skin temperature to 34 degrees
That transplant lasted a remarkable four decades – and now Hudson’s recovery from a second one, this time faster and surrounded by germy visitors, showcases how far organ transplants have…
finds enormous differences across occupations
Advocates worry state ballot drive could limit access
Federal officials say that AstraZeneca’s nasally-administered FluMist has not been working.Associated Press file Health officials reported recently that the spray performed dismally for the third straight year, while the traditional…
meets many recreation, nutrition requirements of partnership
Durango woman uses her experience to help moms cope after giving birth
