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Health-care marketplace expanding
Nonprofit cooperative visits Durango as part of statewide tour
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Gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays and from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays at St. Mark’s…
La Plata Health Watch
Blood pressure can rise without your knowledge
The initial effort of the campaign focused on the control of high blood pressure. This should not be surprising because medical studies have shown high blood pressure, at the population…
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Asthma rates fall, but experts not breathing easier
One-year decline may be a statistical blip
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Cure for hepatitis C out of reach?
$1,000 a pill, treatment too pricey for Colorado Medicaid and its patients
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Building a better helmet to knock out concussions
design aims for more complete head protection
Green Medicine
Increase your energy by minding your mitochondria
When your energy level drops, it affects everything. While there are many factors that can suck away our good stuff and leave us worn out, one often hidden cause can…
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Free kidney disease classes are available in Durango. These monthly, instructor-led classes will teach participants about the causes of chronic kidney disease, diet and nutrition, managing insurance and treatment choices…
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New study could nip Alzheimer’s in the bud
Healthy seniors to be tested in bid to foil disease
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Graphic warnings on cigarettes appear to work
The country’s Bureau of Statistics says household consumption of tobacco fell 4.9 percent during the year that ended in March and clipped a small but still noteworthy 0.1 percentage point…
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Is good hygiene giving kids allergies?
Sterile environments may put children at risk, especially those at young ages
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Step outside and let nature make you feel alive again
your doctor write a ‘park prescription’ for you, if all else fails
La Plata Health Watch
Cold or allergy? Symptoms can be deceptive
“Doc, is it a cold or my allergies?” For some, it can be hard to tell. This year, we seem to have more springtime viral illness locally. Some viruses, more…
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‘I got addicted. I was a zombie’
Hundreds of thousands of seniors are misusing prescription drugs
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San Juan Basin Health and state health officials warn Coloradans to avoid hantavirus exposure while cleaning cabins or other buildings that were closed for winter. Hantavirus is a serious and…
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Doctors turn immune system against cancer
body pumped full of white blood cells, patients see results
Coroner's Report
Death in the waiting room: Is it homicide?
“There’s no policy in place to check the waiting room to see if people waiting to be seen are still there or still alive,” a hospital spokesperson told ABC News.…
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Mercy Regional Medical Center will host an informational class for people diagnosed with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday in Suite 140 of Mercy’s medical office building. People diagnosed…
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Here’s help for breast cancer patients
Improved survival, lack of infertility are possible benefits
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Time to cut back on the fries
2 billion people – 30 percent of world – are fat, and no country is immune
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FDA warns against indoor tanning for minors
Manufacturers must provide warnings about cancer risks
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Measles tally increase being attributed to overseas travelers
of reported cases most since 1996
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San Juan Basin Health Department reminds residents as summer approaches, so does the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases, such as rabies, West Nile virus, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, plague and…
La Plata Health Watch
Don’t be afraid, but be concerned about skin cancer
I’ve never really thought about a “fear” list, and, subsequently comfortable in whitewater, I’ve removed that item from the list. Maybe life experiences add and delete items as the years…