Though the brain is known to shrink with age, people who show evidence of apathy and declining interest and emotion as they get older could be signaling decreased brain volume,…
The results, compiled from 11 different locations throughout the United States by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, indicated an overall rate among 8-year-olds of 1 affected child out…
Amazing leaps in infertility science
Nicole’s alcohol addiction slowly became apparent after she graduated from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 1995. I don’t know if her alcohol abuse began in college, but it must…
‘It’s like making a cake’ – but minus the oven
Experimentation with electricity on spinal cord gives hope to these guys who are paralyzed
A large study in Sweden found that the blood test plus the usual electrocardiogram of the heartbeat were 99 percent accurate at showing which patients could safely be sent home…
Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the public to join fellowship-trained spine surgeon Douglas Orndorff for “Neck Pain Explained: Causes, Treatments, and Innovative Procedures,” a free community presentation at 5:30 p.m.…
For two weeks during the summer after my first year of medical school, I shadowed a dentist working in a community health clinic. The gentleman was something of a folk…
keep in mind: Company manufacturing the equipment used had sponsored this study
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A gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at St. Marks Church, 910 East Third Ave. This…
The trend involves rising use of so-called energy drinks and supplements. The marketing of such beverages appears to my eye to be targeting youth in a way reminiscent of the…
The reality is stress is an integral, normal part of the human experience. However, an over-activated stress response causes damage and dysfunction in our bodies. Stress is a primary reason…
diagnosis may come earlier, its definition has shifted
can improve teamwork, speed up your care in emergencies?
The state of Colorado launched a new website to answer common questions about the legalization of retail marijuana and the health effects of marijuana use. It is www.colorado.gov/marijuana. The website…
Colorado public agency may be first to produce its kind
There is nothing quite as valuable as a completely functioning brain, and a damaged one is far worse than a limp, an ACL tear or a host of other disorders.…
