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December 1, 2013

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…

Early recognition of stroke can limit damage to brain
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Early recognition of stroke can limit damage to brain

December 1, 2013

Stroke generally comes in two major varieties; hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic stroke results from bleeding into the brain from a ruptured blood vessel. Non-hemorrhagic stroke typically results from obstruction of…

Tongue pierce lets paralyzed pilot wheelchairs
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Tongue pierce lets paralyzed pilot wheelchairs

December 1, 2013

Key to this wireless system: Users get their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like a joystick, in hopes of offering them more mobility and…

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November 24, 2013

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…

We remain free to choose our own poison
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We remain free to choose our own poison

November 24, 2013

They look for a medical power of attorney, which may dictate what measures are acceptable or unacceptable during transport or at the hospital. They also make a sweep of the…

Report: Treating insomnia helps heal depression
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Report: Treating insomnia helps heal depression

November 24, 2013

The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk therapy rather than drugs, are the first to emerge from a series of closely watched studies of sleep and depression…

Nuts may lower risk for death
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Nuts may lower risk for death

November 24, 2013

A 30-year Harvard study shows that eating nuts lowers the risk of death. Benefits were seen from peanuts as well as from pistachios, almonds, walnuts and other tree nuts.Associated Press…

Coffee may help your blood vessels work better
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Coffee may help your blood vessels work better

November 24, 2013

But that doesn’t mean you should guzzle gallons of java. Previous research has shown that moderate coffee consumption may have some beneficial effects on cardiovascular health. However, the precise mechanism…

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Health Briefs

November 17, 2013

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…

Fewer teens smoke but more use e-cigarettes
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Fewer teens smoke but more use e-cigarettes

November 17, 2013

Overall tobacco use fell among teens in 2012, but use of e-cigarettes and hookahs increased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.Associated Press file Overall tobacco use among middle…

Not every ‘magic bullet’ leads to a cure
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Not every ‘magic bullet’ leads to a cure

November 17, 2013

His operatory was simple, consisting of a case of dental instruments, a syringe of lidocaine and a folding chair. This Caribbean nation did not have a modern dental suite with…

Using testosterone may increase risk for heart failure
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Using testosterone may increase risk for heart failure

November 17, 2013

The results raise concerns about the widely used testosterone gels, patches or injections that are heavily marketed for low sex drive, fatigue and purported anti-aging benefits, the authors and other…

Boys are a bit more likely to be born early
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Boys are a bit more likely to be born early

November 17, 2013

Music therapist Elizabeth Klinger plays guitar and sings for Augustin as he grips the hand of his mother, Lucy Morales, in the newborn intensive care unit at Ann & Robert…

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November 10, 2013

A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…

Stop the spread
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Stop the spread

November 10, 2013

precautions can prevent common cold, deadly disease

Being bilingual may delay dementia
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Being bilingual may delay dementia

November 10, 2013

The study, conducted in India and published in the journal Neurology, is not the first to reach this conclusion. But it is the largest and comes with an intriguing new…

When suicide isn’t: Cultures interpret death differently
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When suicide isn’t: Cultures interpret death differently

November 10, 2013

Before Campbell’s work, cloning complex creatures was impossible. Mature cells are specialized. Each contains the complete DNA code to form a new being, but most of this information is genetically…

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment
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HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

November 3, 2013

In monkeys, that strategy sharply reduced blood levels of a cousin of HIV. The results also gave tantalizing hints that someday the tactic might help destroy the AIDS virus in…

Study: soda tax would reduce UK obesity
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Study: soda tax would reduce UK obesity

November 3, 2013

Though the number works out to a modest drop of 1.3 percent in obesity, scientists say reduction would still be worthwhile in the U.K., which has a population of about…

Health Briefs
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Health Briefs

November 3, 2013

The nonprofit Citizens Health Advisory Council will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Durango Community Recreation Center in the Eolus Room, 2700 Main Ave. The council is an…

U.S. malaria count hits 40-year high
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U.S. malaria count hits 40-year high

November 3, 2013

Malaria is not a big problem in the U.S. – there were only 1,925 cases in 2011, including five deaths. But cases were up 14 percent from the previous year,…