Southwest Lifestyle

75 years ago: “The state fish hatchery at Durango now has 6 feet of additional water – double the former…

December 30, 2013

Heart attacks statistically rise during the holidays

Studies find links to stress

Dietary aids tied to ill health

Supplements linked to 20 percent of drug-related injuries

Health Briefs

Heart Safe La Plata will offer these classes at the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority training room, 142 Sheppard Drive:…

Organ donors to have new choices: Hands, face

Double-hand transplant recipient Lindsay Aronson Ess works on her dexterity during a physical therapy session in Richmond, Va. She lost…

Needing knee surgery?

Physical therapy may be an effective option for meniscal tears

Family

Tablets a hit with kids, but experts worry

Adam Cohen watches as his son Marc, 5, uses a tablet at their home in New York. Tablets of all…

Family

What happens when parents don’t like to play?

“When we played Monopoly, we were the worst. We actually applauded each other if you could steal money out of…

Travel

Stonehenge receives modern-day revamp

Tourists now arrive at a gleaming new timber-and-glass visitor center about 1.5 miles from Stonehenge. The famous stone circle tucked…

Travel

Jordan’s warm welcome

a tumultous region, an island of tranquility, hospitality

Religion

Defrocked Methodist minister receives job offer in Calif.

The defrocked pastor, the Rev. Frank Schaefer, who led a congregation in Lebanon, Pa., was stripped of his clerical credentials…

December 27, 2013

Religion

The race of Jesus: Unknown, yet powerful

2013, the debate was amplified, stirring controversy, emotions

December 27, 2013

75 years ago: “Thirty-six of the latest books have been received recently at the Durango Public Library. Of the 36,…

December 26, 2013

75 years ago: “Work on the Montezuma County Groundhog Reservoir project must start by Jan. 1, according to the contract…

December 25, 2013

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail

Servings: 8 Ingredients: 1 quart grape tomatoes, halved 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar glaze 1 tablespoon horseradish…

Pineapple Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Servings: 8 Ingredients: 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 2/3 cup pineapple salsa, strained 2 tablespoons chopped cherry peppers Soft lettuce…

Ditch a formal dinner for apps

These easy appetizers – Roasted Shrimp Cocktail, Pineapple Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Elvis Phyllo Cups – are a funky substitute…

Elvis Phyllo Cups

Start to finish: 10 minutes Yield: Makes 15 cups Ingredients: 1/3 cup natural peanut butter 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1…

Ringing in 2014

Durangoans celebrate the New Year with traditional foods from many cultures

Bidding adieu to Charlie Trotter and trans fats

Deen’s meltdown atop a list of food foibles

Dayplanner Monday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

More teens using pot

Consumption of other drugs drops

Strep scorecard may save trip to doctor

An iPad app used by patients at Boston Children’s Hospital displays a questionnaire tallying symptom scores about sore throats. Patients…

London’s X-ray machine van in search for TB

Tuberculosis surge prompts action

Multivitamins fail to aid brain, heart health

Studies knock supplements

Health Briefs

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women are encouraged to talk with their health-care providers about scheduling a pap…

Health-care spending has slowed its pace

Nationally, spending on health care is growing at the slowest pace ever recorded. Annual spending on health care often grew…