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San Juan Regional recognized for excellence

The hospital was one of three organizations in New Mexico and the only organization in the Four Corners to receive…

May 11, 2018

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WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of diet

In its first draft guidelines on fat intake, the U.N. health agency said to avoid piling on the pounds, both…

May 11, 2018

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At 100, my mom had dementia and needed hospice care. Getting it was nearly impossible

A 2013 photo shows Jeanne Erdmann with her mother, Florence Greco, at age 98.Angie Zumwalt via Washington Post My mom’s…

May 9, 2018

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Acupuncturist to give allergy talk Thursday

The talk, “Spring Free of Allergies: A Fast, Alternative Solution,” will discuss using safe, non-needle treatments to resolve allergy symptoms.…

May 7, 2018

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The risky surgery to remove a woman’s 132-pound tumor that grew by 10 pounds a week

A woman’s ovarian mucinous tumor had ballooned to 132 pounds and stretched three feet across.Courtesy of Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut…

May 7, 2018

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Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain

The 25-year-old non-opioid pain drug gabapentin is one of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., ranking ninth over 2017,…

May 4, 2018

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Tooth whiteners essentially bleach your teeth, and that has pros and cons

Associated Press file “I see a lot more attention on pretty smiles,” says Clifton Carey, a chemist at the University…

May 3, 2018

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Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S.

Clockwise from top left: The deer tick, which transmits Lyme disease; the American dog tick, which transmits Rocky Mountain spotted…

May 2, 2018

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U.S. seeking 1 million for massive study of DNA, health habits

Stephanie Richurk, a nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, sorts blood samples collected from participants in the “All…

May 1, 2018

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Portable test helps identify refugees at risk of outbreaks

Dr. Aimee Summers organizes the blood sample collection containers with Kenyan lab technicians at the International Rescue Committee medical clinic…

April 30, 2018

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More kids have autism, better diagnosis may be the reason

Megan Krail helps a 4-year-old boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder practice trick-or-treating at The University of Texas at Dallas’ Callier…

April 28, 2018

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San Juan Basin Public Health offers tips to prevent rabies

131 animals test positive this year in Colorado

April 28, 2018

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Opioid treatment gap in Medicare: Methadone clinics

The CEO of a methadone clinic holds a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone in Rossville, Ga. The drug is…

April 26, 2018

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Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drug

Carly Kudzia, 7, with her mother, Heather Unsinger, in Whitehouse, Ohio. Carly participated in a study suggesting that the drug…

April 24, 2018

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Vaccinated against shingles? Great. Do it again.

This image provided by GlaxoSmithKline shows the company’s Shingrix vaccineGlaxoSmithKline via AP “I’m healthy; I’ll get that when I’m older”…

April 23, 2018

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Heart Safe La Plata to offer first-aid, CPR classes

Associated Press file A basic first-aid class will be held at 3 p.m. and an adult CPR class will be…

April 23, 2018

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Fish oil capsules don’t help dry eye symptoms, study finds

About 14 percent of U.S. adults have dry eye, which causes pain and vision problems. It’s more common in women…

April 22, 2018

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Ignacio 9Health Fair to be held Saturday

The event will offer several screenings for a range of costs, including: blood chemistry for $35; prostate-specific antigen for $35;…

April 22, 2018

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Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patients

Researchers found that melanoma patients who are married tend to be diagnosed at an earlier more treatable stage than patients…

April 21, 2018

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U.S. experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizures

GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex, a medicine made from the marijuana plant but without THC. On Thursday, a panel of Food and…

April 20, 2018

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Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions

An arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen, also known as Percocet. Health data firm IQVIA’s Institute for Human Data…

April 19, 2018

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Warming, not cooling, donated livers may improve transplants

Drs. David Nasralla and Annemarie Weissenbacher with the company’s metra device hold a liver in Oxford, England. On Wednesday, April…

April 18, 2018

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Immune therapy scores big win against lung cancer in study

Research released on Monday, April 16, 2018 suggests that many more lung cancer patients may benefit from treatments that boost…

April 17, 2018

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Organs from drug overdoses could help transplant shortage

Fatal drug overdoses are increasing organ donations, and researchers reported Monday that people who receive those transplants generally fare as…

April 16, 2018