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San Juan Regional Medical receives heart award

du1-i-syn Agencies that receive the award have demonstrated at least 75 percent compliance for each required achievement measure for two…

June 10, 2017

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Feeling out of shape and fat? Here’s how to fix that: Start walking.

Diana Nyad, left, and Bonnie Stoll intend to travel by foot across America.Courtesy of EverWalk “Sitting has become the new…

June 9, 2017

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Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survival

The online tool was intended as a quick and easy way for people to regularly report complications rather than trying…

June 8, 2017

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Julia Hawkins started running at 100. Now she’s going for the gold

She steeled her gaze on the 50-meter mark on the far end of her property line, crouched down in a…

June 7, 2017

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Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancers

Chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. According to new studies…

June 6, 2017

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Heart Safe La Plata to hold first aid, CPR classes

du1-i-syn Basic first aid will be held at 3 p.m. and adult CPR will be held at 6 p.m. June…

June 4, 2017

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Prostate cancer support group to meet at Durango Public Library

du1-i-syn Dr. Joshua Spendlove, a urologist from San Juan Regional Medical Center, will speak about the opening of a new…

June 4, 2017

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Poor posture at work? It’s time to straighten up

Rostislav Sedlacek/iStockphoto Maybe, or just your average Joe and Jane glued to their cellphones and computer monitors in 21st-century Washington…

May 31, 2017

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More Americans with Alzheimer’s are dying at home, report says

Alzheimer’s deaths in hospitals and nursing homes or other long-term care facilities shrank from more than 80 percent to 60…

May 30, 2017

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Mercy to offer free class about prediabetes

du1-i-syn Instructors Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris will give attendees information about how to manage prediabetes and prevent the onset…

May 28, 2017

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Talk to address how oral health is tied to overall health

San Juan Basin Public Health will host “Baby Boomers and Beyond” from 5:45 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at…

May 26, 2017

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Series of talks to address anti-aging, self-care

A series of free talks about anti-aging and self-care will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every other Tuesday…

May 26, 2017

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Learn about mindfulness-based therapy at free session

A free introduction to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the…

May 26, 2017

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Popular new workouts target the body, mind and soul

New York celeb fitness guru Taryn Toomey during one of her fitness classes in New York. Toomey says the goal…

May 26, 2017

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Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says

According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine this medicine cut seizures in kids with a severe…

May 25, 2017

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No food or drink will turn you into a calorie-burning machine. But these can help.

Durango Herald file My personal calorie-burning engine is about average, so although I’d like to say I have higher-minded reasons,…

May 24, 2017

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Science says: Medications prevent opioid addiction relapse

Paul “Rip” Connell, CEO of Private Clinic North, a methadone clinic, shows a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone at…

May 23, 2017

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Confused about what’s healthy? A new nutrition survey shows you’re not alone

Americans are getting a failing grade in nutrition literacy, according to findings from the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 12th…

May 22, 2017

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San Juan Basin Public Health to present ‘Baby Boomers and Beyond’

du1-i-syn Dinner will start at 5:30 p.m., with the program will follow from 5:45 to 8 p.m. Mark Deutchman, director…

May 22, 2017

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Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in U.S.

A nurse for eastern Indiana’s Fayette County holds one of the syringes provided to intravenous drug users taking part in…

May 20, 2017

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Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, study says

A new study shows medical abortions done at home with online help and pills sent by mail appear to be…

May 19, 2017

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Women in 30s now having more babies than younger moms in U.S.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2016, the birth rate for women ages 30 to 34…

May 18, 2017

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Registration open for stress-reduction workshops

du1-i-syn Cost is $45 per session or $150 for the series. To register, call Phyllis Ceglia at 739-8803.

May 18, 2017

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Tests for lead poisoning may be faulty, U.S. regulators warn

Magellan Diagnostics shows the company’s LeadCare Plus device used to test lead levels in blood. On Wednesday, the Food and…

May 17, 2017