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San Juan Basin Public Health starts five-year assessment

du1-i-syn As a result of the 2008 Colorado Public Health Act, the department is required to collect health data and…

April 6, 2017

A diet that’s beneﬁcial to everyone but used by few

The DASH diet emphasizes foods rich in protein, fiber, potassium, magnesium and calcium and low in saturated fat, sugar and…

April 5, 2017

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Most young people say government should pay for health care

Most young Americans want any health care overhaul under President Donald Trump to look a lot like the Affordable Care…

April 4, 2017

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A ‘sci-fi’ cancer therapy fights brain tumors, study finds

In this March 29, 2017 photo, Joyce Endresen wears an Optune therapy device for brain cancer, as she speaks on…

April 3, 2017

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U.S. enrolls volunteers in large test of possible Zika vaccine

Dallas County Mosquito Lab microbiologist Spencer Lockwood sorts mosquitos collected in a trap in Hutchins, Texas, that had been set…

April 2, 2017

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Brain and arm implants help paralyzed man feed himself

Bill Kochevar, 56, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down after a cycling accident in Cleveland nearly a decade ago,…

April 1, 2017

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Community Health Action Coalition offers free education about advance care planning

du1-i-syn “My Life: Planning in Advance,” an initiative funded by the Colorado Health Foundation, aims to educate people 18 and…

March 31, 2017

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FDA approves 1st drug for aggressive multiple sclerosis

The Food and Drug Administration approved Ocrevus, the first drug for an aggressive kind of multiple sclerosis that steadily reduces…

March 29, 2017

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FDA approves 1st drug for moderate and severe eczema cases

The Food and Drug Administration approved Dupixent for moderate or severe eczema, which causes red, fiercely itchy rashes on the…

March 28, 2017

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Death rates up for middle age whites with little education

Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven…

March 27, 2017

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Unavoidable typos in DNA help fuel cancer

A culture of human breast cancer cells. Environmental risks and heredity get the most blame for cancer, but new research…

March 26, 2017

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Community Challenge to focus on seniors, caregivers

Durango Herald file Leslie K. Hasche, associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, will present…

March 25, 2017

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Heart Safe La Plata to hold CPR classes

AssociatedPress file To attend, call 799-3260 or email [email protected]. For more information, visit www.heartsafelaplata.org.

March 24, 2017

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Urology services coming to Bayfield in April

du1-i-syn Three urologists – Dr. Daniel Mannas, Dr. Joshua Spendlove and Dr. Chris Taylor – will be accepting new patients.…

March 23, 2017

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Cholesterol drug cuts heart risks, spurs new debate on cost

Repatha cut the chances of having a heart attack or some other serious problems by 15 to 20 percent in…

March 22, 2017

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Falls are taking a huge and rising toll on elderly brains

One in every 45 Americans 75 and older suffered brain injuries that resulted in emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or deaths…

March 21, 2017

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Indigenous Bolivians have some of the healthiest hearts

The Tsimane have some of the healthiest hearts on the planet, according to Dr. Randall Thompson, a cardiologist at St.…

March 20, 2017

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Ten nutrition mistakes even really healthy people make

Keep smoothies in the 300-calorie range by serving smaller portions (about 8-12 ounces), using more vegetables than fruit, and by…

March 18, 2017

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Now hear this: Loud sound may pose more harm than we thought

Matt Garlock, of Mansfield, Mass., 29, has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he…

March 17, 2017

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New CEO to lead Mercy Regional Medical Center

Will McConnell joined Durango hospital in 2010

March 16, 2017

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Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adults

Associated Press file<br><br>A Sucre municipality worker fumigates for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus in the Petare neighborhood…

March 15, 2017

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GOP health bill would cut CDC’s $1B disease fighting fund

A microbiologist demonstrates using a loop to work with bacteria at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.…

March 14, 2017

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Rookie doctors can work longer, 24-hour shifts under new rules

Cambridge Hospital first-year residents Samantha Harrington, center, and Vikas Gampa, right, talk during “sign-out” at the hospital in Cambridge, Mass.…

March 13, 2017

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Even in middle age, your best running days may still be ahead of you

New research shows that while elite runners peak at age 35, the rest of us may not peak until we’re…

March 11, 2017