Health

Can house dust explain why Amish protected from asthma?

An Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game in Bergholz, Ohio. A study explored reasons…

August 5, 2016

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Scientists uncover genes affecting risk for depression

The 46 human chromosomes, where DNA resides and does its work. A comprehensive scan of human DNA has turned up…

August 3, 2016

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Medical benefits of dental floss unproven

Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the…

August 2, 2016

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Formula for physical activity: 8 hours of sitting means 1 hour of exercise

According to a study published in The Lancet, you may be able to “make up” for your increased risk of…

July 28, 2016

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Severe birth defects not as lethal as doctors once said

This 2013 photo provided by Kara McHenry of North Carolina shows her son, Corbin, who lived for four months after…

July 27, 2016

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Superbug resistant to antibiotics found again in U.S.

Bacteria with a special type of resistance to antibiotics have been found for a second time in the U.S., increasing…

July 18, 2016

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Axis Health to take over Durango dental clinic

Health department established services for needy patients

July 13, 2016

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New kidneys 40 years apart show transplant progress, hurdles

That transplant lasted a remarkable four decades – and now Hudson’s recovery from a second one, this time faster and…

July 11, 2016

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Health Briefs

Healing Spirits will host a recovery workshop from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Peaceful Spirit, 296 Mouache Drive…

July 6, 2016

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Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fisherman top list

Study finds enormous differences across occupations

July 5, 2016

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Health Briefs

The Community Health Action Coalition in La Plata County has developed “My Life: Deciding in Advance,” an initiative designed to…

June 29, 2016

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Smartphone use in the dark causes temporary blindness

In the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors detail separate cases of two women who experienced “transient smartphone blindness” for…

June 29, 2016

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Flu spray fails to protect kids; panel urges shot instead

Federal officials say that AstraZeneca’s nasally-administered FluMist has not been working.Associated Press file Health officials reported recently that the spray…

June 27, 2016

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Health Briefs

The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County and Qualistar of Colorado will hold the Early Childhood Health Summit from…

June 22, 2016

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1 free meal from drug company can sway doctors’ prescribing

As little as one free meal from a drug company can influence which medicines doctors prescribe for Medicare patients, according…

June 21, 2016

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Coffee struck from list of possible cancer-causing agents

Walter Martin prepares a coffee in his coffee shop in the colonial district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The…

June 15, 2016

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Nearly 6 in 10 Americans have leftover narcotics at home

Nearly 60 percent of Americans have leftover narcotics in their homes, and 20 percent have shared those with another person,…

June 13, 2016

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Zika and Durango: Will the virus land here?

Climate, elevation stave off mosquitoes, but for how long?

June 8, 2016

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Would teens be slimmer if stars hawked kale and quinoa?

This is a combination of will.i.am, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake. A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that…

June 6, 2016

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Cortez pharmacist fights antibiotic overuse

Marc Meyer helps update CDC guidelines

June 1, 2016

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Health Briefs

Dr. Nancy Utter will offer free thyroid consultations from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Durango Natural Medicine, 117…

June 1, 2016

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Brain scans reveal hidden consciousness in patients

A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those…

May 31, 2016

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Loss for words can be rare brain disorder, not Alzheimer’s

Robert Voogt uses the communication device MiniTalk to answer questions during a news conference. Voogt cannot speak because he suffers…

May 25, 2016

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Free dental clinics to serve students in La Plata County

Program aims to help more than 100 kids this month

May 11, 2016