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Health Briefs

Colorado has had no cases of Ebola, but San Juan Basin Health and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…

How much is your health worth?

For those who can afford them, specialty drugs may be worth it

Sense of smell as eerie indicator

Losing it is a predictor of imminent death

The rewards of curiosity

This state of mind may make you a better learner

Health Briefs

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington will provide low-cost blood screenings from 6 to 9 a.m. Oct. 15 at…

Solving the puzzle of surgical recovery time

Researchers study why some people recover faster

Tango as therapy

Body, mind benefit from this precise, passionate dance

Sepsis can turn hospital visit deadly

In Colorado, 12,000 people expected to contract it this year

Where do you fall among U.S. drinkers?

But to break into the top 10 percent of American drinkers, you would need to drink more than two bottles…

Health Briefs

Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during…

When at the gym, exercise your manners

No staring, no grunting and, please, use your towel and remember to share the equipment

How to tell a child about a parent’s cancer

When telling a child about a parent’s cancer, experts suggest being honest and not making promises that can’t be kept.…

3 ways to improve health care

Speakers at health summit discuss methods for reform

Could the spread of tuberculosis come from seals? Study says yes

The disease originated less than 6,000 years ago in Africa, they say, and took a surprising route to reach the…

September 22, 2014

Make way for big bellies in U.S.

More than half of adults have abdominal obesity

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department announces a two-year grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to provide Project SPARK (sports, play…

Robot gives Mercy surgeons an edge

For certain procedures, da Vinci offers greater precision, less trauma

Artificial sweeteners may be harmful to you … or not

Researchers, industry groups cry foul on study

35M people worldwide are living with HIV

AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest yet

Many hospitals use too many antibiotics, new study finds

The overuse of antibiotics is helping to breed dangerous bacteria that are increasingly resistant to treatment.Associated Press file photo Health…

Feds say unused pills can be returned

In Durango, police offer dropbox for controlled substances

Health Briefs

The Citizens Health Advisory Council will host the fifth annual Health Summit of La Plata County on Sept. 25 at…

FDA skeptical of touted benefits of testosterone drugs

Meeting comes amidst marketing blitz by billion-dollar industry