Health

FDA warns against indoor tanning for minors

Manufacturers must provide warnings about cancer risks

June 1, 2014

Health

Measles tally increase being attributed to overseas travelers

Number of reported cases most since 1996

June 1, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department reminds residents as summer approaches, so does the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases, such…

May 25, 2014

Health

Gender gap skews research

Medical advice women get based on male subjects

May 25, 2014

Health

A call for Yelp to find food poisoning

Restaurant review site becomes new public-health tool

May 25, 2014

Health

Cravings: You’re not crazed – you’re just pregnant

Mysterious yearnings vary across cultures

May 25, 2014

Health

Are e-cigarettes the best tool for quitting tobacco?

Concern is whether these will shrink, swell smoking legion

May 25, 2014

Health

These drugs have been ignored

Cravings for alcohol could be abated

May 18, 2014

Health

Think twice about your trips to the nail salon

Ultraviolet lights may give you skin cancer

May 18, 2014

Health

Protecting yourself from dangerous medical myths

Contagious fads, misinformation can make you sick

May 18, 2014

Health

Let nature do the healing

Horticultural therapy can treat physical, psychological ails

May 18, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Family Medicine will open a new clinic in Bayfield at 480 Wolverine Drive, Suite 3 today. Mercy Family Medicine…

May 18, 2014

Health

A fountain of youth? For elderly, it’s exercise

Movement combats a litany of age-related ailments

May 11, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition, supported by San Juan Basin Health announces the winners of the third annual La Plata…

May 11, 2014

Health

Coffee may help you see clearly

Chlorogenic acid – not caffeine – is key ingredient

May 11, 2014

Health

Will ‘young’ blood someday help humans?

Older mice got stronger, exercised longer and performed better mentally after they were injected with blood from young mice, or…

May 11, 2014

Health

All that bickering may do you in

Frequent fighters more likely to die in mid-life

May 11, 2014

Health

Depression a risk for young, first-time dads

Difficulty transitioning to parenthood among several known factors

May 11, 2014

Health

Your ZIP code plays a big part in your health

Your lifespan, too, has more to do with geography than your genes

May 4, 2014

Health

No sugar for a year: Could you do it?

After the tears, family discovers it can live (mostly) without

May 4, 2014

Health

Maternal deaths rise in the U.S.

What can be done about it at all?

May 4, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week, which takes place from May 11 to 17. The American Cancer Society joins…

May 4, 2014

Health

Growing new muscle in men’s injured legs

Dr. Stephen Badylak, deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, implanted a scaffolding-like material derived from pig bladder…

May 3, 2014

Health

Bikers, walkers make for healthier cities

Chicago, which is among the top 15 cities for bicycling and walking, deploys mini-snowplows to clear bike lanes.Associated Press file…

April 27, 2014