Health

Don’t let the ‘winter slump’ get you

busy, bond with friends, family during cold months

January 4, 2014

Health

Making raped teenagers relive their trauma works

Therapy effective for veterans helps sexual abuse victims

January 4, 2014

Health

Vitamin E may slow Alzheimer’s progression

Breakthrough is still not a cure, study authors say

January 4, 2014

Health

Raising your car crash risk: Dialing, texting will do it

Study: Talking on phone not a hazard, though

January 4, 2014

Health

Heart attacks statistically rise during the holidays

Studies find links to stress

December 29, 2013

Health

Dietary aids tied to ill health

Supplements linked to 20 percent of drug-related injuries

December 29, 2013

Health

Health Briefs

Heart Safe La Plata will offer these classes at the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority training room, 142 Sheppard Drive:…

December 29, 2013

Health

Organ donors to have new choices: Hands, face

Double-hand transplant recipient Lindsay Aronson Ess works on her dexterity during a physical therapy session in Richmond, Va. She lost…

December 29, 2013

Health

Needing knee surgery?

Physical therapy may be an effective option for meniscal tears

December 29, 2013

Health

More teens using pot

Consumption of other drugs drops

December 22, 2013

Health

Strep scorecard may save trip to doctor

An iPad app used by patients at Boston Children’s Hospital displays a questionnaire tallying symptom scores about sore throats. Patients…

December 22, 2013

Health

London’s X-ray machine van in search for TB

Tuberculosis surge prompts action

December 22, 2013

Health

Multivitamins fail to aid brain, heart health

Studies knock supplements

December 22, 2013

Health

Health Briefs

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women are encouraged to talk with their health-care providers about scheduling a pap…

December 22, 2013

Health

Health-care spending has slowed its pace

Nationally, spending on health care is growing at the slowest pace ever recorded. Annual spending on health care often grew…

December 22, 2013

Health

Acid-suppressing drugs linked to B12 deficiency

Overuse found to be an issue

December 15, 2013

Health

Health Briefs

Heart Safe La Plata is offering online CPR and first-aid training to the community. People can sign up for and…

December 15, 2013

Health

Exercise eases pain from breast cancer drugs, study finds

A new study shows that exercise can significantly reduce joint pain in women undergoing cancer treatment using aromatase inhibitors.Associated Press…

December 15, 2013

Health

Breast cancer more manageable

New research may help tens of thousands of women each year avoid being overtreated for breast cancer by reducing the…

December 15, 2013

Health

Feds curb antibiotic use for livestock

would make its use illegal to help animals gain weight

December 15, 2013

Health

When tests turn up a surprise

What, if anything, should you be told about incidental findings?

December 15, 2013

Health

Media saturation inflicts stress, trauma of tragedy

Prolonged consumption of negative news can harm your mental health

December 15, 2013

Health

Exams got you stressed? Rover to the rescue

“You’re so nice,” said Heidi Moy, 20 and an occupational therapy major from Stony Point, N.Y., as she patted one…

December 10, 2013

Health

Meningitis hits two universities

Since mid-November, four students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have contracted the dangerous type of bacterial meningitis known…

December 8, 2013