Health

A new culprit in ‘male menopause’

Low estrogen levels may cause weight gain and lower sex drive

September 15, 2013

Working & moving

Treadmill, stand-up desks are healthier options

September 15, 2013

Changing its role, not its rationale

Healthy Lifestyle La Plata is in transition

The advantage of age

Diana Nyad says maturity, experience key in completing record Cuba-to-Florida swim

Researchers show gut microbes might be useful in fighting fat

Dr. Jeffrey Gordon and graduate student Vanessa Ridaura of Washington University in St. Louis have found that certain microbes may…

Some flu vaccines working overtime

Treatments now target certain specific populations

Expo to take holistic approach

90 exhibits scheduled at local fairgrounds for event’s 18th year

Students skip veggies, schools dump lunches

Program falters when kids refuse to eat

Districts reaping fewer profits from junk food, soft-drink sales

A government survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from 30…

9M use sleeping pills to get some zzz’s

But that’s only part of the picture. Experts believe there are millions more who try options such as over-the-counter medicines…

New cap to curb fatal Tylenol overdoses

Extra Strength Tylenol will now have a new warning label on the cap alerting users to potentially fatal risks of…

New criteria increase number of men with depression

Women traditionally have been diagnosed with depression about twice as often as men, with about 20 percent of women becoming…

Hickenlooper recognizes brain-swelling condition

Durangoan, whose son has hydrocephalus, pressed for Colo. representatives’ support

Head blows tied to mental problems

Study examines former football players

August 24, 2013

Hey, I remember that

Study: What’s the secret behind remarkable brain health?

August 24, 2013

CU is monitoring football players’ hearts

Technology aimed at improving performance

August 24, 2013

New York City loses small hospitals as money woes mount

Interfaith Medical Center, which serves an overwhelmingly low-income population in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is the second Brooklyn hospital facing possible closure.Bebeto Matthews/Associated…

Mild lead poisonings can lead to school suspensions

Research out Tuesday finds that even children with just moderate levels of lead in their first three years of life…

Biting back

Durango videographer works in Ecuador to help fight parasitic ‘kissing bug’

Obesity levels high in 13 states, South

A national telephone survey in 2012 found 13 states with very high rates of obesity in. But overall, the proportion…

Study: Induced labor, autism are linked

Simon G. Gregory, associate professor of medicine and medical genetics at Duke University, is the lead author of a study…

Study: No link between combat, suicide

Research points to alcohol, mental illness, being male

August 11, 2013