Southwest Life

Expeditions to send huge trash bags to help clean Mount Everest

Trekkers hike towards Everest Base camp near Lobuche, Nepal. Mountaineering expedition organizers in Nepal are sending huge trash bags with…

March 30, 2017

Health

FDA approves 1st drug for aggressive multiple sclerosis

The Food and Drug Administration approved Ocrevus, the first drug for an aggressive kind of multiple sclerosis that steadily reduces…

March 29, 2017

Travel

International travelers cite politics as factor in U.S. trips

Some international travelers are citing politics as a factor in whether to visit the U.S. this year, according to survey…

March 29, 2017

Health

FDA approves 1st drug for moderate and severe eczema cases

The Food and Drug Administration approved Dupixent for moderate or severe eczema, which causes red, fiercely itchy rashes on the…

March 28, 2017

Health

Death rates up for middle age whites with little education

Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven…

March 27, 2017

Travel

A round-trip flight just for the view – the Southern Lights

A charter plane that left Dunedin, New Zealand, late Thursday flew close to the Antarctic Circle to give the eager…

March 27, 2017

Health

Unavoidable typos in DNA help fuel cancer

A culture of human breast cancer cells. Environmental risks and heredity get the most blame for cancer, but new research…

March 26, 2017

Travel

Professor calculates ultimate U.S. history tour

Here’s the shortest route to 49,603 historic sites

March 26, 2017

Health

Community Challenge to focus on seniors, caregivers

Durango Herald file Leslie K. Hasche, associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, will present…

March 25, 2017

Travel

A return to Moscow: Reporter finds the familiar in a changed city

Leonid Brezhnev had a taste for fast, flashy Western cars. So perhaps it’s fitting that Lamborghini, Porsche and Rolls-Royce dealerships…

March 25, 2017

Travel

Travelers sigh as latest attack puts London on terror list

Tourists view parliament from across the River Thames, with Westminster Bridge, right, in London. On Wednesday a knife-wielding man went…

March 24, 2017

Health

Heart Safe La Plata to hold CPR classes

AssociatedPress file To attend, call 799-3260 or email [email protected]. For more information, visit www.heartsafelaplata.org.

March 24, 2017

Travel

$75 million pledged to protect heritage sites in war zones

French President Francois Hollande, speaking at a donors’ conference in Paris’ Louvre Museum, passionately called on more countries to contribute…

March 23, 2017

Health

Urology services coming to Bayfield in April

du1-i-syn Three urologists – Dr. Daniel Mannas, Dr. Joshua Spendlove and Dr. Chris Taylor – will be accepting new patients.…

March 23, 2017

Travel

For some airline passengers, new warnings bring new hurdles

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 approaches the gate at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. As the indignities of modern air…

March 22, 2017

Health

Cholesterol drug cuts heart risks, spurs new debate on cost

Repatha cut the chances of having a heart attack or some other serious problems by 15 to 20 percent in…

March 22, 2017

Travel

New security measure could cause travelers to reroute trips

An EgyptAir plane flies past minarets of a mosque as it approaches Cairo International Airport, in Cairo, Egypt. A new…

March 21, 2017

Health

Falls are taking a huge and rising toll on elderly brains

One in every 45 Americans 75 and older suffered brain injuries that resulted in emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or deaths…

March 21, 2017

Health

Indigenous Bolivians have some of the healthiest hearts

The Tsimane have some of the healthiest hearts on the planet, according to Dr. Randall Thompson, a cardiologist at St.…

March 20, 2017

Travel

Airlines expect 4 percent rise in passengers this spring

The trade group Airlines for America forecasts that a record 145 million U.S. passengers will fly between March 1 and…

March 20, 2017

Travel

When overseas travelers come to you

Foreign students can teach host families a lot about America

March 19, 2017

Health

Ten nutrition mistakes even really healthy people make

Keep smoothies in the 300-calorie range by serving smaller portions (about 8-12 ounces), using more vegetables than fruit, and by…

March 18, 2017

Travel

In the wilds of Mongolia

American city dweller leaves the crowds behind

March 18, 2017

Health

Now hear this: Loud sound may pose more harm than we thought

Matt Garlock, of Mansfield, Mass., 29, has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he…

March 17, 2017