Southwest Life

Health department changes name to San Juan Basin Public Health

du1-i-syn The name change better reflects the organization’s public health mission: to protect human and environmental health and inspire well-being…

February 2, 2017

Health

Hospice of Mercy to offer 8-week grief support group

Associated Press file Participants will have the opportunity to explore the processes associated with loss and grief, while building understanding…

February 1, 2017

Travel

Nearly 9 million visitors traveled to Hawaii in 2016

A view of the Kapalua coastline in Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaii Tourism Authority says 8.9 million visitors came to Hawaii…

February 1, 2017

Health

Rare neurological disorder prevents people from knowing where they are

Mary McLaurine’s disorder, developmental topographical disorientation, does not allow her to make mental maps of her surroundings.Ricky Carioti/Washington Post I…

January 31, 2017

Health

Pumping iron gives the mind a lift

free the mind, first free the body through exercise

January 30, 2017

Travel

On location: Real places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated films

A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places…

January 29, 2017

Travel

Travel Q&A: How to sleep on red-eye flights, vet vacation rentals

Comfortable clothes, a pillow and an eye mask can help passengers sleep on a red-eye flight. And a seat upgrade…

January 27, 2017

Travel

How to be an American tourist in Tokyo

Answers to questions about toilets, menus and naked bathing

January 26, 2017

Health

Cancer death rates up in some areas

Medical advances aren’t helping all Americans

January 24, 2017

Health

1 in 4 U.S. men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections

A doctor holds a vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil in his Chicago office. A national estimate suggests…

January 24, 2017

Travel

Henry Ford Museum changing name to reflect innovation focus

The museum now will be known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. The museum was founded by auto…

January 23, 2017

Health

Farmington medical center to hold fair, 5K run

Free blood pressure checks will be offered Feb. 11 at San Juan Regional Medical Center’s “A Fair of the Heart…

January 23, 2017

Travel

National park visits hit a record high

with more people, come more problems

January 22, 2017

Health

Cochlear Ear Support Group to meet Jan. 29

du1-i-syn People who have a cochlear ear implant or are considering one are welcome to attend. Julia Biedenstein, an advanced…

January 21, 2017

Travel

Whiskey, wool and walking in Scotland

your thirst at the ‘single-malt capital’

January 20, 2017

Travel

American Airlines to sell restricted ‘basic economy’ ticket

attempt to compete with discount carriers

January 19, 2017

Health

Long-term allergy relief is focus of free talk

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald photo illustration Gates will discuss how symptoms from seasonal allergies, food sensitivities and sinusitis can be resolved…

January 19, 2017

Travel

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park becomes reality

Members of the state’s congressional delegation joined U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell in Washington, D.C., for the official signing ceremony…

January 18, 2017

Health

Wearable sensors as ‘check engine’ light for health

Michael Snyder, professor and chair of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, sports wearable gadgets. Wearable gadgets gave…

January 17, 2017

Travel

Lunar New Year 2017 events from NYC to Disney to Vegas

Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, hosts a Lunar New Year celebration from Jan. 20 through Feb. 5. Mickey…

January 17, 2017

Health

Medicare Advantage dis-enrollment period runs until Feb. 14

Associated Press file Those interested must dis-enroll from their current plan, switch to Original Medicare and join a Medicare prescription…

January 16, 2017

Travel

Destinations for the next generation of road-trippers on Route 66

Now, you go through Saint Louie And Joplin, Missouri And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty, you’ll see Amarillo Gallup, New…

January 15, 2017

Travel

Tips for traveling the length of the Mother Road

The Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Okla.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post Late spring, summer and early fall are the best…

January 15, 2017

Health

Women can learn about 12-week heart health program Jan. 26

du1-i-syn “StrongWomen” was designed for midlife women 40 and older and developed to help them understand the heart-healthy lifestyle and…

January 14, 2017