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Health

This fat is not your villain

Growing research begins to challenge conventional wisdom

March 23, 2014

Health

Can these prevent heart attacks?

manufacturer involvement should give you pause

March 23, 2014

Health

Car exhaust may be causing cancer in kids

The CDC’s systematic review, published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, says in the U.S.,…

March 23, 2014

Health

Blood: Medically better than toil, tears, sweat

Cutting-edge therapy ignites body’s healing prowess

March 23, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Two Durango improvement districts now planned will put a number of men to work. The projects call…

March 22, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: This appeared in the section titled Animas Valley News: “Eleven new pupils have enrolled at the Waterfall…

March 21, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Students of the Durango High School’s public speaking class will present a speech recital. The recital will…

March 20, 2014

And the West is History

“Railroad owner Charles Bradshaw stood in 20-degree temperatures and watched firefighters control the blaze of the D&SNG roundhouse in this…

March 18, 2014

Health

Would you take a test for Alzheimer’s?

Signals may indicate victims 2 to 3 years ahead of symptoms

March 17, 2014

Health

Are these flu symptoms? No, it’s a heart attack

women, heart disease is your biggest killer

March 15, 2014

Health

Here’s a way to relieve joint pain

Replacements are becoming more commonplace

March 15, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Birkhimer are enjoying the varied coastal pleasures afforded by Coronado and San Francisco,…

March 15, 2014

Health

Painkillers likely come from friends

Overdoses much higher than heroin, cocaine

March 15, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health announces its dental hygienist and regional oral-health specialist, Kari Plante. She recently earned her master trainer…

March 15, 2014

Health

For some men, prostate surgery is best choice

For some men whose prostate cancers were discovered because they were causing symptoms, surgery is more effective than “watchful waiting.”University…

March 15, 2014

Health

Mapping your DNA

results show promise as well as challenges

March 15, 2014

Travel

In Calif. wine country, follow an olive oil trail

Olive oil flavors can be sample at the Olive Press tasting room in Napa, Calif. Olive oil production in the…

March 15, 2014

Travel

Bliss on the beach

Surfing, fishing, horseback riding at a sustainable resort in Costa Rica

March 15, 2014

And the West is History

“This is an Athena missile, the kind that crashed to earth near Durango in February 1964. Another Athena missile will…

March 15, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Hugo Bartell, miner at Silverton for more than a decade, was fatally injured in a 55-foot fall…

March 12, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “After having been crippled since birth, little 4½-year-old Profilia Garcia of Ignacio is now able to walk…

March 10, 2014

Health

Better prenatal testing?

Conflict of interest may put doubt on conclusions

March 10, 2014

Health

Older dads linked to kids’ psych woes

Greatest risk seen in fathers 45 or older

March 10, 2014

Health

In buddy program, a beginning, an end meet

Medical students care for dementia patients

March 9, 2014