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Health

You may want to rethink mamograms

Long-term study puts procedure in some doubt

February 15, 2014

Health

TV drama helps German doctor

That was the lesson for one German man with severe heart failure and a puzzling mix of symptoms including fever,…

February 15, 2014

Health

Your kids drink more caffeine

But the good news: They drink less soda

February 15, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Sunshine Gardens Country Home, 2518 Colorado Highway 172, has been designated as a “Leader in Dementia Care” for the second…

February 15, 2014

And the West is History

And the West is History Monday

75 years ago: “One of the jolliest of parties of the past week was that presided over by Noel Gensheer,…

February 15, 2014

Travel

Where heroes worked

The group’s mission was to save cultural treasures during World War II. And just like the group’s previously unsung accomplishments,…

February 15, 2014

And the West is History

“An image of Governor Love was hanged from the roof of the Fort Lewis library in January of 1964 protesting…

February 15, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “In the past two weeks, 100 inches of snow fell on Wolf Creek Pass. Snowfall at Cumbres…

February 13, 2014

And the West is History

“Snow caused Durangoans no end of trouble in the 1890s.”Special to the Herald 75 years ago: “W.E. Brady of the…

February 11, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Registration for the second semester at Fort Lewis College closed bringing the total enrollment for the year…

February 9, 2014

Health

Understanding the ‘how’ of better health

Collaborative care helps in number of ways

February 8, 2014

Health

Excessive sugar could be the death of you

Consumption substantially raises risk for deadly heart problems, study finds

February 8, 2014

Health

Crisis counseling adapts to era of text messaging

The counselor was empathetic. She asked for more detail about the family, offered encouragement and provided the name of a…

February 8, 2014

Health

Child traffic deaths drop

43 percent decrease may be attributed to state laws

February 8, 2014

Health

Gene tests, healthy kids and ethical doubt

On the spot, Baxley, 26, declared she would not let the disease take another life in her family line, even…

February 8, 2014

Health

Brain shifts your past

Research shows how present experience shapes memories

February 8, 2014

And the West is History

“U.S. Rep Ben Campbell, D-Ignacio, celebrated National Skiing Day in January 1989 on the slopes at Purgatory Ski Area with…

February 8, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Trains are still blocked from the trip over the ‘hump’ on the D&RGW by a snowstorm in…

February 7, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Before a large and appreciative audience which filled the auditorium of the Smiley Junior High School the…

February 4, 2014

And the West is History

“The heavy snowfall in Durango during the night and morning proved to be more than a match for the city’s…

February 4, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: MESA VERDE – “Members of the house appropriations committee in Washington are now being ‘called to order’…

February 3, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Citizens Health Advisory Council has selected Pattie Adler as its new executive director. Adler began her new position in December…

February 2, 2014

Health

Peanut allergies solved?

Although experts say the results of the carefully monitored study are encouraging, they warn it isn’t something that parents should…

February 2, 2014

Health

Male hormone may hurt health

The new study is one of several in recent years highlighting cardiac problems as a potential side effect of testosterone…

February 2, 2014