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San Juan Basin Public Health will host a presentation about a growing national effort to integrate oral and behavioral health as a cohesive part of medical care. The event will take place from 5:45...
DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
A series of free talks about anti-aging and self-care will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every other Tuesday starting May 30 at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Dr. Dennis O’Brien...
DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
A free introduction to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the Smiley Building, in Studio 12, 1309 East Third Ave. Originally created as a...
DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – It would be easy to brush off fitness guru Taryn Toomey’s The Class as another hippie trend, but you’d miss the magic. (She sprinkled crushed crystals underneath the studio floors, which...
DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more research into pot’s possible...
DATE: May 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Some people envy others for their fine jewelry or luxury cars, I covet fast metabolisms. I am practically star-struck watching my friend’s lean 17-year-old son regularly plow through piles of food,...
DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO – Remarks by a top U.S. health official have reignited a quarrel in the world of addiction and recovery: Does treating opioid addiction with medication save lives? Or does it trade one...
DATE: May 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
If I asked you, “Who do you trust?” you would probably name a friend or family member – unless the topic is nutrition. Odds are your nearest and dearest are not your most trusted sources for...
DATE: May 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
San Juan Basin Public Health will hold a presentation called “Baby Boomers and Beyond” about health care providers, community advocates and key oral and health problems experienced by seniors on...
DATE: May 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in people in their 20s, U.S. health officials said this week. The number of new infections nearly...
DATE: May 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
LONDON – Medical abortions done at home with online help and pills sent in the mail appear to be just as safe as those done at a clinic, according to a new study. The research tracked the outcomes...
DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – For the first time, women in their early 30s are having more babies than younger moms in the United States. Health experts say the shift is attributable to more women waiting longer to...
DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
