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You no doubt have heard or read reports about the international 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak affecting many countries, including the United States. This new strain of influenza, which is spread among...
DATE: May 4, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
The observation of the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on Wednesday is a good time to review options available to women at the Durango Life Center, also known as the Durango Pregnancy...
DATE: May 4, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
"Whether the late unparalleled increase of piracies is to be ascribed to defects in the laws of civilized nations, or the laws not being enforced, or to other causes, it is alike certain that it is...
DATE: April 27, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2007, there were more than 790,000 confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect....
DATE: April 20, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Food outlets in La Plata, Archuleta and San Juan counties maintain high health standards for the most part, says Marian Schaub, food program manager at the San Juan Basin Health Department.But...
DATE: April 13, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Eight-month-old Matthew Eappen collapsed in the care of his British nanny.He had a large blood clot (subdural hematoma) between the brain and a tough membrane that lies between the brain and...
DATE: April 13, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Tooth decay is the leading cause of chronic illness among children, occurring five times more often than asthma and seven times more often than hay fever.According to the U.S. Surgeon General, more...
DATE: April 6, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Back East, a neighbor and friend shared dinner with my family. Later, he entertained us with guitar, harmonica and a gravelly, two-pack-a-day voice singing country and western.We had no idea of his...
DATE: March 30, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Healing is possible. The perpetrator, not the victim, is the guilty one.Those are the messages a Durango psychotherapist who was raped two decades ago will convey Thursday as the leadoff speaker in...
DATE: March 30, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This year, Coloradans have good reason to celebrate. A new law effective July 1 will help ensure access to life-saving colorectal cancer...
DATE: March 23, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Five years ago, high schools in La Plata County - with the exception of Durango, which contracted for certified athletic trainers - weren't assured of having anyone with sports-medicine training or...
DATE: March 23, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Before the widespread use of the PAP smear, cancer of the cervix was the leading cause of cancer death among women. The cervix is the opening of the uterus found in the back of the vagina.While...
DATE: March 16, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
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