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The snow-removal season is a good time to learn - or brush up on - snowblower safety, says a hand surgeon atMercy Regional Medical Center who often sees the dismemberment that careless use of the...
DATE: Feb. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
One difficult-to-forget patient encounter occurred several decades ago; the specifics are lost. A young and veryattractive woman, age mid- to late 20s, was seated in an examination room with two...
DATE: Jan. 25, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
It is silent but deadly. I know what you're thinking - but this is a colorless, odorless gas that can produce illnessor even death. The silent killer is carbon monoxide gas, produced as a byproduct...
DATE: Jan. 18, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
Multitasking generally is an admired or required skill - but not while behind the wheel of a moving motor vehicle, saysPattie Adler, director of the community health promotion division at the San...
DATE: Jan. 18, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
A Durango couple want to get the word out about an approach to living with an autistic child they say turns along-established method of familial interaction upside down.We used to try to push our...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
The national autism rate is approaching one in 100 children, but at least one expert says a child has a one in 10chance of being cured." The battle to find that cure continues, with few...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
The beginning of a new year is a time to take an accounting of our lives and personal situations. For many, it may takethe form of reflection and a commitment to change.There are practical aspects...
DATE: Jan. 3, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
There is nothing quite like the hoots and hollers of skiers and snowboarders enjoying a powder day, especially firstchair on a weekday.For some, the attraction of skiing trees is especially...
DATE: Dec. 28, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
In order to lower radiation exposure to patients, Mercy Regional Medical Center next month will install new software ina diagnostic tool that provides a three-dimensional view of organs, bones and...
DATE: Dec. 28, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
One of the most frustrating health risks to combat is posed by smoking among adolescents and adults. Despite decades ofaccumulated evidence about the health risks of smoking and countless...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
It's that time of year in the Four Corners when the need for whole blood or its components is rising and supply isfalling, says Nancy Cumming, one of two donor recruiters at United Blood Services...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
Do you feel tired all the time? Do you wake up in the morning feeling like you didn't get enough rest?Do you fall asleep easily, even in the middle of the day? Do you have difficulty concentrating...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2009 | CATEGORY: Health
