Zero-Gravity Treadmill Shortens Recovery
Physical therapists with Mercy Sports Medicine are using NASA technology to rehabilitate patients with leg injuries more quickly by creating (an almost) zero-gravity environment for exercise. _ The...
View ArticleHold the Sun’s Warmth in Your Hands
A Durango woman with Raynaud’s Syndrome was looking for a way to keep her fingers warm during outdoor, cold-weather activities. She and her partner have created a unique solution. The post Hold the...
View ArticleIs Vaping a Safe Sub for Smoking Tobacco?
Our Animas High School Intern explore whether vaping is a safe substitute for smoking cigarettes, especially in light of the recent vaping-related deaths. Lern what he discovered. The post Is Vaping a...
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7 Ways to Increase Dopamine, Focus, and Energy
Photo credit: brainmd.com How to Increase Dopamine Naturally Do you feel like you don’t have enough energy to get through the day? Is it hard to finish things once you’ve started them? Are you easily...
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Ward Off COVID-19 by Keeping Your Immune System Strong
From Harvard Medical School: Your immune system is your body’s defense system. When a harmful invader — like a cold or flu virus, or the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 — gets into your body, your...
View ArticleCovid-19 Map from Johns Hopkins
This map from Johns Hopkins University and Medical Center keeps almost up to the minute data on the spread of the Novel Covid-19 virus throughout the world. We’ve shrunk the map to show the USA, but it...
View ArticleAn Update on Developments During the Virus Crisis
We’ve summarized some of the highlights of the changing social and medical environment during the pandemic. The post An Update on Developments During the Virus Crisis appeared first on Durango Downtown.
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Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) Activates in response to COVID-19
CERF (Community Emergency Relief Fund) is designated for broad-based community emergencies in Southwest Colorado. Established in 2008 in response to the Season’s Restaurant fire, CERF has been...
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Coronavirus updates– no cases in La Plata County
As of 4 pm on Sunday, March 22, 2020, the State of Colorado reports no cases of Corona Virus in La Plata County. Animas River, Durango, CO Spring 2020 photo by Sam Rose No cases have been reported in...
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Over 100,000 People have Recovered from COVID-19!
According to Bing’s COVID-19 tracker, 101,383 cases of the Coronavirus have been confirmed recoveries. The worldwide pandemic is showing some hope now that 27% of all cases have recovered, with that...
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Sustaining Through Uncertainty
by Mark Haeussler, CEO – Alpine Leadership The initial portion of reacting to a health and economic shock often comes with certainty of action, be it sanitizing efforts, leveraging the virtual space...
View ArticleThree Additional COVID-19 Cases ID’ed
San Juan Basin Public Health has confirmed three more cases of COVID-19 infections in La Plata County as a result of last week’s drive-through community testing. The post Three Additional COVID-19...
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The Magic of Mullein: Cowboy TP & More!
To many of us living in this beautiful little corner of Colorado Mullein is a fairly common sight. It can be recognized by its distinct towering rod-like stem that has an incredibly soft feel to its...
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Manna Soup Kitchen Continues to Provide for our Community during Quarantine
Each week for the last several years, we have highlighted a “lifestyle” aspect of life in La Plata County. This week, our focus is one of huge importance, especially in these times. Since 1985, locals...
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Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients
Obesity may be one of the most important predictors of severe coronavirus illness, new studies say. It is an alarming finding for the United States, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the...
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Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper?
We asked the experts to answer questions about all the places coronavirus lurks (or doesn’t). You’ll feel better after reading this. When we asked readers to send their questions about coronavirus, a...
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Earth Day– Fifty years of celebrating the EARTH!
Today we celebrate 50 years of EARTH DAY!! The first Earth Day was in 1970. Over a billion people have mobilized for action in this great environmental effort! THE FIRST EARTH DAY Every year on April...
View ArticleNASA takes a look at 50 years of Earthday!
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JOHN DENVER inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, hosted by Olivia...
John Denver photo compliments of Hub City Times JOHN DENVER inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, hosted by Olivia Newton-John, as Governor Hickenlooper declares “Earth Day in Space.” Olivia...
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Benefits of CBG (Cannabigerol)
About CBG Cannabigerol (CBG) is one of more than 120 identified cannabinoid compounds found in the cannabis plant. It was first discovered in 1964 as a component of hashish. It was later discovered...
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