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Back to school health and safety tips

Now that our community’s children are back in school, here are some tips to ensure that they stay healthy both in and out of the classroom throughout the year. First, two tips for everyone, ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

How to get started on choosing a health-care provider

There are many options from which to choose when it comes to medical care – primary care physicians, specialists, and nurse practitioners and physician assistants who work in conjunction wit...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Play your cards right, and be healthy in old age

Why is that some people ease into their older years with relative ease, while others struggle with a chronic illness or an annoying array of medical problems? According to Cortez...

DATE: Jul 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Preventing, recognizing and treating skin cancer

We’re fortunate to live in an area that has many more clear days than cloudy ones. The bright, beautiful weather is one thing that draws people to live in the Four Corners, and anyone who h...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Feet deserve your attention, too

You can’t pick up a magazine, turn on the television, or go online without seeing something about keeping your heart healthy, your brain active, your gastrointestinal system functioning smoo...

DATE: Apr 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Common workplace injuries and common sense

By Karen Childress Getting hurt anywhere is a pain – literally – but when it happens in the workplace an injury can be disruptive not only to the person who suffers the misfortune...

DATE: Feb 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Prevention helps children avoid sports injuries

School is back in session and children are back on the playgrounds and sports fields. They’re having fun, learning teamwork and getting exercise. And some of them will suffer injuries. ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Living with seasonal allergies

Spring has officially sprung, and here in the Four Corners that means breezy days and trees and grasses coming back to life after being dormant through the winter. This combination results i...

DATE: Apr 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes