Sleeping pill dangers and how to avoid them
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The stories of sleeping pills gone wrong are legendary. Ask any flight attendant, and you’ll hear amusing tales of…
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Excessive napping could be a sign of dementia, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Frequent napping or regularly napping for extended periods during the day may be a sign of early dementia in older adults, a…
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Healthy Seniors: FDA approves eye drops to help age related blurry vision
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Instead of reaching for the reading glasses, some people are now reaching for eye drops. “It’s very exciting to…
Continue ReadingIs Guinness really ‘good for you’?
By Lisa Drayer, CNN Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick’s Day. It has also been touted as being…
Continue ReadingHow xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, is making overdoses even riskier
By Nadia Kounang, CNN The latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the country lost 105,752 lives to drug…
Continue ReadingThis key indicator may determine how bad a BA.2 wave could be in the US
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With a new version of the Omicron coronavirus variant picking up steam in the United States, as many as…
Continue ReadingThis key indicator may determine how bad a BA.2 wave could be in the US
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With a new version of the Omicron coronavirus variant picking up steam in the United States, as many as…
Continue ReadingUS drug overdose deaths reach another record high as deaths from fentanyl surge
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Annual drug overdose deaths have reached another record high in the United States as deaths from fentanyl and other…
Continue ReadingUS drug overdose deaths reach another record high as deaths from fentanyl surge
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Annual drug overdose deaths have reached another record high in the United States as deaths from fentanyl and other…
Continue ReadingShould parents be worried about vaccine effectiveness for 5- to 11-year-olds? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN To many parents’ dismay, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the Covid-19…
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13 Investigates: Florence leaders directed staff to use fraudulent COVID sick time
FLORENCE, Colo. (KRDO) — Several current and former Florence city employees tell 13 Investigates they were forced to take off COVID sick time in…
Continue ReadingMost people don’t know these possible signs of early Alzheimer’s
By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re not familiar with the term “mild cognitive impairment,” you’re not the only one. More than…
Continue ReadingMost people don’t know these possible signs of early Alzheimer’s
By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re not familiar with the term “mild cognitive impairment,” you’re not the only one. More than…
Continue ReadingPfizer/BioNTech seek FDA authorization for fourth Covid-19 vaccine doses for people 65 and up
By Amanda Sealy, Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration for…
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$200k worth of medical supplies shipped from Colorado Springs to Ukraine
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — More than $200,000 worth of medical supplies are being donated to Ukraine from a major healthcare system in…
Continue ReadingEnding teen sleep struggles — is it possible?
By Michelle Icard, CNN Someone needs a nap. Is it you? Probably. Your teen? Definitely. Teenagers need more sleep than adults or their younger…
Continue ReadingWhat rising Covid-19 infections in the UK and Europe could mean for the US
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Two weeks after the United Kingdom dropped its last remaining Covid-19 mitigation measure — a…
Continue ReadingSleeping with even a small amount of light may harm your health, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping for only one night with a dim light, such as a TV set with the sound off, raised the blood sugar and heart rate of…
Continue ReadingAlternative sweeteners in your drinks can help with weight and diabetes risk, study says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN In our soda, tea, coffee and juice: We like to drink sugar. Americans eat about 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of sugar annually…
Continue ReadingTough to maintain healthy food habits? Shift to these weekly goals
By Lisa Drayer, CNN Going 100% vegan, cutting carbs or attempting to lose 30 pounds quickly is daunting, drastic and difficult to sustain. And such…
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