Health and Wellness

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HW: New Fruita hospital nearer to completion

Fruita needs a new hospital, and help is just months away. Family Health West’s new 39,000-square-foot hospital is scheduled to open July 1. The hospital will have 15 beds and be available for emergency, surgical and outpatient and ...

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Kokopelli Clinics in Fruita add surgeon services

Dr. Christopher Wibbelsman will offer consultations and pre- and post-surgery exams in the General Surgeons of Western Colorado’s new offices to open in Fruita on March 9. Family Health West made an announcement last week that a surgeon ...

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Briefs: Local Health March 03, 2009

Resort promotes skin cancer awareness • Sunlight Mountain Resort is holding its first Melanoma Awareness Day and Brad Lanpher Lap-a-Thon on Saturday . The day is being held in honor of Lanpher, an avid skier who was diagnosed with ...

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HW: Taking control of weight loss March 03, 2009

Three Grand Junction women are ready to be candid about shedding pounds and inches of body fat. Linda Johnson, Hollie Caudell and Andrea Laible volunteered for a three month, weight-loss study at e-fit, 2829 North Ave. For the next three ...

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Local woman earns more than $1 million selling supplements

When Bette James Laughrun began using Isagenix products more than six years ago, she was not thinking of a career. “I had some health issues, and I thought I’d get involved with them to help my health,” the 72-year-old ...

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Briefs: Local Health February 17, 2009

Autism board asks for local comment • The Colorado Autism Commission is holding public hearings on the Western Slope to educate residents about the commission’s work and to hear stories about Coloradans affected by ...

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Doctor partners with other health care providers to get medical supplies to those in need around wor

Dr. Rebecca Mashburn is trying to save the world one strip of adhesive tape at a time. Mashburn, a family physician with Western Colorado Physicians Group and Primary Care Partners, collects and donates new and overstocked medical supplies to ...

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Best Blogs: African Computers February 10, 2009

The message below is from former Daily Sentinel reporter Emily Morris. Emily is serving in the Peace Corps in Senegal and needs your help. Please read on: Hi everyone, If you’re broke, stop reading now and forward this post to anyone ...

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HW: Honing in on pain February 03, 2009

Mary Hill was unfamiliar with the BioMeridian machine, but she was willing to try anything to feel healthy and pain-free. She has no regrets.  Hill, 74, had two BioMeridian tests at New Life Chiropractic in the past year. A metal ...

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Briefs: Local Health January 20, 2009

Not wise to ignore medicine cabinet • American College of Emergency Physicians wants the public to use the New Year as a reason to clean out and restock the medicine cabinet. Like refrigerator items, medicine cabinet supplies pile ...

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