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SCL Health St. Mary’s achieves elite national recognition

Dec 07, 2018 03:22AM ● By BEACON Senior News

For the third consecutive year in the Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade, SCL St. Mary’s Medical Center received straight As. ...

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Crystal clear: Singing bowls heal and harmonize

Dec 06, 2018 02:08AM ● By Pat Martin

Have you ever run your finger around the rim of a crystal wine glass to make a musical tone? Crystal singing bowls are like a larger version...

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Skin Cancer Foundation encourages protecting skin year-round

Dec 04, 2018 03:12AM ● By BEACON Senior News

UVB rays, the main cause of sunburns, are the strongest in the summer. However, UVB rays can burn and damage your skin year-round, especiall...

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Grand Junction Veterans Health Care System changes name

Dec 04, 2018 03:00AM ● By Beacon Senior News

To better reflect the area in which it serves, the Grand Junction Veterans Health Care System changed its name to VA Western Colorado Health...

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Thousands of Americans have Pulmonary Fibrosis, many not diagnosed

Dec 04, 2018 02:50AM ● By BEACON Senior News

More than 200,000 Americans are living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a progressive and debilitating lung disease that leads to scarring of t...

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Veterans on the MOVE!

Nov 06, 2018 05:02AM ● By Melanie Wiseman

September 16, 2017, is a date veteran Clifford Wheeler will never forget. It was the day he joined the Grand Junction Veterans Affairs (VA) ...

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Mobile one-stop hearing shop Colorado West Audiology brings hearing help to you

Oct 07, 2018 08:09PM ● By Jan Weeks

Boomers are starting to regret all those Stones and Hendrix concerts they went to, since a lot of conversations nowadays contain the phrases...

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Learn about changes at Medicare Monday

Oct 07, 2018 04:51AM ● By Eileen Doherty

Reviewing your Medicare plan and drug coverage is every Medicare beneficiary’s responsibility. Medicare plans can make changes to cost, cove...

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Community Hospital earns Level III Trauma Center designation

Sep 01, 2018 05:55AM ● By BEACON Senior News

Community Hospital has earned a Level III Trauma Center designation by the Trauma Division of Colorado Department of Public Health and Envir...

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OT, PA, PT, MA—what’s the difference? Navigating medical titles for the best health care experience

Sep 01, 2018 01:45AM ● By Jan Weeks

In our golden years, we visit the doctor more often. He or she sends you off to someone else for tests or rehabilitation, but you may have l...

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Jutta Solano: Crossroads’ fitness cheerleader

Sep 01, 2018 01:36AM ● By Melanie Wiseman

You’d be hard pressed to find a more enthusiastic fitness and healthy living cheerleader than 72-year-old Jutta Solano. This petite dynamo t...

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Quality dental care that isn’t like pulling teeth

Aug 31, 2018 09:52PM ● By Melinda Mawdsley

A fear of the dentist is a real thing—no matter the age. Whether it was a routine visit that went badly as a child or trepidation about a he...

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