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Rounding Up the Truth on Roundup

December 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, Public Safety, Science / No Comments

“When you take the kids to the park and you’re seeing these yellow flags and pesticides are being sprayed and you’re walking with your stroller…it’s really frustrating,” says Reynolds, who says the issue has been on her mind “for many years.”

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Family Stress During the Holidays?

December 1, 2019 / Sandra Thebaud, PhD / Families, Health & Wellness, Psychology/Self-Help / No Comments

Holiday gatherings can be tough, even in the best of times, because we’re surrounded by images of seemingly happy, loving families that get along or, at least, seem to resolve their issues amicably. This can lead us to expect the same from our own family, even though it’s never been the case in the past.

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Vaping: “Using your body as a chemistry experiment”

November 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, Kids, Parenting, State Issues / No Comments

If you have a child in middle school or high school, there’s an excellent chance they have tried vaping (“E-cigarettes”) or are regularly vaping. “Parents would not be wrong to assume that your child has either vaped or has been exposed to those who have fairly regularly,” says Dr. Heather Hoch, a Stapleton resident who specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

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Veterans Battle with PTSD, “Walking through Fire”

September 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Health & Wellness, National Issues / No Comments

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD impacts up to 30% of veterans, according to the National Center for PTSD. It can take years to fully manifest, and may take decades for a vet to tackle through therapy.

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Tanzania’s Hadza say: “We Think You’re Lost”

July 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Arts/Culture, Health & Wellness, People, Travel / No Comments

Photographer Mike Holtby got rare access to view and photograph the Hadzabe (Hadza) tribe, the last hunter gatherer tribe in Tanzania. This communal and egalitarian society does not value private property, and does not want modern technology or even farming to interfere with their values and traditions, says Holtby.

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Preventing and Treating Eating Disorders: Share Your Meal, Share Your Day

July 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Health & Wellness, People, Psychology/Self-Help / No Comments

Anne Marie O’Melia, a Lowry resident and physician at the Eating Recovery Center (ERC) in Lowry, says eating disorders are a complex mix of both medical and psychological factors, and may include a range of issues and personality traits.

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Vaccinations: Your Choice, Others’ Children

April 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, Kids / No Comments

Health experts and parents discuss the importance of community or herd immunity imparted by vaccines, which protect those with compromised immune systems from contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. The recent measles epidemic in the U.S. came close to Stapleton in January 2019 but no outbreak occurred.

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A Clinic for Whatever Ails Your Foot or Ankle

April 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Health & Wellness, Science, Technology / No Comments
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Teacher Jamie Snyder had to stay off her foot for several weeks due to a fall down the stairs at her school; a series of follow-up visits at the UCHealth Foot and Ankle Center in Stapleton returned her to full mobility. The state-of-the-art 6,100-square-foot clinic specializes in orthopedics, podiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation. It offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment for a host of injuries and conditions. Moon says it is the only facility of its kind in the state, and one of only a handful in the nation.

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Denver Sheriff Patrick Firman: Man with a Mission

March 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Health & Wellness, People, Public Safety / No Comments

Sheriff Patrick Firman had focused on making reforms in the Denver Sheriff Department since his arrival in Denver. Among his reforms are several centered on employee wellness and inmate mental health.

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Syracuse Bike Lanes

March 1, 2019 / Carol Roberts / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, Public Safety, Travel / 3 Comments

Plans for bike lanes on Syracuse from 8th to MLK.

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