The Motion Picture Association of America nominated the movie “The Favourite” for an Academy Award for best picture. If you’ve already seen this movie, you will have noticed the main character, Queen Anne (played by Oscar-nominated actress Olivia Coleman), suffered from an on again/off again painful joint condition called gout. Because of its prominent role in the Oscar-nominated film, people have taken increased interest in this condition.

Throughout the history of the United States of America, there have been 43 presidents who have governed our nation (45 presidential terms because Grover Cleveland served twice). With only four former presidents and one current president alive today, Denver Health experts dived into how our past Commanders-in-Chief died and how we would treat them now.

Dehydration Facts: Can You Really Get Dehydrated in Winter?

Anyone who has lived through a Colorado winter comes to know that they need two staples to make it through until spring: lots of lip balm and gallons of moisturizing skin cream. Although Colorado air is dry all year long, it gets a whole lot worse in winter and the effects that has on us are, while mostly annoying, can also have real health consequences.

First, let’s consider why it's so dry here.