Health News Archives
You know those messy, gunky impressions you get at the dentist's office? Well thanks to new technology that may soon become a thing of the past. Now dentists can scan your teeth digitally.
Two Utah hospitals have a new machine that tests for the dangerous drug-resistant staph bacteria MRSA in only two hours.
More people now will probably have their colon screened because this latest study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health says the quicker, easier, noninvasive technique is just as effective.
First federal guidelines set minimum amount of activity adults need.
Young, female immigrants must now get shot to prevent cervical cancer.
The industry has been criticized by pediatricians for marketing over-the-counter cough and cold remedies for children under 6 despite a lack of evidence that they work, and reports of safety problems.
There's an emotional burden. "You may open the envelope and find out that you have a disease or an increased risk for getting a disease and there's nothing you can do about it," said medical ethicist Dr. Robert Klitzman.
Three Europeans share 2008 award for work on viruses.
Chris Clear, the 19 year old who survived a freak brain injury, is now a celebrity of sorts. This weekend, his fellow firefighters raised enough money to pay his medical bills.
One patient has saved close to $20,000 by disputing misappropriated codes.
The economy isn't the only thing that's sagging. So are faces, breasts and bellies, as would-be cosmetic surgery patients are increasingly opting against costly nips and tucks.
A Dallas, Texas hospital has started a "one of a kind" program that serves as "high surveillance" for women who want to be pro-active.
Doctors question safety of over-the-counter drugs for kids under 6.
Incorporating massage treatments into cancer treatment programs help patients physically and emotionally.
A law that took years in the making now requires disclosure of the origin of many foods including meats, fresh fruits and vegetables and certain nuts.
Gastric bypass surgery has helped thousands of people lose weight, but a new study finds that diabetics who undergo the procedure are less likely to see good results.
More young women having surgery to prevent lines and wrinkles.
Colorado State University-Pueblo has been awarded $100,000 to fund 10 scholarships in its accelerated baccalaureate nursing program. The program is designed for students with a previous non-nursing baccalaureate to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 14 months.
Some clubs offer a class that hits you in the gut, heart and soul. It's a workout with words.
Doctors are now able to combine cancer surgery and plastic surgery into a single procedure for breast cancer patients.
PETA calls on Ben & Jerry's to replace cow's milk with breast milk in their ice cream. PETA officials say a move to human breast milk would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit human health.
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States as well as in other developed and developing countries. Prevalence among children and adolescents has doubled in the past 2 decades in the United States.
There are now up to eight vaccines just for adults. The government has recently recommended three new vaccines such as the shingles vaccine, HPV vaccine, and a vaccine for whooping cough.
Caffeine-laced energy drinks are all the buzz, promoting everything from weight loss to endurance. But in some cases, with little or no content labeling or health warnings.
The YMCA wants Americans to get out and get moving! As part of America on the Move Week, Y’s across the country are offering free wellness programs to non-members.
More than 200 thousand people in the U.S. Had weight loss surgery last year and experts say an estimated 10 to 15 percent could benefit from revisional surgery, such as stomaphyx, down the road.
3-year-old boy from Denver area dies from E. coli infection.
Flu cases in El Paso County jumped nearly 400 percent during the last flu season, representing the highest level of flu activity in the county in the past four years.
Melamine, an industrial chemical which can cause kidney stones and kidney failure in babies, has been found in infant formula and other milk products from 22 of China's dairy companies. Chinese goods including liquid milk, instant coffee mix and milk-based candy have been banned around Asia.
"It's a simple maneuver that takes two or three minutes. You lay them down and roll them in such a way so that the debris, the crystals that have gotten into the inner ear, roll through the inner ear back to the place where they belong."
One in six men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime.
Free prostate screening will take place Saturday, September 20 from 8 - 11:30 a.m. at the Peak Vista Community Health Center at 225 S. Union Blvd.
If your child is struggles in school poor vision may be to blame.
By the end of this year all chlorofluorocarbons, or CFC containing inhalers will be banned in the U.S. as part of the clean air act.
For centuries the Chinese have claimed to know what's wrong by simply applying pressure to the hands and feet. Now a massage technique called reflexology is using similar principles.
Children at a Headstart in Lansing, Michigan are participating in a clinical study to see if a special type of lollipop can actually decrease tooth decay.
PenroseCancerCenter in Colorado Springs is now offering treatment through a system they call the most advanced in the world.
This could be the end of dreaded colonoscopies.
There's a new facial peel on the market that only takes a few minutes and eliminates the pain associated with other peels.
A tough transition that's left more troops than ever before with P.T.S.D. or post-traumatic-stress disorder and other health issues that effect society, troops, and their families.
A preliminary study of a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, food cans and other products has found that it poses possible risks for heart disease and diabetes.
There's good news for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. They'll soon be able to use a medication patch to ease their often debilitating nausea.
Five barracks under construction at Fort Carson are being tested for mold after spores were discovered in least one of them.
Penrose St. Francis Health Services will host a series of community flu shot clinics this fall, most dates are in October.
You can't beat this. A free health screening on wheels. That's right it's all happening on a 38 foot bus. The 2008 Walgreens Take Care Health Tour is offering free cholesterol and blood pressure checks to name a couple.
This week the El Paso County Health Department was accused of picking on a volunteer fire department's monthly pancake breakfast.
Two studies question using procedure for treating arthritis, meniscus tears.
"It's a shocking number. It's 25 years earlier than the general population."
There's information starting to surface about a new strain of lice called "super lice". The lice are resistant to over the counter treatments. While there have been reports of outbreaks n other parts of the country El Paso County Health Department officials say so far it's not in Southern Colorado.
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has named Margaret Sabin as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Scientists believe about 30 percent of white people of European ancestry have a gene variant that may partly explain why so many people are overweight.
Methadone, which is both abused and used to break addiction to heroin and other opioid drugs, may prove to be a hero in killing cancer.
Tobacco wipes out natural difference between the sexes, doctors say.
Only 2 percent plan to enter family medicine, new study says.
France blocked the sale of Red Bull in that country in 1996. Only this summer did it finally approve its sale with a warning urging moderate consumption. Similar labeling appears on cans in Canada. Red Bull is not yet authorized for sale in Denmark and Norway.
It's a pacemaker, implanted into the patient's back, that sends electrical signals to their spinal cord.
For years, research has shown that meditation in its various forms lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system, eliminates stress hormones and battles depression. A recent study by UCLA showed that meditation actually helped slow disease progression.
A new option for treating cancer without invasive surgery is becoming readily available. Doctors say it can destroy tumors while many patients say recovery is immediate.
Colorado's rate ranked 18th among states. Gov. Bill Ritter has set a goal for the state to surpass an 80 percent immunization rate.
There is concern that PBDES may increase the risk of health problems everything from behavior disorders to cancer.
The electronic monitor has a voice that greets congestive heart failure patients every morning. It prompts them to weigh themselves, take their blood pressure and answer a few critical questions. A cardiologist is alerted if there's a problem.
The disease has already infected 1,000 people.
It's a scientific discovery that may one day blossom into a cure for allergies.
The statistics are staggering--researchers believe that the number of people living with Alzheimer's Disease will increase to 106 million worldwide by the year 2050. That's a four-fold increase from today.
A Colorado Springs non-profit agency is encouraging people with serious mental illness and their family members to sign up for a free support class. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Colorado Springs is sponsoring its free Family-to-Family class for family members partners, and friends of persons diagnosed with serious mental illness.
Certain foods can help fight fatigue. Here are three top stamina sappers you may encounter, and what to eat and drink more of to stay sharp, focused, and energized all day.
Researchers found 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq reported experiencing migraines; an additional 17 percent suffered possible migraines.
"One patient I had, had a breast mass from breast cancer that was so large it was protruding out of her chest and after a few months of treatment the mass shrunk and went away and it's been over five years now she has had no sign of cancer whatsoever."
In a trial of 2,000 women, an I.V. solution of epsom salts cut in half the risk of cerebral palsy in premie babies.
El Paso County has confirmed its first West Nile infected mosquito of the summer.
Researchers bought 193 Ayurvedic products from 37 manufacturers to test their metal content.
This is one of the first studies to show a direct link between eating foods that contain MSG and obesity.
Damage to a crucial nerve may trigger a taste for fats, sweets in some.
Currently, state employees pay nothing for health insurance. During 2009, free health screenings will point out an overweight Body Mass Index along with health problems caused by being overweight. By 2010, employees who are still overweight and have health problems will have to pay $25 per month for health insurance.
Camping in the woods is definitely tricky if you suffer from asthma, but camp AsthmaCadabra has dozens of volunteers, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists who donate their time for four days, to give the children an outdoor adventure they'd never be able to enjoy because of their asthma, and the sneezing and wheezing.
More and more parents are choosing to exempt their children from some or all of the required vaccinations. And now health officials are seeing a resurgence of measles, which at one point was thought to be almost wiped out.
As students head back to college for the fall semester, they may find some unwelcome guests in their dorm rooms: bed bugs.
Gym memberships are up and workout times are on the rise, since the start of the 2008 Summer Olympic games.
Young women who abuse alcohol may be hurting their chances of having a successful pregnancy later in life.
Risk of Type 2 diabetes was 4 times higher, study says.
The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of two deaths and four hospitalizations among patients taking the drug.
Transplant experts encourage donations to public banks because they say hundreds of people die every year, needing a stem cell transplant, but unable to find a match.
"I was poisoning her...I'm her mother and I was giving her foods that weren't good for her and I just didn't know."
The new St. Francis Medical Center accepted its first patients Saturday.
The nationwide salmonella outbreak is finally winding down, after sickening more than 14 hundred people. But federal health officials still don't know why the few tainted Mexican peppers they found could explain such widespread illness.
New York state health officials say six residents of a small-town housing complex for seniors have been stricken with Legionnaires' disease. One of the six has died.
A new study shows children who suffer seizures caused by high fever do not face an increased risk of death.
Boys are more likely to have childhood asthma than girls but they're also more likely to grow out of it.
Calling it the "Safer Community Initiative," the group Citizens for Effective Government is seeking the blessing of El Paso County's Health Department and county commissioners. The one percent sales tax increase would be used for public health and law enforcement.
The Pueblo County Health Department confirmed late Thursday that Pueblo has its first case of West Nile Virus of the year.
There's been a lot of talk about the impact of Beijing smog on the athletes competing in the Olympics. Researchers have new data about the effects of pollution on the heart. Pollution that affects all of us, not just elite athletes.
Researchers in Georgia may have identified the cause of postpartum depression or baby blues.
"On the average, ADHD adults had 22 days of time out of role per year. The out of role corresponds to time that you are not doing your responsibilities."
Nutritionists say children perform better in school when they eat a healthy diet. It can also help them with energy levels as they transition from summertime to school.
Cracked sidewalks and unsafe streets can be a nightmare for people who walk or ride their bikes. But help may be on the way. Members of a Pueblo non-profit group want to make it easier for pedestrians and bicycle riders to get around town.
Study: Young athletes return to activity too soon after common injury.
"It reduces adrenaline and cortisol and raises serotonin and endorphins so you get all that happy chemistry moving."
10 to 15 minutes a day of direct sunlight can probably provide enough vitamin D to not be vitamin D deficient.