Posted: 8:46 AM The worst air in the country is actually hovering over Salt Lake City, and it could mean big changes for life there.

Posted: 10:16 PM Mesa County health officials have issued a health advisory due to high levels of smoke in the Grand Valley.

Posted: 7:37 AM Scientists are attempting something dramatically different in the quest to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease. They're using "brain pacemakers."

Posted: 4:27 PM Penrose-St. Francis Health Services says it has partnered with Walgreens to provide two additional clinics to offer free influenza vaccinations in Colorado Springs.

Posted: 4:40 PM The total number of pediatric deaths linked to this flu season in Colorado is up to four, including one in El Paso County, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment reported Tuesday.

Updated: 7:59 AM Southwest Ice Cream Specialties of McKinney, Texas, is voluntarily recalling some of its Dulce de Leche ice cream containers because they may contain praline pecan ice cream, which has wheat, soy and pecans that could cause problems for people allergic to those ingredients.

Posted: 11:55 AM Some 160,000 Colorado adults with low incomes could become eligible for public health care assistance under a plan announced Thursday by Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Posted: 6:41 AM A major deadline looms Friday for states to comply with the new health care law. Colorado's an early achiever and doesn't have to worry about the deadline.

Posted: 6:00 AM This is a story that has a lot of you asking: should you get a flu shot?

Posted: 11:18 AM There will be a flu shot clinic December 18th in Pueblo West.

Updated: 10:57 PM A Pueblo woman has died from the flu and other complications.

Posted: 7:26 AM Researchers say gene testing in early pregnancy reveals far more about potential health risks than current prenatal testing.

Posted: 7:57 AM A study finds that breast cancer patients taking the drug tamoxifen can cut their chances of having the disease come back or kill them if they stay on the pills for 10 years instead of five years as doctors recommend now.

Posted: 7:30 AM A new study says injuries from the use of a kids' party attraction have skyrocketed along with the popularity of inflatable bounce houses.

Posted: 12:25 PM The Weld County coroner says three children in the county have died while sleeping in adult beds in the past year.

Posted: 8:11 AM The owner of 5-Hour Energy says a ban of his product over reports that some people with heart conditions experienced dangerous side effects would make about as much sense as banning peanuts because some people who eat them are deathly allergic.

Updated: 10:21 AM The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern states.

Updated: 8:40 AM The holidays can be a fun time of year, but it can also be very stressful, especially for parents. Experts want them to know there is help out there for their frustrations.

Posted: 7:35 AM New research shows that people with diabetes and several clogged heart arteries fare better with bypass surgery instead of having stents placed to prop open their blood vessels.

Posted: 3:30 AM A panel in Britain confirms the life-saving nature of breast cancer screening but says it comes at a cost.

Posted: 10:43 PM According to the El Paso County Health department, three elderly people and an adolescent have been hospitalized with influenza.

Posted: 9:14 AM The two U.N. agencies for health and weather services have created a new "atlas" of scientific data that they say offers fresh evidence of the links between climate change to outbreaks of meningitis, malaria and other diseases.

Posted: 7:16 AM New research suggests shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous.

Posted: 7:48 AM Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo is making getting a flu shot as easy as picking up a hamburger from your local drive-thru joint.

Posted: 5:15 AM Justin's is expanding a voluntary recall of some of its peanut butter products because peanuts in them may have been contaminated with salmonella.