DEA Drug Take-Back Day Collects 276 Tons
Posted: 4:09 PM 276 tons of unwanted or expired medications were collected by the DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28.
Posted: 4:09 PM 276 tons of unwanted or expired medications were collected by the DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28.
Updated: 12:13 PM A recent survey found 60 percent of teen girls who have sex use the most effective kinds of contraception.
Posted: 7:55 AM A new USDA tracing method is aimed at making our meat supply safer.
Posted: 7:37 AM The Department of Agriculture has quarantined two farms in the wake of the latest mad cow disease investigation.
Posted: 10:40 AM A new report finds some 15 million premature babies are born every year.
Updated: 4:09 PM A bill to ban artificial trans fats in most school food was approved by a committee in the State House of Representatives.
Updated: 9:28 AM It can be tough to figure out where to begin when you want to get healthier. But A.J. Jacobs decided to start with everything.
Posted: 3:03 PM Fort Carson gave KKTV 11 News behind the scenes access to their medical facilities Thursday. New programs there are designed to help soldiers and their families deal with the issues surrounding deployment.
Updated: 5:06 PM For the fourth time in recent years, a cow has been diagnosed with mad cow disease. Products from the animal did not enter the human food chain.
Posted: 12:39 PM Free cancer screenings today for oral, head, and neck cancer at a southern Colorado hospital.
Posted: 1:39 PM A federal report says many veterans who seek mental care from the VA are forced to wait far longer than the Department of Veterans Affairs has reported.
Updated: 12:00 PM Starbucks says it will stop using a red dye made from crushed bugs.
Posted: 1:34 PM MADD says more than half of teen drinkers get their alcohol from adults. They say parents, therefore, are the key to preventing underage drinking.
Posted: 10:39 AM Health officials say accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past.
Posted: 5:48 AM Federal health regulators said Tuesday they are adding labeling to Yaz and other newer birth control pills emphasizing that the drugs may be more likely to cause blood clots than older contraceptive pills.
Posted: 4:04 PM A new report released by El Paso County Public Health indicates several areas of concern, including high rates of obesity and a large number of people living without health insurance.
Posted: 3:37 PM Three Coloradans have tested positive for Hantavirus this year, a disease passed to humans through rodents.
Posted: 6:22 AM Parents will soon be dyeing and hiding eggs for excited youngsters, but health officials are handing out a few warnings.
Posted: 9:31 AM The State Health Department announced a program Thursday that allows registered nurses to perform several routine health checks at a client's home.
Updated: 6:44 PM The Pueblo Health Department says three skunks have tested positive for rabies. No humans or pets were infected.
Posted: 6:09 AM Skin cancer is on the rise among young adults, particularly young women.
Posted: 12:10 PM New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a women's risk of breast cancer.
Updated: 12:13 PM The individual insurance requirement that the Supreme Court is reviewing isn't the first federal mandate involving health care.
