Updated: 5:29 PM Popular HIV-fighting pill already on the market may also help people avoid contracting the virus. An FDA panel has endorsed using the drug for that purpose.

Posted: 4:47 PM A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 18-4 to recommend approval of a new prescription weight-loss drug.

Updated: 6:29 AM A new national survey finds that one out of five pregnant Caucasian women smoke. That’s nearly 22 percent rate is higher than other races.

Updated: 10:23 AM The FDA is proposing guidelines to ensure children get smaller doses of radiation in medical tests.

Posted: 12:48 AM Staying active may reduce the risk of dying from breast and colon cancer.

Updated: 9:38 AM We know we’re supposed to use sunscreen every day, especially in Colorado. Sometimes we may forget. But here’s a reminder of just how big of a threat skin cancer really is, especially melanoma.

Updated: 9:44 AM The new report from the Institutes of Medicine has been released. It shows changes are needed beyond the individual to get America healthier.

Posted: 12:01 PM Already, about a third of people are obese. By 2030, it is estimated 42 percent of the population will be overweight.

Posted: 5:07 PM At least 14 people in nine states have been infected with salmonella from tainted dog food.

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: 12:18 PM A new survey of young people by The Partnership at Drugfree.org says nearly 1 in 10 teens light up marijuana at least 20 or more times a month.

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: 5:59 AM A woman was sick to her stomach when doctors showed her a dark spot on her lung. But it turns out a fruit pit may have been the problem.

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.