Updated: 4:48 AM An expansion of Medicaid eligibility that's expected to add 160,000 adults to public health care assistance in Colorado has been signed into law.
Posted: 9:33 AM A new study shows that eating foods that contain naturally-occurring nicotine--such as bell peppers--may be able reduce the risk of Parkinson's Disease.
Updated: 11:54 AM Children's Hospital in Aurora is still working to clean up after a nasty stomach bug shut down one of the buildings.
Updated: 7:17 AM Saturday, local law enforcement along with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) conducted several drug take-back events.
Posted: 7:21 AM Boulder County has issued a health warning after nearly 70 people, mostly young children, came down with whooping cough.
Posted: 11:50 AM Colorado is closer to expanding Medicaid for needy adults as part of the federal health care overhaul.
Posted: 5:25 PM An ambitious plan to make Colorado the first state with universal health care has been spiked by its Democratic sponsor.
Posted: 7:19 AM Four Colorado metro areas are among the least obese in the country.
Posted: 7:08 AM A strain of bird flu not known to infect humans until recently has caused a fourth death in China, with 11 people now confirmed as having contracted the virus.
Updated: 9:27 AM More than 100,000 Americans were diagnosed with cancer of the head or neck last year.
Posted: 5:59 AM Temporary tattoos are a great way to get some ink without having to make a major commitment. But, even this fleeting style of body art can cause some serious health problems.
Posted: 6:47 AM As of their season opener on Thursday, April 4, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox says their facilities will be smoke-free.
Posted: 9:56 AM A shocking new report from the Alzheimer's Association finds one in three adults over 65 dies with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia.
Posted: 9:31 AM New York City is planning a $250,000 social media and marketing campaign to warn teens that they risk hearing loss from listening to personal music players at high volume
Posted: 12:09 PM Coffee or green tea drinker? Don't put that cup down: Those beverages may lower your stroke risk if they're a regular part of your daily diet.
Posted: 3:56 PM New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.
Posted: 3:15 AM A new study of national health rates has produced "startling" results for the United Kingdom, and they're not encouraging.
Posted: 3:11 AM A new study finds that U.S. women 75 and younger are dying at higher rates than previous years in nearly half the nation's counties.
Posted: 9:39 AM There's promising news in the fight against pediatric AIDS, after news that a baby born with HIV is cured.
Posted: 7:44 AM Officials have released a dramatic 911 call between an emergency dispatcher and a nurse at a retirement home. In the recording, a nurse can be heard refusing to give CPR to a dying woman.
Posted: 4:33 AM Federal regulators are offering help to state inspectors, warning cantaloupe farmers and packers that they will be testing melons for pathogens this year after two years of illness and recalls.
