Health
11/30/2012
Starbucks to donate to RED for World AIDS Day
Posted 10:22 AM 11/30/2012 by Lauren Molenburg
NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp. is donating a portion of its proceeds on World AIDS Day to help fight the disease. The company announced Thursday it would give five cents to the Global Fund of the RED foundation for each hand-crafted drink it sells on Saturday in the United States and (More)
11/29/2012
Kidney donor found after girl's mom makes appeal
Posted 8:51 AM 11/29/2012 by Lauren Molenburg
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) - A mid-Michigan mother who drew attention for holding up a sign earlier this year along a street asking passing motorists to get tested as a possible kidney donor for her 10-year-old daughter says a match has been found. Stacey Schwerin of Bay City tells (More)
Suffolk health board wants kid energy-drink ban
11/28/2012
Medical groups pushing for Medicaid expansion
Posted 2:36 PM 11/28/2012 by Eric Ross
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri medical groups launched a campaign Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to thousands of working adults, citing a study estimating that the largely federally-funded expansion could lead to 24,000 new jobs across the state. The push to expand (More)
11/27/2012
US: HIV spread high in young gay males
Posted 10:21 AM 11/27/2012 by Kirsten Bennett
NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say 1 in 5 new HIV infections occur in a tiny segment of the U.S. population - young men who are gay or bisexual. The government on Tuesday released new numbers that spotlight how the spread of the AIDS virus is heavily concentrated in young males who (More)
11/24/2012
Coroner cautions after 3 infants die while in bed with parents
Posted 8:26 AM 11/24/2012 by Matt Stafford
GREELEY, Colo. - The Weld County coroner says three children in the county have died while sleeping in adult beds in the past year. The Greeley Tribune reported Friday that Coroner Mark Ward urged parents to take precautions to avoid such deaths. Ward says all three of the (More)
11/23/2012
Gingerbread village at Chapel Hills Mall
Posted 4:45 PM 11/23/2012 by Joe Bevans
Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs is having a gingerbread village on display through December 9th. All of the houses are original designs by Pikes Peak Community College culinary art students. You can bid on your favorite tasty design. The display is a gift from Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern Colorado. Proceeds from the auction go the charity. Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern Colorado helped more than five thousand kids and their families last year.
China bans hospitals from refusing AIDS patients
German lab: Qatar man suffered from new virus
11/20/2012
Bristol-Pfizer anticlot drug gets key EU approval
Posted 2:59 PM 11/20/2012 by Eric Ross
NEW YORK (AP) - European regulators have approved a crucial new anticlotting drug, Eliquis, for preventing strokes and dangerous clots in the circulatory system. Eliquis was approved for use in the 27 European Union countries in patients at risk for such clots, called systemic (More)
Standard HIV testing?
11/19/2012
Judge: Hobby Lobby must offer morning-after pill
Posted 6:57 PM 11/19/2012 by Matt Stafford
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills. In a 28-page (More)
11/16/2012
No survivor's benefits for posthumously conceived
Posted 12:35 PM 11/16/2012 by Lauren Molenburg
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that children in the state conceived through artificial insemination after the death of a parent cannot receive Social Security survivor benefits. The court's decision Friday came in the case of an Omaha woman, Melissa Amen (More)
11/15/2012
49ers coach hospitalized, irregular heartbeat
Posted 5:09 PM 11/15/2012 by Joe Bevans
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was sent to the hospital Thursday for a "minor procedure" after doctors discovered he had an irregular heartbeat. The team said it anticipates Harbaugh will be back at the 49ers facility Friday, though it's unclear in what (More)
More American workers to pick their insurance
11/13/2012
Fall rains bring havoc to Haiti
Posted 6:56 PM 11/13/2012 by Matt Stafford
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The rain has tapered off in Haiti and floodwaters no longer claw at houses, but the situation across much of the country remains grim following an autumn of punishing rains. Scores of people have died and experts fear food shortages loom. Heavy rains began (More)
New resource connection for Pikes Peak vets
11/12/2012
Memorial gets stroke certification
Posted 5:06 PM 11/12/2012 by Greg Boyce
Memorial Hospital has been awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification, a designation for hospitals that provide superior care for stroke patients.
Issued by the Joint Commission on Health Care Accreditation in conjunction with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (More)
Local mom warns against shaking babies after husband kills 8-week-old
11/11/2012
Major hurdles remain to end veteran homelessness
Posted 10:59 AM 11/11/2012 by Matt Stafford
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Arthur Lute's arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. Lute has post-traumatic stress (More)
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