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12/21/2012
Deal reached to reopen NM peanut butter plant
Posted 4:37 PM 12/21/2012 by Lauren Molenburg
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A troubled New Mexico peanut butter plant that had its licensed yanked after being linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak reached a deal Friday to resume some operations the day after Christmas under the watchful eye of federal regulators.
A consent decree (More)
Local family fears tragedy if bipolar son doesn't get help
12/12/2012
Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer's drug
Posted 10:35 AM 12/12/2012 by Tony Spehar
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug has flashed potential to help with mild cases of the disease, but patients and doctors will have to wait a few more years to learn whether regulators will allow the drugmaker to sell it.Lilly said Wednesday that it will (More)
12/10/2012
USDA to allow more meat, grains in school lunches
Posted 9:46 AM 12/10/2012 by Lauren Molenburg
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in kids' meals. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of Congress in a letter Friday that the department will do away with daily and weekly (More)
12/6/2012
Marketers fooling you with greenwashing
Posted 8:10 AM 12/6/2012 by Jacqui Heinrich, jheinrich@koaa.com
Greenwashing: it's when a company uses images or terms to make consumers believe a product is more environmentally friendly than it really is, and it happens more than you might think.
We've seen the symbols and know the lingo-- terms like 'natural', 'green' and 'organic'-- but it's not (More)
12/5/2012
Olive Garden owner to hold off on worker changes
Posted 6:16 PM 12/5/2012 by Matt Stafford
NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster says it won't bump any full-time workers down to part-time status, after its tests aimed at limiting health care costs resulted in a publicity backlash that took a bite out of sales. At the same time, Darden Restaurants Inc. (More)...
New additions for Memorial Hospital
12/3/2012
Free flu shot clinics in Colorado Springs
Posted 2:52 PM 12/3/2012 by Andy Koen
COLORADO SPRINGS - Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Walgreens and other community partners are working together to offer five free flu shot clinics this month for people with health insurance or those who do not have vaccine coverage. Cases of the flu are already being reported in El Paso (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
China bans hospitals from refusing AIDS patients
Posted 10:00 AM 11/23/2012 by Lauren Molenburg
BEIJING (AP) - China's Health Ministry has banned hospitals from turning away patients infected with HIV-AIDS.
A circular issued by the ministry on Friday ordered health authorities at all level of government to guarantee treatment for HIV-AIDS sufferers.
The order covers both (More)
11/12/2012
Local mom warns against shaking babies after husband kills 8-week-old
Posted 11:03 PM 11/11/2012 by Jacqui Heinrich, jheinrich@koaa.com
It's something we've all heard before: never shake a baby. Despite all the awareness though, medical experts at Memorial Hospital say it happens in the southern Colorado community every day. One local mom is sharing her story of loss to prevent other families from experiencing the same thing.
(More)...11/7/2012
Amendment 64 leaves gaps in law
Posted 8:03 PM 11/7/2012 by Jacqui Heinrich, jheinrich@koaa.com
The language of Amendment 64 leaves questions unanswered as Colorado embarks on a legal journey no state has ever tackled.
Officials spoke in Denver Wednesday on what a state law directly opposing federal law would mean, but even they say there's a lot of grey area.
At this point (More)
King Soopers, City Market recalling ice cream
11/4/2012
Improperly vented furnace led to man's death
Posted 11:53 AM 11/4/2012 by Matt Stafford
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Investigators say an old and improperly vented furnace pumped carbon monoxide through a Colorado Springs apartment complex and led to the death of a 50-year-old man. Our partners at The Gazette report Colorado Springs Utilities and the Pikes Peak (More)
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