Posted 12:39 PM 5/21/2012 by Kirsten Bennett

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported. The voluntary recall by River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas initially included lettuce shipped to (More)

Posted 11:35 AM 5/20/2012 by Matt Stafford

CHICAGO (AP) - New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh (More)

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Posted 3:54 PM 5/19/2012 by Lacey Steele

The rabies outbreak in Pueblo that began with skunks is now spreading to household pets.Several have had to be put down, so the city and county are taking action.

"Numerous skunks found in the city and in the county that are rabid," said Heather Maio, Director of Environmental (More) • Video (1)

Posted 5:46 PM 5/16/2012 by Matt Stafford

MILWAUKEE (AP) - One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or (More)

Posted 4:24 PM 5/16/2012 by Lacey Steele

More than 80 students take advantage of free food at East High School in Pueblo.

Many of them say they were excited about the food, all of it was healthy!A line of students waited for fruit and vegetables like onions, tomatoes, cabbage, and carrots.

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Posted 11:34 AM 5/16/2012 by Lacey Steele

If you have fillings in your teeth, you have a form of mercury in your mouth.At the dentist office that mercury can wash down the drain and out into the environment, which is a major pollution hazard.Those at Pueblo's Health Department have been working for the past two (More)

Posted 10:59 AM 5/15/2012 by Matt Stafford

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is declaring Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges. It's adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking toward better treatments by 2025 -- while offering help for suffering families today. A new (More)

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Posted 5:19 PM 5/14/2012 by Lacey Steele

A health center opens in Trinidad, and many in the community say it's much needed.Jay Cimino, owner of Phil Long, bought the Mount Carmel church several years ago.It was built in 1907 and closed in 1997.

Several did research in the community and found 57-percent (More) • Video (1)

Posted 11:26 AM 5/12/2012 by Matt Stafford

Leaving fears of cold, wet weather aside; hundreds took off for the MS Walk in Pueblo Saturday morning. Luckily the walkers got a window of good weather to enjoy. About 200 people made it out in all. News 5's Rob Quirk joined in again too.

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Posted 7:33 AM 5/11/2012 by Jennifer Horbelt

May is National Stroke Awareness month and with that comes news of an increase in strokes in young people.At 18-years-old, Christine Gray of Colorado Springs suffered a massive stroke that left her mostly paralyzed, unable to speak and hospitalized for more than a month. After a year (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 7:30 AM 5/8/2012 by Jennifer Horbelt

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO- There's no cure for Alzheimer's, but a local art program is helping improve quality of life for patients in a very colorful way.

They're putting brushes to paper at Emeritus Senior Living on N. Academy in Colorado Springs.

The art class, headed by Cindy Baum. meets (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 7:13 AM 5/8/2012 by Jennifer Horbelt

PUEBLO, CO- She saved a life by joining the bone marrow registry, and now she's asking others in our area to do the same.

People headed to Pueblo's Rawlings Library on Saturday to sign up for the National Marrow Donor Program.Kristin Taylor knows personally what good signing up can (More) • Video (1)

Posted 9:09 AM 5/6/2012 by Matt Stafford

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Almost halfway through a $600 million state program supporting stem cell research, eight medical schools around New York are reporting progress on projects such as replicating liver cells and eradicating leukemia cells. A new report from Associated Medical Schools (More)