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• Meningitis outbreak has U.S. Senate questioning pharmacy boards

  November 19, 2012 5:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee investigating a deadly outbreak of meningitis wants to know how regulators in all 50 states oversee specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered the illness. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions sent letters to all 50 state boards of pharmacy, seeking... more »

• Listeria outbreak sparks food safety forum

  February 23, 2012 6:07 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The governor's forum on Colorado agriculture plans to feature discussions on food safety and how to reduce outbreaks. This year, the annual event comes after a listeria outbreak was traced to cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms in Colorado. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the... more »

• Possible measles outbreak in Super Bowl Village

  February 9, 2012 6:27 AM

  A person diagnosed with measles may have exposed others at Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village to the disease, according to Indiana health officials, who say they're not yet concerned about a widespread outbreak. Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Hamilton County, with another two suspected in Boone County. One... more »

• El Paso County death confirmed during listeria outbreak

  September 3, 2011 4:39 PM

  News 5 has confirmed one of the two deaths from a listeria outbreak was in El Paso County, according to El Paso County Public Health officials. An epidemiologist for Colorado's health department, Alicia Cronquist, said nine people were sickened during August, compared with two in a typical month. Seven... more »

• Warnings posted at 41 pools in Pueblo after parasite outbreak

  August 6, 2011 3:01 PM

  The Pueblo City-County Health Department is taking a waterborne parasite outbreak very seriously. They're posting warnings at every pool in the county, including public parks, hotels and gyms, all to warn residents about an outbreak of Cryptosporidium or "Crypto" for short. The illness spreads through water and causes severe... more »

• FDA commissioner: cook your eggs

  August 23, 2010 10:37 AM

  An over-easy egg should make you uneasy -- according to the head of the Food and Drug Administration. Margaret Hamburg says consumers should strictly avoid runny yolks, as investigators continue their probe of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1,300 people. About a half billion eggs have been... more »

• How to read codes on egg cartons

  August 20, 2010 10:44 AM

  A salmonella outbreak in eggs that's sickened people around the country--including in Colorado-- and prompted a nationwide recall is causing some confusion. At issue--how to read the codes on egg cartons. Here in Colorado, the store brand eggs at Albertson's and Safeway are included in the recall, but not... more »

• Pet food causing salmonella in kids

  August 9, 2010 9:11 AM

  Keep young kids away from the pet food. That advice comes from researchers who are reporting the first known salmonella outbreak in humans linked to dry pet food. Most of the victims are young children. And the experts don't think they're actually eating the pet food. They think the... more »

• Rattlesnake cakes pack a vicious bite

  August 5, 2010 8:53 AM

  It could've been the rattlesnake cakes. Or more precisely, the eggs in the cakes served by The Fort, a restaurant in the foothills west of Denver that specializes in wild game and other Western fare. Jefferson County health officials believe a salmonella outbreak caused by eggs that were likely... more »

• Update: Alfalfa recalled after 22 sickened including Coloradoan

  May 21, 2010 7:25 PM

  Raw alfalfa sprouts are linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 22 people in 10 states--including Colorado. Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif., has announced a nationwide recall of its product which is sold in 18 states in the West, Midwest and South. The government says 11 people were... more »

• Meningitis scare very real for college students

  April 11, 2010 11:30 PM

  A deadly case of meningitis at Metro State in Denver has possibly spread as far as CU-Boulder. One student has already died from it and that's worrying some college students Southern Colorado. "Yeah, it sort of has that we're next feel. It's a little scary." says Blair Denman, a Colorado... more »

• 2nd Colorado swine flu surge unlikely this season

  April 8, 2010 1:51 PM

  Colorado health officials say the threat of another surge in swine flu is likely over for this season, but they caution individuals could still be at risk. Dr. Ken Gershman of the state health department said Thursday that Colorado's outbreak peaked in October. As many as 350 new... more »

• Health officials trace E. coli cases to stock show

  November 21, 2009 9:16 AM

  Colorado health officials say a Denver-area E. coli outbreak in January and February was likely caused by exposure to animals at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. A report Friday from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the outbreak probably originated in a "Feed the... more »

• Nurses' union threatens strike over swine flu

  October 20, 2009 12:43 PM

  A nurses' union is threatening a one-day strike at 34 hospitals across California, accusing them of poor swine flu preparedness. California Nurses Association spokesman Chuck Idelson says up to 16,000 registered nurses will strike on Oct. 30 if federal swine flu recommendations aren't written into their contracts. Idelson said Monday... more »

• Pueblo reports second swine flu death

  October 13, 2009 4:29 PM

  Pueblo County has reported its second H1N1 swine flu death in a week. The two victims have been identified as Ronald Berumen, 37, and Jacqueline Romero, 21. Each had underlying health conditions. Berumen suffered from a seizure disorder while Romero was diabetic. Berumen died in the emergency room of... more »

• Colorado Springs school closed by flu outbreak

  September 17, 2009 4:20 PM

  Cesar Chavez Academy charter school in Colorado Springs is closed because of an apparent swine flu outbreak. School was dismissed at 1 pm Thursday--the school will remain closed until Wednesday of next week as the building is disinfected, and students and teachers are given the opportunity to recover. The... more »

• Swine flu cases soar 20% on college campuses

  September 17, 2009 12:48 PM

  The percentage of college students who say they've been sick with flu-like symptoms was up 20% last week, compared with the week before. Washington State University alone reports more than 2,500 students have fallen ill with the flu. The new report -- from the American College Health Association... more »

• Swine flu outbreak suspected at Colorado Springs school

  September 17, 2009 9:00 AM

  A school official says almost 40 percent of the students at Cesar Chavez Academy in Colorado Springs are sick with what is presumed to be swine flu. The charter school's family support coordinator Alex Malone said at a board meeting Wednesday that five teachers and 86 of the school's 231... more »