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• Patients of Tulsa doctor line up to get tested

  March 30, 2013 12:03 PM

  TULSA, Okla. (AP) - About 150 to 200 patients of a Tulsa oral surgeon who's accused of unsanitary practices are lined up outside a health clinic to be screened for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. The line Saturday wrapped around the front of the large building north of... more »

• New law will force police departments to test sexual assault kits Play Video

  March 8, 2013 1:20 AM

  U.S. Senator Michael Bennett's SAFER Act was signed into law Thursday. The SAFER Act would help reduce the national backlog of rape kits by helping state and local governments conduct audits in law enforcement storage facilities and increasing available resources for crime labs to process those kits. In recent... more »

• 5 Uncovers: Sexual assault kits not being tested

  February 13, 2013 12:48 PM

  News 5 uncovers hundreds of sexual assault kits collected are not being sent off for testing. "We assume evidence is being submitted for testing after a victim comes to law enforcement and goes through the additional traumatic experience of having the evidence collected," House District 43 Representative Frank McNulty... more »

• Suppliers, grocers turning to DNA testing on meat

  January 30, 2013 2:03 PM

  DUBLIN (AP) - Ireland's surprise discovery this month of horsemeat traces in factory-produced burgers is boosting business for one trade: Forensics labs that use DNA fingerprinting to tell you what's on your plate. Horsemeat, which costs a fraction of beef, might not be bad for you to eat but it's... more »

• State educators worried about online testing and high-speed internet

  August 20, 2012 12:27 PM

  Colorado educators are worried that limited access to the Internet will hurt some school children as the state takes testing online. Many rural communities lack high-speed access and in some cases, classes are forced to log off so other classes can get the information they need. Classes ranging from Advanced... more »

• EPA gives free lead blood testing in Pueblo

  March 15, 2012 7:48 PM

  Do you know if your children have high levels of lead in their blood? Folks from the EPA out of Denver came to the Pueblo Health Department Thursday to offer free blood testing to children and adults. Once they drew blood, results came back in just three minutes. Testers tell... more »

• Tips for a healthy well

  March 12, 2012 3:02 PM

  Those who use well water should take some time to have their well water tested. The cost in El Paso County is $20. There are about 14,500 private wells in El Paso County that serve about 39,000 people. Residents with private wells in El Paso County may get... more »

• How dirty is your purse? Play Video

  February 2, 2012 10:04 AM

  For most women, living without our purse would be a nightmare. We take it everywhere: to school, work, the doctor's office, even the bathroom. Have you ever wondered how many germs your purse picks up in a day? We decided to find out. Three purses. A microbiologist with a... more »

• Test cheating?

  August 10, 2011 11:23 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Department of Education will be switching to computers to prevent cheating on statewide tests. Associate commissioner Jo O'Brien says teacher consequences are being tied to test scores and the stakes will be higher. The Denver Post reports educators will begin using computers in two years... more »

• CSAP results are in

  August 4, 2011 1:48 PM

  CSAP results are out and four schools in the Pikes Peak Region had perfect scores in either reading or writing. Next year, the CSAP will be replaced by another assessment test for grads 3-10. Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP). Click here for a link to learn how schools... more »

• AIDS testing increases

  June 29, 2011 6:24 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado AIDS Project says the number of Coloradans taking an AIDS test is up sharply. Project spokeswoman Monica McCafferty says the number of people being tested has increased from 8,000 four years ago to 13,000 last year. The project offers free testing every weekday... more »

• Firefighter testing may have been compromised

  May 11, 2011 2:46 PM

  The Colorado Division of Fire Safety has launched an investigation into testing of firefighters after possible problems were found. The tests allow certification of firefighters in Colorado. An investigation found a testing proctor may have given copies of tests in advance to firefighters attempting to be certified. ... more »

• EPA sues Wyoming trailer park owner over drinking water

  May 8, 2011 2:51 PM

  ALCOVA, Wyo. (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency is suing and seeking fines against the owner of two Wyoming trailer parks over allegations that he's not conducting the proper required tests on the properties' drinking water. The lawsuit against Colorado resident Roy Stricklin alleges that the EPA has been... more »

• CSAP to be replaced by TCAP

  April 15, 2011 6:21 PM

  Colorado students will still take assessment tests next springs, but not the CSAP. Next year it will be the TCAP, or Transitional Colorado Assessment Program. It will be administered to public school students in grades three through 10. "The transitional test will encourage districts to move forward with... more »

• New standardized testing system unveiled

  September 13, 2010 7:15 PM

  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Eighth-grade students in 60 Connecticut schools will take a new standardized test next spring to assess their math and science skills compared to other countries. The U.S. Department of Education picked Connecticut as one of eight states to administer tests for the 2011 Trends in... more »

• Preventing cancer with vitamins

  June 16, 2010 9:38 AM

  A new study suggests vitamin B6 could play a large role in preventing lung cancer. A European study of nearly 400,000 adults found having above average blood levels of vitamin B6 and an amino acid called methionine, reduced the risk for lung cancer by 50 percent -- even among... more »

• Regulators consider broadening testing for E. coli

  June 16, 2010 8:38 AM

  Food safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to step up efforts to monitor less common E. coli strains. The food industry and government regulators have focused for years on finding the most virulent strain, which has killed hundreds of people and sickened thousands every year. But they... more »

• FDA looks hard at DNA testing for hereditary diseases

  June 11, 2010 11:47 AM

  The Food and Drug Administration is issuing regulatory letters to five genetic test makers, the first sign that the government is cracking down on companies that claim to use DNA samples to predict inheritable diseases. The FDA letters notify each company that their tests are considered medical devices and... more »

• Florida Keys tar balls not from BP oil spill

  May 19, 2010 11:43 AM

  Tar balls found on beaches in the Florida Keys this week are not from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill leaking from a well owned by BP, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, citing laboratory tests. The news came as a temporary relief to Florida's tourism authorities, who are... more »

• State senate legislation would end CSAP testing

  May 10, 2010 2:44 PM

  The Senate Education Committee has approved legislation to do away with comprehensive student tests and replace them with student assessments. The legislation would end CSAP testing in the ninth, tenth and 11th grades and replace them with what lawmakers say is a more meaningful college readiness curriculum. Educators opposed... more »

• Investigation finds over 200 flawed dui tests

  April 19, 2010 10:59 PM

  We now know more about some problems with dui testing in Colorado Springs. Investigators first started looking into this back in November 2009. As a result, nearly 8,000 blood alcohol tests from 2006 till 2009 had to be re-tested with 200 resulting in false readings. They now say a chemist... more »

• Scientists begin testing mussels for pollutants

  December 29, 2009 2:34 PM

  California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting waters across the nation. Mussels filter water and store contaminants in their tissue, providing a record of pollution in the environment. The creatures are... more »

• New standardized tests coming to Colorado

  December 11, 2009 8:27 AM

  The Colorado Department of Education says it plans to implement new standardized tests that could eliminate the Colorado Student Assessment Program, or CSAP. The department said this week that the new tests would not be in the form of CSAP's multiple-choice questions based on as many as 30 topics in... more »

• U.S. says too many swine flu cases to count

  October 9, 2009 10:21 AM

  U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years. And they did it on purpose. Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected... more »