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• Fire Damage Uncovers Asbestos

  Linda Snyder | May 14, 2008 7:14 PM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  State health officials confirmed today, that the early Monday morning fire, which damaged 4 units in the Holly apartments in Boulder, has exposed asbestos in the building materials. Until further...

• Both Parties Agree – FDA Needs More Money

  Linda Snyder | April 16, 2008 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  In a rare display of bipartisanship, both Republican and Democratic Senators agreed the Food and Drug Administration is under funded for next year. “To us, it’s clear that they’re seriously under...

• Free Drug Samples Lead to Higher Out of Pocket Expenses

  Linda Snyder | March 25, 2008 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  According to a University of Chicago, patients who are given free samples spend nearly 40 percent more on their medications. My first thought was how could that be possible?You're saving the cost of the medication and the cost of driving to the pharmacy. Common sense says if you're getting something for free it's saving you money, right?A new study, published in Medical Care this week, questions...

• Botox Linked to 16 Deaths

  Linda Snyder | March 12, 2008 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  Botox and Myobloc have been associated with 16 deaths, four of them in children, and with 180 adverse effects that occurred after the drug spread to vital organs, according to Public Citizen, a health advocacy group.The drug, a neurotoxin that is used to relax muscles, should come with a far stronger warning label and patients should be given a letter detailing its risks, the group said in a...

• A Friend in Need of a Kidney Transplant

  Linda Snyder | February 25, 2008 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  Imagine the hope and excitement of graduating from high school and looking forward to the next, both exhilarating and terrifying chapter of your life as you head for college to pursue career of your dreams.Imagine the devastation as you learn you have a serious, life threatening condition that will put those dreams on hold.This is Kelsey Crider's story. A lovely young woman from Boulder,...

• Two Snowmobilers Found in Summit County, Third Found Dead

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2008 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  Two of the three snowmobilers who were lost in Summit County since Sunday, January 27th, were found on Tuesday night. The third snowmobiler, John McKibben, was found dead.The National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew spotted the snowmobilers by a campfire. The two survivors were found on the west side of Elliott Ridge. McKibben was said to have died on Monday night.For more information on this...

• Deer-related Car Accident in Nebraska Kills Two Children

  Staff Writer | January 29, 2008 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  On Sunday night, January 27th, 14-year-old Michael Betts and 4-year-old Cora Betts were killed after the driver of their minivan, 37-year-old Michael Betts Jr., lost control of the car after trying to avoid hitting several deer that ran across the road.The accident happened on Interstate 80 in Odessa, Nebraska. The driver tried to avoid hitting the deer, however ended up hitting one and the...

• Important Healthcare Advice to Prevent Medical Errors(2)

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2008 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  There are an estimated 44,000 to 98,000 people that die in U.S. hospitals each year as a result of medical errors. Medical errors are one of the Nation's foremost reasons of death along with car accidents, breast cancer and AIDS.Medical errors can happen anywhere such as in hospitals, clinics, outpatient surgery centers, doctors' offices, and nursing homes. Such errors occur when something that...

• Truck Accident Results in Fatality in Northern Colorado(2)

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2008 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  On Monday night, January 14th, the driver of a pickup truck was killed after a crash and the pickup erupted in flames.The pickup truck hit a cement truck at the intersection of Weld County Road 49 and Weld County Road 44 near Greeley. A police officer in the area tried to put out the flames with an extinguisher, however the pickup was burning too fast for him to get the driver out in time. The...

• Health Care Spending Increases for 2006

  Staff Writer | January 08, 2008 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  A recent report by the government showed that national health spending rose to $2 trillion in 2006, practically doubling in the last decade.Medicare spending increased at a fast rate in 2006 while private health insurance costs grew at a slow rate. In general, health spending increased to 6.7 percent in 2006. Other expenditures include prescription drugs which rose to 8.5 percent ($216.7...