Tag: local updates
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Britain targets pocketbook to curb binge drinking
LONDON – Two-for-one specials. Alcopops to make booze tasty to teens. Supermarket prices that reward buying in bulk. And pubs on every street corner, making it easy to start your day with a liquid lunch. No wonder that Britain’s notorious binge drinking is so out of control that the government’s top medical adviser came out…
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Number of adult smokers falls
The number of adults in Colorado who smoke dropped about 4 percent in the last decade, but it remains too high to meet a federal health goal for 2010, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percentage of people 18 and older who smoke in Colorado…
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Echo of gunfire, questions follow arrested doctor
LONDON, Ark. – On a cliff overlooking Lake Dardanelle, the sound of automatic gunfire occasionally broke the quiet in the luxury enclave of four homes. The noise didn’t bother Dr. Randeep Mann’s neighbors, who knew through conversation or gossip he had amassed a large collection of firearms in his expansive brick home. The 50-year-old had…
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Report: US on short end of health care ‘value gap’
WASHINGTON – If the global economy were a 100-yard dash, the U.S. would start 23 yards behind its closest international competitors because of health care that costs too much and delivers too little, a U.S. business group says in a report to be released Thursday. The report from the Business Roundtable, which represents chief executives…
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New dialysis centers come to Colorado Springs
Two dialysis centers are opening in Colorado Springs to treat people with kidney failure. Liberty Dialysis, which operates about 80 centers nationally, is opening the first of two Colorado Springs locations Tuesday at 2180 Hollow Brook Drive. Its second center is scheduled to open April 1 at 2508 Airport Road, said Beth Kobylarz, area manager.…
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Free medical assessments offered Saturday
Get an assessment of your risk for kidney disease at the Pikes Peak Kidney Fair,9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Pulpit Rock Church, 301 Austin Bluffs Parkway. The fair was organized by The National Kidney Foundation of Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, and Pikes Peak Nephrology Associates. Medical staff will measure height, weight, blood pressure…
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Small businesses get a break in bill
Some Colorado employees who quit cigarettes, start exercising or take other steps to improve their health might soon be eligible to get a break on their health insurance, thanks to a bill that passed unanimously in the Colorado Legislature on Monday. Such opportunities were already available for employees at large companies that provide their own…
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Penrose holds sleep fair this afternoon
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is offering an event today that promises to be a real snoozer. The Sleep Education Awareness Fair, free to the public, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Francis Health Center, located downtown at 825 East Pikes Peak Avenue, across from The Gazette.The event, to be held in the…
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Supreme Court rejects limits on drug lawsuits
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a $6.7 million jury award to a musician who lost her arm because of a botched injection of an anti-nausea medication. The court brushed away a plea for limiting lawsuits against drug makers. In a 6-3 decision, the court rejected Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ claim that federal approval of…
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Local woman starts her own “Biggest Loser” contest
A local wellness coach is recruiting women to participate in a weight-loss contest. The 12-week contest, which includes a class begins March 10, with registration due by Saturday March 7. Roberta Nelisse is charging $39 per person, with $25 going into the pot for the contest winner and $10 being donated to benefit Fit Kids,…