Tag: local updates
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Health advocates tout new model of female condom
NEW YORK – Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. An early version of the female condom was introduced in 1993, and it remains the only available woman-initiated form of…
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Epilepsy drug in pregnancy may lower child’s IQ
ATLANTA – Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study. The valproate children had IQ scores six to nine points lower by age 3, said the study’s lead author, Dr. Kimford Meador of Emory…
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Caregiver essay contest promises prizes
Caregivers can write an essay about their experiences for a contest that awards thousands of dollars in free care for their loved ones. The “Give a Caregiver a Break” essay contest will award $16,000 in free caregiving services to 15 winning essay writers. The contest is sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care and featured in…
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Health board off to a rocky start?
A newly constituted El Paso County Board of Health might be off to a rocky start after long-time board members expressed reservations about some changes. On Tuesday, county commissioners voted 4-1, with Commissioner Wayne Williams dissenting, to expand the board to nine members from five and appoint four elected officials as members. It was a…
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Health board gets new blood: commissioners and councilmen
Elected officials from Colorado Springs, El Paso County and Manitou Springs are about to start wearing new hats soon – they’re on the verge of becoming official members of the public health department’s governing board. Pending a vote today by the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners,, the Board of Health will go from…
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Gunnison Woman Accused of Cancer Fraud
Last spring, Gunnison residents rallied around Tausha Marsh, donating thousands of dollars to help her fight a second battle with cancer. Bike rider Bill Swift even pedaled across the country under the banner “Why Do I Ride?” raising money for Marsh with each mile. Now, the 28-year-old Marsh faces four felony charges of theft and…
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Springs family lost insurance over 8-cent shortfall
Terrie and Layne Los paid more than $11,000 in health insurance premiums to cover their family of four for seven months. It took only an 8-cent shortfall in their payments to lose their plan. The family finally got its health plan reinstated after two weeks of appeals to everyone from insurance officials to medical societies.…
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Hepatitis conference coming to Denver
Public health workers, medical providers, substance abuse counselors and others are invited to attend the 2009 Colorado Viral Hepatitis Conference scheduled Wednesday, May 13, at Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado Denver. The conference, located at 12700 East 19th Ave., Research Building 2, Room 2105, in Aurora, will be from 8 a.m. to…
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Financial help available for sick children
Grants of up to $5,000 are available for some families whose health insurance benefits fall short of covering medical expenses to treat their children. The grants are issued through UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation. They are designed to help families who are enrolled in employer-sponsored health coverage plans or have purchased individual policies, but who still need help…
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Family describes accused killer’s slide into mental illness
The fall of 2007 was supposed to be about new beginnings for Christopher Benjamin Weiler, a sociable high school honor student who enrolled at the University of Colorado at Boulder to study engineering. Instead, it began a descent into mental illness that appears to have led him to allegedly kill his mother Monday night. The…