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• Disease containment drill at Air Force Academy

  August 1, 2012 5:21 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - The Air Force Academy is conducting an exercise designed to test its ability to work with local hospitals and civil authorities to contain a disease. The drill is taking place Wednesday and Thursday on the campus outside Colorado Springs. Memorial Health System hospitals and... more »

• South Carolina hospital warns of rare brain disease

  July 31, 2012 12:26 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Eleven patients who had brain surgery at a Greenville hospital are being warned they might have been exposed to a rare, fatal brain disease. A patient who had surgery in February at the Greenville Hospital System was later diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, potentially exposing the 11... more »

• Woman with flesh eating disease set to leave hospital

  July 2, 2012 8:25 AM

  AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) - A woman diagnosed with a rare, flesh-eating disease is set to leave a hospital after nearly two months. Aimee Copeland's father said last week his daughter will be released Monday from Doctors Hospital. The 24-year-old will move to an inpatient rehabilitation clinic. She'll spend the next... more »

• Utah inmates sick after drinking in prison

  October 5, 2011 5:50 PM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah health officials are investigating a suspected botulism outbreak in 12 inmates who may have contracted the disease after drinking alcohol homebrewed inside a prison cell. Salt Lake Valley Health Department spokesman Nicholas Rupp says eight men were hospitalized, three of which are in critical... more »

• Come and walk with News 5 to end Alzheimer's

  September 16, 2011 10:43 PM

  Come join News 5 as we go live from America the Beautiful Park for the Alzheimer's Associations 17th annual 5K walk. This year the walk is titled: Walk to End Alzheimer's. This year, organizers are expecting around 1200 people to come out and help stop out this disease. Check-in... more »

• Equine herpes virus kills three horses

  May 17, 2011 7:32 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Officials say Colorado has three confirmed cases of a fatal horse virus. The state agriculture department said Tuesday that test results are pending on another nine showing signs of the disease. One of the infected horses was euthanized after showing severe neurological symptoms. Colorado is... more »

• Woman fights for her life against rare disease

  November 12, 2010 1:28 PM

  A Pueblo bar will hold a fundraiser tomorrow for a woman with a debilitating skin disease. Michelle Payen, 33, was a runner and kick-boxer until three years ago when her fingers started turning blue. She has scleroderma, an auto-immune disease that causes the skin, blood vessels, muscles and tendons... more »

• Sheriff draws up hazard plan

  November 1, 2010 7:00 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in drafting the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Comments from the public will be accepted through December 15. The policy will identify the natural hazards in Pueblo County and the risk they pose. The plan will also outline actins that may... more »

• Symptoms common in all cancer patients

  October 12, 2010 8:44 AM

  New research finds most cancer patients have multiple physical symptoms throughout all stages of the disease. The study of over 400 patients identified 22 physical symptoms associated with all types of cancer including fatigue, pain, weakness, loss of appetite, constipation, insomnia and nausea. Researchers say these symptoms impact... more »

• Couple linked to rabid bat finally found

  August 31, 2010 11:42 AM

  The El Paso County Health Department has finally found the two people who dropped off a rabid bat at the Pikes Peak Humane Society on Aug. 15. Their health is being evaluated. "We are relieved that we are able to conduct a proper investigation of this situation," said Marigny... more »

• Head injuries linked to Lou Gehrig's disease

  August 17, 2010 6:49 PM

  Scientists have found evidence connecting head injuries in athletes to Lou Gehrig's disease. Dr. Ann McKee says she found toxic proteins in the spinal cords of three athletes who had suffered head injuries and then later died of Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. Those same proteins have been found in... more »

• Man pleads guilty to baiting bighorn sheep

  June 14, 2010 12:50 PM

  A La Plata County man has pleaded guilty to putting out salt to attract Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in an area northeast of Vallecito Reservoir in southwest Colorado. Baiting big game wildlife in Colorado is illegal. Dave Hall, 52, who lives in the Vallecito area, pleaded guilty to one... more »

• Brush your teeth: Dramatic decrease in heart disease

  May 28, 2010 10:05 AM

  A new study finds brushing your teeth twice a day not only keeps your breath fresh -- it may also help your heart. Researchers at University College London studied data from over 11,000 adults and found those who did not brush their teeth often had a 70 percent increased risk... more »

• Gene linked to obesity and Alzheimer's disease

  April 24, 2010 11:37 AM

  A third of americans are estimated to carry a genetic variant that experts say makes them more vulnerable to obesity -and- Alzheimer's disease. UCLA researchers studied brain scans of more than 200 elderly adults, and found reduced brain volume in carriers of the genetic variant. The gene is... more »

• Gene makes you more vulnerable to obesity and Alzheimer's disease

  April 24, 2010 11:32 AM

  A third of Americans are estimated to carry a genetic variant that experts say makes them more vulnerable to obesity and Alzheimer's disease. UCLA researchers studied brain scans of more than 200 elderly adults, and found reduced brain volume in carriers of the genetic variant. The gene that... more »

• Floods recede in Fargo, but other hazards linger

  March 22, 2010 11:22 AM

  Fargo, North Dakota, residents must deal with another problem now that the Red River's flood waters are starting to recede - environmental hazards that linger long after the river's waters decline. Floodwaters can be noxious brews of pesticides, sewage, garbage and animal carcasses that foul drinking water, spread disease... more »

• Sweden names Michael J. Fox honorary doctor

  March 5, 2010 10:44 AM

  Sweden's Karolinska institute says it will give an honorary degree of medicine to actor Michael J. Fox for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease. The institute, which awards the annual Nobel Prize in medicine, says the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has since... more »

• Lovesick: Hooking up over a shared disease

  February 13, 2010 11:34 AM

  An Internet entrepreneur named Ricky Durham believes he has the answer to Valentine's Day loneliness for people living with chronic diseases or health conditions: match them up with other people who either have the same conditions or are, for some reason, looking for a lover who has them. Desire... more »

• Rihanna, Sanchez raise money for charities

  February 7, 2010 9:42 AM

  Inspired by a young friend who died from leukemia, singer Rihanna is working to get help for those who suffer from the disease. Rihanna was among the celebrities who submitted a request for funding to Pepsi's Refresh Project, which doles out $20 million to various causes, and was at... more »

• Deadly horse disease confirmed in neighboring states

  February 2, 2010 7:46 PM

  A disease in horses that was considered "officially eradicated" from the United States is back, and in a big way. Equine Piroplasmosis is deadly horse disease that kills as many as 20 percent of the horses that it infects and it has now been confirmed in 13 states: Texas, New... more »

• Researchers searching for genetic causes of cancer

  February 1, 2010 1:56 PM

  St. Jude Children's Hospital has joined forces with Washington University to learn the genetic causes of pediatric cancer. Researchers will study cancerous and normal tissues from 600 childhood cancer patients. They will look specifically at the genetic codes of these tissues, and try to identify differences. Those differences... more »

• Hantavirus blamed for Colorado death

  January 28, 2010 9:17 AM

  A virus carried by deer mice is being blamed for the death of an Alamosa County person. The Alamosa County Health Department says hantavirus caused the death of a county resident. No details have been given about the victim or when the person died. Hantavirus is a rare... more »

• Colorado 'popcorn lung' man settles lawsuit

  December 15, 2009 9:28 AM

  A Colorado man who developed "popcorn lung" from regularly eating microwave popcorn and its artificial butter flavoring has settled his claims against a flavor developer. Documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver say Wayne Watson has settled claims against FONA International Inc., formerly Flavors of North America Inc.... more »

• Going high-tech to track Alzheimer's patients

  November 17, 2009 8:53 AM

  Keeping track of Alzheimer's patients is going high-tech. The Alzheimer's Association is adapting technology developed for monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track where their loved ones drive or walk - and alert them if they go beyond the virtual fences each family can set. The association's new Comfort Zone... more »

• Judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills

  November 10, 2009 11:10 AM

  A coalition of environmental and Native American groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food. During the last decade, federal agencies working with the state of Montana have captured and shipped to slaughter more... more »

• Disease kills dozens in flooded Philippines

  October 22, 2009 4:55 PM

  The World Health Organization will send an emergency team to help the Philippines fight a bacterial disease outbreak that has killed at least 148 people and sickened nearly 2,000 in and around the flood-hit capital, officials said Thursday. Outbreaks of leptospirosis, spread by water contaminated with the urine of... more »

• Study: Flu viruses can cause heart attacks

  September 22, 2009 11:00 AM

  Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows. Amid the global outbreak of swine flu, experts say it's crucial that heart patients get vaccinated against both regular... more »

• Lead exposure linked to cardiovascular disease

  September 11, 2009 2:07 PM

  Men who've had the most environmental lead exposure throughout their lifetime could be more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, according to a new Harvard study. Although both are banned now -- old paint and leaded gas were the most common sources of lead exposure . The study included more... more »

• Lead exposure linked to cardiovascular disease

  September 11, 2009 2:02 PM

  Men who've had the most environmental lead exposure throughout their lifetime could be more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, according to a new Harvard study. Although both are banned now -- old paint and leaded gas were the most common sources of lead exposure. The study included... more »