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• Council to vote on police and fire pay raises

  March 15, 2013 8:27 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Police officers and firefighters in Colorado Springs are poised to a get pretty good raise next year. The pay increases were recommended as part of a comprehensive study by the Waters Consulting Group which was hired by the city to evaluate compensation. Mayor Steve Bach says... more »

• Cadets hope to curtail bird strikes

  March 6, 2013 9:30 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Research being conducted by cadets at the US Air Force Academy could one day make commercial air travel safer. As part of a senior capstone project, a group of engineering and biology majors are studying the effects of light and sound to limit the number of bird... more »

• Cadet's research makes it easier to spot Spice Play Video

  February 25, 2013 7:57 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The synthetic drug Spice is supposed to mimic the high that comes from using marijuana. It's legal in most places except the military. Thanks to the work of Air Force Academy cadet Alexa Gingras, it's now easier for commanders to test whether a member of their ranks... more »

• $1 million grant for Pa. gas drilling health study

  February 18, 2013 11:44 AM

  DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania health company says it has gotten a $1 million grant to study possible health impacts of natural gas drilling on the Marcellus shale. Geisinger Health System said Monday that the Degenstein Foundation had awarded the money to help underwrite what it called a "large-scale,... more »

• Study: Even 7-year-olds sometimes hurt themselves

  June 11, 2012 12:58 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Researchers have found that even children as young as 7 sometimes cut themselves on purpose. The small study is believed to be the first to examine self-injury at such a young age. It was based on interviews with children in the Denver area and in central New... more »

• Pikes Peak Region leads state in HOA complaints Play Video

  February 1, 2012 12:35 AM

  There are some new figures in a study done by the Colorado Division of Real Estate on complaints against homeowner's associations. It looks like the biggest complainers are right here in our own back yard. Although the Colorado Springs region is one of the smallest in the state, El Paso... more »

• Science project aims to curb pollution from idling cars Play Video

  January 18, 2012 6:57 PM

  Some local elementary and middle school students are trying to encourage parents to turn off the engine while they wait to pick up their students. The science classes at Skyview Middle School and Meridian Ranch Elementary in Falcon District 49 area taking part in a pilot project called Engines Off... more »

• Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health

  October 19, 2011 6:56 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods. A decade later, the results show that women who relocated had lower rates of diabetes and... more »

• New study calls for change in police lineups

  September 19, 2011 8:17 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study says those lineups you see on television crime dramas and often used in real-life police departments are going about it all wrong. The study released Monday by the American Judicature Society says witnesses should not look at a group of people to pick... more »

• Drug use in Colorado higher than most of the country

  July 25, 2011 12:18 AM

  A new study from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration shows Colorado higher than the national average for illegal drug use. According to the study 11.3% of Coloradans used illicit drugs in the last month compared to 8.4% for the national average. As for alcohol; more than half... more »

• Task force to be formed for Flaming Gorge

  June 30, 2011 11:20 AM

  As Colorado grows, so does the need for more water to sustain the infrastructure for population growth. Stakeholders including many of Colorado's river basins have formerly agreed to the formation of a task force that will study issues related to potentially diverting water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming... more »

• Prostitutes' clients under scrutiny in Colorado

  March 19, 2011 1:24 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A new prostitution crackdown in Colorado focuses on customers, not the prostitutes. The state Senate plans to work Monday on a bill to create a statewide network of so-called "john schools." They would be scared-straight-type programs for men who solicit sex from adult prostitutes. Democratic... more »

• Input needed on Highway 50 traffic

  March 18, 2011 2:52 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation will host two public meetings on future traffic needs from Pueblo to Pueblo West. "Traffic congestion and accident rates are expected to increase along Highway 50 between Swallows Road and Baltimore Avenue in the future," said CDOT Project Manager Joe Garcia. "In anticipation... more »

• Colorado medical pot users mostly men, figures show

  March 13, 2011 2:52 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Health Department figures show that men make up the vast majority of registered medical marijuana users in the state. The Denver Post reported Sunday that men consistently made up more than 70 percent of the patients listed on the state's medical marijuana registry list between... more »

• I-70 study: Best traffic fix costs up to $20B

  March 12, 2011 2:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A study of ways to ease traffic jams on Interstate 70 in the Colorado mountains confirms that the alternative preferred by planners would cost $16 billion to $20 billion. The final version of the study was released Friday. The Summit Daily News reports it doesn't differ... more »

• Research firm studies teen pregnancy in Pueblo

  February 14, 2011 7:10 PM

  A new study is underway in Pueblo to find out why the city has one of highest teen pregnancy rates in the state. It's costing taxpayers millions as many young moms struggle to finish high school. The health department has now hired a research firm to study why its such... more »

• Watchdog group says toys in America still unsafe

  November 23, 2010 5:33 PM

  Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America's store shelves, CoPIRG announced today in its 25th annual Trouble in Toyland report. CoPIRG released its report , which reveals the results of laboratory testing for toxic chemicals and identifies toys that pose choking hazards, this morning, which also... more »

• Report released on deaths at Pueblo mental health unit

  November 16, 2010 7:42 PM

  The Colorado Department of Human Services has completed a review of practices at the Colorado Mental Health Institute after three patients died in the forensics unit recently. The forensics unit provides mental health treatment to those who have committed crimes, but have been found Not Guilt by Reason of Insanity... more »

• Study: Despite rules, surgery mistakes continuing

  October 18, 2010 4:26 PM

  U.S. hospitals enacted rules in 2004 to end surgical mistakes. But a new study says doctors are still reporting operations performed on the wrong body parts and even the wrong people. The study published in the Archives of Surgery looked at a database of errors that doctors reported to... more »

• Jaundice-autism study raises unanswered questions

  October 11, 2010 8:43 AM

  A big Danish study says autism is more common in children who had jaundice at birth. But researchers say new parents shouldn't be alarmed because there's no evidence jaundice causes autism. Researchers say it's possible that children genetically predisposed to autism might also be more vulnerable to jaundice. ... more »

• Colorado study: How to be Facebook popular

  October 11, 2010 8:41 AM

  Want to keep all the friends you make on Facebook? Then don't post mundane status updates or go off on political or religious rants. A study from the University of Colorado at Denver found that those are the most common reasons people choose to "defriend" others on Facebook. ... more »

• Study: hands-only CPR best option for medical novices

  October 8, 2010 7:58 PM

  A study released this week suggests hands-only CPR when administered by medical novices is more effective at saving lives that mouth-to-mouth resucitation. The study, published in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that hands-only compression resulted in a 13.3 percent survival rate compared... more »

• Kids with ADHD more likely to have missing DNA

  September 30, 2010 8:31 AM

  Researchers say a new study provides the first evidence that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is genetic. The study says ADHD kids are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children. British researchers focused on a sequence of genes linked to brain development that has previously... more »

• CSU study: Fuel from algae is ecofriendly

  September 27, 2010 7:12 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado State University study says turning algae into a biofuel is more environmentally friendly than the process for petroleum diesel or soy biodiesel. The study based its conclusion on the complete process for each fuel and included factors such as the amount of... more »

• Study: Teacher bonuses don't raise student test scores

  September 21, 2010 7:19 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A new study shows that giving performance bonuses to teachers does not raise student test scores. Vanderbilt University researchers found that students in classrooms where teachers received merit pay did not outperform the classes where educators got no bonus. The report comes as the Obama administration... more »

• Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer

  September 3, 2010 9:15 AM

  A new study suggests that people who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of throat cancer. The findings contradict another recent study that used the same database of 80,000 patients. It concluded that there was no link between drugs to prevent or treat... more »

• Study links acetaminophen, asthma in teens

  August 13, 2010 9:34 AM

  Teens who take acetaminophen have double the risk for asthma compared to those who'd never taken it. That's the finding of a new study by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The scientists studied teens who... more »

• NTSB probes rollovers by hazmat tanker trucks

  August 3, 2010 9:42 AM

  Federal safety investigators are probing rollover accidents by tanker trucks carrying propane, gasoline and other hazardous materials. The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know whether equipment similar to the stability systems required for cars would help prevent tanker rollovers. The board is holding a hearing Tuesday on an... more »

• CU suspends study progams in Mexico

  July 22, 2010 7:03 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado in Boulder says it has temporarily canceled its study abroad programs in Mexico over concerns of rising cartel violence. CU's interim provost Russell Moore said Thursday the programs to Jalisco, Monterrey, Oaxaca and Guanajuato were called off and students planning to go... more »

• HPV linked to skin cancer

  July 12, 2010 12:45 PM

  It's been established that certain strains of human papillomavirus can lead to cervical cancer. Now doctors say people infected with other HPV strains are more likely to develop skin cancer. The increased risk was especially pronounced for those on immuno-supression drugs. The study led by researchers at Dartmouth... more »

• Study: Exercise benefits cancer patients

  June 1, 2010 10:28 AM

  Exercise can benefit some cancer patients during their treatment. Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit created a customized exercise program -- according to a patient's weight, overall health and type of cancer treatment. Those on the exercise regime said their quality of life improved and that they felt... more »

• Study: A heart attack shouldn't kill your sex life

  May 21, 2010 9:00 AM

  A new study finds that many heart attack survivors are afraid to resume having sex, and few of them are talking about this with their doctors. Researchers found that less than half of men and only about a third of the women in the study got advice on this... more »

• Another huge oil deposit found under North Dakota

  April 29, 2010 12:43 PM

  A new state study says an oil reservoir in western North Dakota holds nearly as much recoverable crude as the rich Bakken shale formation above it. The study released Thursday says current technology could lead to the recovery of about 1.9 billion barrels in the Three Forks-Sanish formation. The... more »

• Craving chocolate? You may be depressed

  April 28, 2010 12:13 PM

  Creamy, mouthwatering chocolate. A new study confirms our affection for this confection goes beyond our taste buds. For some people it appears to be medicinal. California researchers looked into the connection between chocolate and moods. 931 men and women who don't take antidepressants were screened. Those who had... more »

• Census: Minority areas, cities lagging in response

  April 12, 2010 11:48 AM

  With five days left for people to mail their census forms, Census Bureau director Robert Groves is urging those in big cities and border regions to step up the response to avoid personal visits by census takers. So far, about 65 percent have completed the 10-question form. The Midwest leads... more »

• Walking lowers stroke risk for women

  April 6, 2010 5:39 PM

  You don't have to be a super athlete for exercise to improve your health. New research released this week shows that walking significantly lowers the risk of stroke for women. The 12-year study followed nearly 40,000 women. Here's what researchers found: • Women who usually walked at a... more »

• Pregnancy said to be safe for breast cancer survivors

  March 27, 2010 11:30 AM

  Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says. Doctors have long worried pregnancy might spark hormonal changes in breast cancer survivors that could spur the disease's return, and many breast cancer patients... more »

• Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors

  March 27, 2010 11:26 AM

  Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer , a new study says. Doctors have long worried pregnancy might spark hormonal changes in breast cancer survivors that could spur the disease's return, and many breast cancer... more »

• Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors

  March 26, 2010 10:49 AM

  Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says. Doctors have long worried pregnancy might spark hormonal changes in breast cancer survivors that could spur the disease's return, and many breast cancer patients... more »

• Study: Women attracted to men in expensive cars

  March 17, 2010 10:41 AM

  The findings of a new scientific study might not surprise anyone, but researchers found that women find men more attractive when they are driving high-end cars. It's been said that the clothes make the man, but a new study published in the British Journal of Psychology suggests it's also... more »

• Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery

  March 14, 2010 8:56 AM

  Many people with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. Doctors say a study shows that a tiny clothespin device implanted through an artery is safer and nearly as good as surgery. The study found that people treated with surgery had six times... more »

• Toyota aims to prove electronics aren't to blame

  March 8, 2010 2:29 PM

  Toyota Motor Corp. plans to rebut claims that the electronics of its cars and trucks are to blame for unwanted acceleration problems that are behind the recall of more than 8 million vehicles. The automaker is holding a demonstration Monday to counter tests by an engineering professor that show... more »

• Study: Haiti quake may have caused $14B in damage

  February 16, 2010 12:36 PM

  The main development bank for Latin America says the Jan. 12 earthquake that ravaged Haiti's capital might have caused nearly $14 billion in damage. The preliminary study released Tuesday says the magnitude-7 earthquake could be the deadliest and costliest disaster on a list that dates back four decades. Economists with... more »

• Study: Denver homeless at increased risk of death

  February 15, 2010 2:43 PM

  A Denver program aimed at ending homelessness says 44 percent of homeless respondents in a recent survey have conditions that could put them at a higher risk of dying prematurely if left on the streets. Denver's Road Home says the national average is around 42 percent. A survey of... more »