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Text Message Services Offer Health Info To Go
Health advice, support and information are now available on-the-go via text messaging services cropping up across the country, including one in Denver.
Tancredo Denounces Health Organization for Taiwan Slight
Illegal immigration isn’t the only thing on Tom Tancredo’s mind. The Colorado congressman and presidential candidate is again making noise about Taiwan, this time admonishing the World Health Organization (WHO) for failing to tell Taiwanese officials about a food-borne illness…
Lack of Health Insurance Linked to Suicide Risk in New Study
People without health insurance often go without the medical care they need and are more at risk than normal for illnesses. A new report suggests the uninsured are also more at risk for suicide.
Lawmakers Work to Reverse Contraception Cost Surge
College students have seen the cost of birth control at their schools’ health clinics skyrocket this year. Now, two Democratic Colorado lawmakers have signed onto a bill that aims to bring prices back down.
Film Festival Will Benefit GLBT Youth
The Matthew Shepard Foundation, the GLBT Center of Colorado and the Denver Film Society will come together Dec. 7-9 to host “Untitled: A Film Festival to Benefit Rainbow Alley.” Denver’s Rainbow Alley is a GLBT youth center offering counseling, activities…
Panel Approves State Health Reform Recommendations
Colorado’s Blue Ribbon Commission For Health Care Reform approved a set of recommendations Monday that will be presented to the legislature in January. The panel, also called the 208 Commission after the bill that created it, has been working for…
Caring for Elderly Creates Financial Hardships, Study Says
Caring for aging parents and other elderly dependents can take an emotional and financial toll on caregivers. A study released Monday suggests the financial impacts can be burdensome.
Medical Marijuana Patient Limit Overturned
Denver District Judge Larry Naves last week overturned a state policy limiting the number of patients a medical marijuana provider can serve.
Gourmet cook-off will benefit women with HIV/AIDS
Local chefs and celebrities will square off Nov. 29 in the Cook-Off for a Cause, which will benefit the Women’s Lighthouse Project, a nonprofit organization supporting women living with HIV/AIDS.
Denver Business Group Comes Out of the Closet
For the past 15 years, the Colorado Business Council has been working to support GLBT professionals and gay-friendly businesses. This week, the organization came out of the closet and changed its name to the Denver Gay and Lesbian Chamber of…
