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Colorado doctors not changing breast cancer stance

COLLEEN O'CONNOR

Breast-cancer doctors in Colorado say they have no plans to change their recommendations based on a government task force's suggestion that women don't need mammograms until they are 50 — and then every two years, not annually. The... Full story

Final county H1N1 vaccine clinic this morning in Fountain

MARIA ST.LOUIS-SANCHEZ

The last of four El Paso County H1N1 flu vaccination clinics is this morning in Fountain. The 10 a.m. clinic is at The Hangar, 6436 S. Highway 85/87 Suite R, Fountain. The free clinic is only for groups considered at risk: Pregnant women, people in... Full story

New ambulance company tries to fill a niche

BRIAN NEWSOME

An ambulance without 911 might seem like an airplane without a control tower — something that has no direction or destination. But a new Colorado Springs company is trying to capitalize on just such a concept by circumventing 911 to serve... Full story

Colorado medical pot suppliers will have to pay taxes

STEVEN K. PAULSON

DENVER • Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition of a growing industry. The state Attorney General John Suthers concluded in an opinion... Full story

Marijuana rules debated across Colorado this week

DENVER • Medical marijuana continues to spark debate in towns across Colorado. This week, several cities will consider moratoriums on new marijuana dispensaries. Grand Junction officials planned to debate a moratorium Monday night.... Full story

House passes health care bill

WASHINGTON • Hours after President Barack Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to “answer the call of history,” the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving a trillion-dollar package late... Full story

Colorado health board suspends medical marijuana rule

DENVER • Colorado health officials have decided to temporarily eliminate a regulation involving medical marijuana caregivers, putting off a final decision until next month. The state health board took action Tuesday because members are... Full story

Colorado woman loses medical marijuana appeal

IVAN MORENO

DENVER • A Colorado court ruled Thursday that a medical marijuana provider must have personal contact with her patients to be considered a primary caregiver. The decision upholds the conviction against Stacy Clendenin, a Longmont woman... Full story

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency

By PHILIP ELLIOTT

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.The declaration,... Full story

Too fat? Too skinny? Colo. girl denied insurance

DENVER • First a Colorado infant was refused health insurance for being too fat. Now a Colorado family says they can't find insurance for their toddler daughter because she's too skinny. Two-year-old Aislin Bates, of Erie, weighs just... Full story

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