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Vest-style defibrillator jumpstarts the heart

February 5, 2012

For thousands of Coloradans at serious risk for a sudden heart attack, some doctors and patients say a high-tech vest that literally jumpstarts the heart can be the difference between life and death

Drive to insure Colorado children succeeding

January 29, 2012

A campaign to provide health insurance to children is showing progress in Colorado, where two surveys show the number of uninsured kids is down to 8 to 10 percent

Be healthy, win a bonus from the boss

January 2, 2012

Lose a few pounds, pocket a few dollars. That’s the approach a growing number of Colorado employers are taking to improve the health of their workers. Dangling premium discounts, credits, rebates and even cold hard cash as tempting carrots, employers

Overseas surgery mission stays home to give

December 22, 2011

After traveling all over the world on missions to help people walk again, a Colorado surgical team stayed home this time to donate free hip and knee replacements to nine people in Colorado

State budget slammed as soaring number of Coloradans need Medicaid

December 19, 2011

Five years of high unemployment have driven another 216,000 Coloradans into such dire straits that they qualify for Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor

Military lags on promising treatment for brain-injured soldiers

October 8, 2011

Two years after assuring Congress it would immediately begin researching a promising treatment for soldiers with traumatic brain injuries, the military is just getting started

Many obese Coloradans don’t recognize they’ve tipped that scale

October 4, 2011

Maggie Murphy had struggled with her weight for years, but never really understood how serious her problem was until last January. That’s when a doctor looked at her 5’5, 187-pound frame and declared her clinically obese

Focus on the Family says it is talking to abortion rights groups

September 13, 2011

Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, a leading opponent of abortion, says he has been meeting with abortion rights groups to look for common ground to reduce the number of abortions

Mother of four facing deportation after traffic stop in Arapahoe County

August 30, 2011

Watch Jeanette Vizguerra’s story, comment and make your best case for a change in immigration law

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With child hunger on the rise, summer lunch programs ramp up

July 9, 2011

Nearly one in five children in Colorado lives in a situation where they routinely aren’t sure whether they will get regular meals, according to a recent study by the Colorado Children’s Campaign. Often, they go hungry, said Children’s Campaign director Chris Watney

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    Debrillator jumpstarts hearts
  • Vest-style defibrillator jumpstarts the heart
    • Success insuring CO children
  • Drive to insure Colorado children succeeding
    • Lose the pounds, pocket the money
  • Be healthy, win a bonus from the boss
    • Colorado team donates surgeries
  • Overseas surgery mission stays home to give
    • Medicaid needs soar in Colorado
  • State budget slammed as soaring number of Coloradans need Medicaid
    • Military lags on TBI treatment
  • Military lags on promising treatment for brain-injured soldiers
    • Tipping the obesity scale
  • Many obese Coloradans don’t recognize they’ve tipped that scale
    • Focus: Seeking common ground
  • Focus on the Family says it is talking to abortion rights groups
    • Mother facing deportation
  • Mother of four facing deportation after traffic stop in Arapahoe County
    • Child hunger on the rise
  • With child hunger on the rise, summer lunch programs ramp up
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