Posts tagged injury

• 2008 Pikes Peak Challenge Supports Traumatic Brain Injury Victims in Colorado

  Kyle Bachus | September 08, 2008 6:00 PM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The alarm goes off at 3:30am and it’s time to get up for my 2nd Pikes Peak Challenge hike. My wife & I are checking in for the hike at 4:20 and after a quick van ride to the trailhead we are off...

• Take Me Out At the Ballgame

  Linda Chalat | April 11, 2012 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A woman celebrating her 69th birthday at the Colorado Rockies’ home opener Monday sustained a concussion when she was struck in the head by a foul ball off the bat of Michael Cuddyer...

• Canadian Program Worthy of Duplication

  Linda Chalat | February 17, 2011 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  J Smarts is a Canadian program dedicated to reducing the frequency and severity of preventable injuries amongst Canadian youth. The organization provides youth activities that build awareness,...

• It’s Not Football

  Linda Chalat | October 22, 2010 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  An Iowa law limiting lawsuits in contact sports doesn't prevent a softball player from suing a batter for injuries suffered when a bat hit him in the head, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The...

• Two Snowmobilers Found in Summit County, Third Found Dead

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2008 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Two of the three snowmobilers who were lost in Summit County since Sunday, January 27th, were found on Tuesday night. The third snowmobiler, John McKibben, was found dead.The National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew spotted the snowmobilers by a campfire. The two survivors were found on the west side of Elliott Ridge. McKibben was said to have died on Monday night.For more information on this...

• Important Healthcare Advice to Prevent Medical Errors(2)

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2008 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are an estimated 44,000 to 98,000 people that die in U.S. hospitals each year as a result of medical errors. Medical errors are one of the Nation's foremost reasons of death along with car accidents, breast cancer and AIDS.Medical errors can happen anywhere such as in hospitals, clinics, outpatient surgery centers, doctors' offices, and nursing homes. Such errors occur when something that...

• Trade Group Seeks Guidelines for Food Imports

  Courtney Mills | 2007-09-18T15:28:28 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Seeking to allay current anxiety about the quality of food imports in the country, the Grocery Manufacturers Association introduced a series of steps Tuesday to strengthen present regulatory guidelines for imports. The country's largest industry trade group undertook these steps principally out of public concern about the recent trade calamity with China, including DEG-laced toothpaste,...

• California Growers Recall Salmonella-Tainted Spinach

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-30T13:34:32 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Metz Fresh LLC announced on Wednesday that it was voluntarily recalling fresh spinach from grocery stores after a sample tested positive for salmonella.The first "presumptive" positive test for salmonella came back to Metz on Friday last week, which is when the company was able to disengage over 90% of the 8,000 cases of spinach in transit by placing "holds" on the company's product. The...

• The FDA has Proposed New Rules for Sunscreen

  Jenny Albano | 2007-08-23T20:53:35 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The FDA has announced that they have proposed new rules for sunscreen. The agency now wants sunscreens to have a label that says if the product has UVA protection as well as UVB protection. For the past 30 years sunscreen manufacturers have only been required to list the UVB protection on the bottles, but UVA rays can also damage skin and increase the risk of skin cancer.The agency has...

• Government Warns About Kids' Cough and Cold Meds

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-16T12:17:02 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The FDA announced on Wednesday that it would examine the efficacy of over the counter cough and cold medicines in children by calling together experts in the field this fall to discuss the growing discord over their use. In the meantime, the FDA has advised parents not to administer cough medicines to children under two years of age without a doctor's order.Several doctors have raised questions...