Health experts, parents support FDA move to ban food dye Red No. 3
Colorado parents and health experts are expressing support for the decision by the FDA to ban Red 3.
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Colorado parents and health experts are expressing support for the decision by the FDA to ban Red 3.
The American Cancer Society's annual cancer trend report shows cancer mortality is decreasing but cancer rates are increasing in young adults and women.
Some Trump insiders are ready to take on the food industry. It remains to be seen whether their entrée will result in any meaningful change in government oversight of "Big Food" — or on American health.
Formulas marketed for toddlers are a burgeoning business, but pediatricians have long recommended against their use.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts is sharing new recommendations for how to use it.
The red food dye is used in products ranging from candies to vegetarian meats.
It will be up to the returning Trump administration to decide whether to finalize the rule.
There's a new health warning in Colorado over potential exposure to hepatitis A at a Mexican restaurant in Boulder.
Several Boar's Head deli meat plants were cited for unsanitary conditions, not just the factory shut down after a deadly listeria outbreak.
The death risk goes up to 1 in 100 for those who drink alcohol nine times per week, the report found.
It will be up to the incoming Trump administration to finalize the rule on food labels.
Officials have blamed a new strain for this winter's surge in norovirus cases.
More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter, federal data shows.
Thousands of consumers are getting about $150 each after buying face masks falsely advertised as N95 or equivalent.
Republicans in Washington are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.
Some common home remedies to cure the hiccups include hanging upside down, drinking water while holding your breath, and scaring the hiccups away. Dr. Stephen Stacy with the Mayo Clinic said the key is controlling the diaphragm and offered some advice on the best way to cure the hiccups.
Nearly 100 school nurses from rural school districts gathered in Fort Morgan on Monday for advanced training.
During a pickup basketball game at Altitude Elementary in Aurora, Principal Scott Schleich's quick reaction time saved his friend's life.
Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers in the United States. It can enter the your home form the soil beneath it, and is found in every part of Colorado. The Colorado Radon Program can help Coloradans protect their homes with free test kits.
Last year Denver Health treated over 200 people for cold related injuries. Weekends like this are a particular concern.
Country concerts, carnival rides, and, of course, a rodeo are just some of the activities that the Adams County Fair has for everyone this weekend.
The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Denver Public Schools after a claim by students that they were made to kiss during a class assignment.
Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The district says it is being asked to violate state law.
According to the attorneys for Chantal Rojas, the woman who was detained by ICE at Denver International Airport, she could be released on bond on Wednesday after a judge granted her a $3,000 bond on Tuesday.
If you spend just a few minutes standing at the corner of Ken Pratt and Main during rush hour, you're likely to see the speed enforcement camera flash.
Tree kangaroo Nane celebrate his first birthday at the Denver Zoo and Concervation Alliance with birthday decorations and his favorite veggies.
Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The district says it is being asked to violate state law.
A new study found that food delivery apps have gotten increasingly popular with American teens. Some teens even use the apps to deliver food to their school during lunch.
Kids kicked off the Adams County Fair on Wednesday with a rodeo including sheep, goats, swine, and beef shows. The fair will run until August 2.
Denver Public Schools board members voted unanimously May 20 to dismiss a 50-year-old foreign language teacher following a district investigation and an independent review into student complaints about a class assignment.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump's by posting a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers "86 47."
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
According to the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, all airports and facilities were being impacted by the IT outage.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump's by posting a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers "86 47."
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
In the year since President Trump signed an executive order aimed at moving homeless people off the streets, states have expanded involuntary treatment for the homeless.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
The Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China.
A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Millions of Canadians shunned travel to the U.S. in 2025, opting to vacation at home or travel to other countries.
U.S. households will spend roughly $4,000 per student on school supplies and lunches this year, a new analysis found.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.
