Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Marijuana is real medicine for a long list of ills

Cardiac arrest: Residents of 5 Denver neighborhoods most likely to suffer

The statistics are heartbreaking. In five Denver neighborhoods -- Baker, Westwood, Whittier, Villa Park and Valverde -- residents are several times more likely to experience cardiac arrests than anywhere else in the city. Worse, locals who had heart attacks in three of the five communities during t ... More >>

Non-fat: Colorado least obese state, Boulder trimmest city

In a nation of widening waist bands and shrinking candy bars, Colorado's obese population is going the way of King Size Snickers. The results from a new Gallup-Healthways poll show the state came out on top (again) as the least obese in the nation. And while Boulder and Fort Collins both ranked amo ... More >>

Who made the cut in our 2011 Hall of Shame

In a nation of widening waist bands and shrinking candy bars, Colorado's obese population is going the way of King Size Snickers. The results from a new Gallup-Healthways poll show the state came out on top (again) as the least obese in the nation. And while Boulder and Fort Collins both ranked amo ... More >>

Colorado not so proud of potentially Listeria-infested cantaloupe

Flickr​All around the Denver area today, students will be enjoying lunches made exclusively with Colorado products as part of Colorado Proud School Meal Day, which educates students about locally sourced food. One thing that won't (we hope) be on the menu? Listeria. In light of a recent List ... More >>

Shut up, Centers for Disease Control: An open letter to the Denver International Airport

Keep us in flavor country, DIA​Dear Denver International Airport, You stress me out. It's not you -- it's just that airports in general stress me out. You're too crowded, parking is a hassle, TSA makes me take off half my clothing and then feels me up inappropriately, and then when I finally ... More >>

Hold the sprouts! A new produce recall includes Colorado

A Flickr photo​Another day, another nationwide recall. This time around the blame is being placed on a usual suspect: alfalfa sprouts. Three different name brands of sprouts have been deemed responsible for a recent salmonella outbreak that, at last count, had stricken at least one Colorado ... More >>

Should Lance Armstrong's new team be sponsored by marijuana?

Lance Armstrong at rest.​Mason Tvert is brilliant at making any subject about marijuana -- but he's really outdone himself this time. In his latest media jeremiad, the head of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation) goes after bicycle racer Lance Armstrong for becoming the new spoke ... More >>

Hep C victims speak out about getting stuck by Kristen Parker and Rose Medical Center

Lance Armstrong at rest.​Mason Tvert is brilliant at making any subject about marijuana -- but he's really outdone himself this time. In his latest media jeremiad, the head of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation) goes after bicycle racer Lance Armstrong for becoming the new spoke ... More >>

Can cannabis cure swine flu?

Take a hit of this, H1N1 sufferers.​Does cannabis contain the magic ingredient that will keep swine flu from sweeping the planet? A Colorado Springs company has (yes, you knew it was coming) high hopes. Cannabis Science, Inc. is announcing today that it's "made key progress with mapping out i ... More >>

Sonia Sotomayor could declare martial law on Kevin Orcutt's nunchaku

Take a hit of this, H1N1 sufferers.​Does cannabis contain the magic ingredient that will keep swine flu from sweeping the planet? A Colorado Springs company has (yes, you knew it was coming) high hopes. Cannabis Science, Inc. is announcing today that it's "made key progress with mapping out i ... More >>

Go for the Gold!

Take a hit of this, H1N1 sufferers.​Does cannabis contain the magic ingredient that will keep swine flu from sweeping the planet? A Colorado Springs company has (yes, you knew it was coming) high hopes. Cannabis Science, Inc. is announcing today that it's "made key progress with mapping out i ... More >>

Boulder's renegade lunch lady

Now serving: Renegade Lunch Lady Ann Cooper, who's taking on the Boulder Valley School District. Cooper is known nationally as an advocate for healthier school lunches for children, and has already created greatly improved nutritional meal programs in New York and at the Berkeley Unified School ... More >>

All the World's a Stage

Doug and Wendy Ishii are more than mere players in the realms of science and theater.

Smoke Detector

Anne Landman has dedicated her life to being a pain in the ash. Will it make a difference come election time?

No Apologies

Junior Senior is proud to be a silly dance band.

Bite Me

Smoke Free or Die

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 28, 2002

Communication Breakdown

The Boulder Valley School District has a hard time learning how to teach kids with special needs.

Truth or Scare

Drug-using DARE graduates come clean about the program's faults.

The Secret Formula

Drug-using DARE graduates come clean about the program's faults.

A MAGIC BULLET FOR AIDS

Drug-using DARE graduates come clean about the program's faults.

THE HEP-C GENERATION

Drug-using DARE graduates come clean about the program's faults.