Internal Medicine

Reader: Gluten-free diets are not a fad

Denver's Gluten Free Gladiator is Mr. May

According to some of our prognosticators in "Trends Without End," this town's gluten-free obsession will only grow next year -- and that's just one reason to pick up the 2013 Gluten Free Calendar. A more compelling reason? Mr. May is Denver's own Brian Gansmann, who had close to twenty years' experi ... More >>

Jake Rosenbarger of Kim and Jake's Cakes embraces Celiac disease and continues to bake

Life can be ironic sometimes, like a dairy farmer who becomes lactose-intolerant. Jake Rosenbarger, owner of Kim and Jake's Cakes, was recently diagnosed with Celiac disease. But despite this new-found gluten intolerance, he continues to do what he loves: baking delicious cakes. "In the world of foo ... More >>

Dr. Stephen Stein, alleged needle re-user, under investigation for prescription fraud

Update: The story of Dr. Stephen Stein, an oral surgeon whose possible re-use of needles over a twelve-year period has led the state health department to suggest that at least 8,000 of his patients be tested for HIV and hepatitis, has gone national. And while Stein has yet to be charged with a crime ... More >>

Cyclist needs insulin, filmmaker needs cash for documentary The Thin Line

The Tour Divide is a harrowing bike race. And that's true even if you don't have diabetes. The 2,745 mile race follows the Continental Divide from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico and challenges racers to complete the distance unsupported by anyone else and living off the food and water ... More >>

The gluten-free crust at Domino's Pizza is actually gluten-free!

Many things in the food industry are not at all what they appear to be. Things like healthy green salads covered in cheese, bacon bits, croutons and ranch dressing; the servers at TGI Fridays who aren't always thrilled beyond measure to see your asses plopped in their sections; and those "Grapple" ... More >>

Domino's new gluten-free pizza is actually worth ordering

Domino's Pizza is not known for having the best pizza crust in the big-box pizza chain sphere of influence. Hell -- it isn't known for having the best pizza, either. So I was actually surprised when Domino's became the first major pizza-delivery chain to offer gluten-free crust (doing what smaller s ... More >>

Reader: Patrick Canfield's quote about why he works in restaurants rings true

Patrick Canfield, the sous chef at the Trinity Grille who's the subject of this week's Chef and Tell interview, has won new fans -- for his position on gluten-free diets, his memories of old Denver restaurants, and this answer to a question about what would be his dream restaurant: "I don't have a d ... More >>

Top five reasons to get off Paula Deen's ass already

Unless you've been trekking in the Himalayas this week, you've undoubtedly heard all about celebrity chef Paula Deen's admission that she has Type 2 diabetes. Deen is known for her signature deep-South-deep-fried-deeply-buttered cuisine, and the criticism of her condition/food/pimping diabetes drugs ... More >>

The Gluten Gladiator will tell you how to defeat wheat

Brian Gansmann has been in the food-marketing business for more than two decades, a career that includes a stint on the creative team that came up with the porkerific slogan "The Other White Meat." So he knew what to do when he was first diagnosed with celiac disease: He went to the library to lear ... More >>

Kristen Parker's hep-C rampage: Doctors deny duty to prevent drug thefts (VIDEO)

Although Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who infected dozens of Rose Medical Center patients with the hepatitis C virus in 2008 and 2009, is now serving a thirty-year prison sentence, the fallout from her crimes continues to keep a scrum of attorneys busy. In recent court filings in a patient laws ... More >>

Drew Pomeranz nearly perfect in minors, leads Rockies call-ups

Pomeranz.​Drew Pomeranz eats appendectomies and shits perfect innings. And now, the prize of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade is officially a major-league baseball player. Just over two weeks after having an emergency appendectomy, Pomeranz pitched three perfect innings yesterday for the Tulsa Drille ... More >>

Letters: "Abstinence is not the problem. Abstinence-only education is the problem."

Letters: "I feel sorry for anyone who is trying to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado"

Letters: To use Brian Bradley as a poster boy for diabetes is just plain wrong

Type 2 diabetes curable? Maybe -- but only if you want to starve yourself to find out

​There has been some discussion about whether Type 2 diabetes is curable. (There's no such discussion with Type 1, which afflicts the street artist featured in this week's cover story.) The common belief, supported by the American Diabetes Association and the Mayo Clinic, is that there is no c ... More >>

Illboard: A diabetic artist takes to the streets

Brian Bradley's artwork reflects his struggles with diabetes and the health-care system

Elana Amsterdam releases Gluten-Free Cupcakes

Marble cupcakes with vegan chocolate frosting.​Elana Amsterdam had been baking healthy, high-protein desserts since the early '90s -- and then in 1998, she was diagnosed with celiac disease. One thing seemed to lead to another, and the delicious result is the local author's latest work, Gluten ... More >>

Local Spanish language soap opera takes on obesity

​Long-lost evil twin? An intergenerational love affair between family members who don't know they're related? A romance forged via ESP between two people in a coma? As long as the dramatic music was right, we wouldn't blink if we saw one of those absurd scenarios unfold on a daily soap. But ... More >>

Epidemic, Education, Entertainment

Today: Gluten-free store tour in Littleton

​Ten years ago, if you went into a restaurant or grocery store and asked about gluten-free menu items or food products, no one would have had a clue what you were talking about. But celiac disease is part of our culinary lexicon now, and the Sunflower Farmers' Market at 8601 West Cross Drive i ... More >>

Rage drummer Brad Wilk signs bottles of Olade this weekend

​"I was on tour with U2 in 1997, and I woke up one morning and I had lost my eyesight by like 50 percent," remembers Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. "I just felt horrible -- like I had a hangover, but I hadn't been drinking." When he finished the tour, Wilk went to the doctor and ... More >>

Kristen Parker's hepatitis-C confession: After she's linked to outbreak, "I started caring"

Kristen Parker in a photo from deleted MySpace page -- before she started caring.​Remember Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who passed her case of hepatitis-C to at least fifteen patients at Rose Medical Center via needles she'd used on herself? As part of her plea agreement in the case, she ... More >>

Rootin' without the gluten at Coors Field

Courtesy of www.komar.orgRockies fan Kyle Komarnitsky enjoys a gluten-free hot dog.​While cheering the Rockies on to victory tomorrow at Coors Field, why not check out the stadium's newest and most unusual concession location: the gluten-free stand behind Section 147 on the left-field concours ... More >>

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

Sticking it to the myths about hepatitis C

Rose Medical Center.​This week's cover story, "Going Viral," looks into how one drug-seeking hospital worker probably infected dozens of Colorado surgery patients with hepatitis C -- and the emotional fallout of Kristen Parker's recklessness for the patients, several of whom are speaking out h ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Senator Bennet rolls up his sleeves

​Business boosters at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce didn't know what had hit them. On Friday, when Senator Mark Udall offered a healthcare briefing at the Chamber, there hadn't been a single member of the media. But on Monday, when Senator Michael Bennet did the same, the TV cameras wer ... More >>

Got dirty needles? Dispose of them anonymously this week

A Flickr photo. This week, the Denver-based Hep C Connection will do all it can -- legally -- to get dirty needles off the streets. Beginning today, the organization is hosting its first-ever Drop To Stop week, where anyone can anonymously drop off used syringes at eight separate locations around D ... More >>

The ingredients in Sunsets and Margaritas are a little too strong

Help Christmas light-smashing Hulk win a year of KFC

Update: As an eagle-eyed blog commentor pointed out, the voting for the KFC contest ended yesterday and the winner has already been announced. Turns out we were so awed by the Hulk's majestic green majesty we just plain screwed up. The good news is that our man Komarnitsky won the contest anyway, s ... More >>

Hulk smash election, Halloween

Gluten-Free Food Fair

Hulk Smash Puny Halloween Decorations!

All the World's a Stage

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

Ashlee Simpson

Tuesday, March 1, Paramount Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Uplifting Charity

Bras for the Cause raises money for breast cancer

Best BBQ Relief for Diabetics

Old West Bar B Que

Consumed

Wheat Out

Death on the Installment Plan

Medical neglect, chronic disease, a hepatitis epidemic. Some Colorado prisoners pay for their crimes with their lives.

Cutting Edge

A plan by some Colorado leaders to trim hard-won health-insurance benefits could leave consumers feeling the pain.

Race to Live

Dogged by diabetes, Zunis are running on a path to prevention.

Old Wounds and Family Scars

An estranged father and son find something in common: their kidneys.

Critical Condition

Another patient, another investigation for Presbyterian/St. Luke's.

The Big Queasy

The junk-food guinea pigs of Grand Junction have had some strange gut reactions to olestra.

Shot in the Arm

Colorado starts mandatory hepatitis B vaccinations for schoolkids.

The Wheels of Justice

A lawsuit on behalf of handicapped state prisoners moves toward a settlement.

LETTERS

SINS AND NEEDLES

THIS IS ONLY A TEST

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