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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) and Clear Channel Outdoor have recently teamed up to show the F.B.I.'s most wanted bank robbers, criminals and terrorists on 150 digital billboards in 20 cities nationwide.Initially, a test run in Philadelphia proved the tactic to be extremely useful in leading to arrests. The digital billboards will be showing the mug shots of the most wanted.Some...

The world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, Whole Foods, recalled milk chocolate bars on Tuesday, December 18th that were sold in their stores in Colorado.The brand name 365 Organic Everyday Value Swiss Milk Chocolate Bars with Rice Crisps with the "best if used by date" of 11/21/07 was recalled due to the possibility of containing nuts that are not listed properly in the...

A week after the huge ice storm that hit the Midwest, more than 88,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma are still without power.Temperatures have been falling into the teens overnight this week, leaving people not only in the dark, but fighting the rigid coldness. Some residents in Oklahoma have spent money on hotels, thinking their power would be restored in only a couple of days. Others have...

Pharmaceutical company, Merck & Co., has recently made a 3rd attempt to make the cholesterol lowering drug, Mevacor, available to consumers over-the-counter. Since 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected the attempts due to possibly too many of the wrong people using Mevacor and risking unnecessary side effects.Merck & Co. defended their case by arguing that only 6 million of...

The nation's second largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, recently admitted to customer service mistakes."We understand relationships, and we recognize that this a health system that needs to work for everyone, not just for us," stated David S. Wichmann, who is charge of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s individual and employer markets.315,000 customers were lost this year due to poor customer...

A federal report released on Monday, December 3rd, states that more than 40 million people in the United States can not afford health care. As a result, these people go without their medication, dental and visual treatments.Nearly 15 million adults did not obtain eyeglasses, 25 million did not get dental care, 19 million did not get needed prescribed medicine, and 15 million did not get needed...

On November 28th, Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter and the Colorado Hospital Association recently released the 2007 Colorado Hospital Report Card.The report card gives consumers the ability to choose a hospital based on both the quality and the patient's needs. The House Bill 2006-1278 was passed in early 2007, which made detailed reports on Colorado hospitals available to the public online. All...

The American Association for Justice recently released a report on insurance companies and the analysis of how they handled Hurricane Katrina. It's been over two years since the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina caused more than $135 billion in damages and left many people homeless and unemployed while insurance companies collected more than $40 billion the...

Escalators and Crocs may spell trouble for the funky resin shoe wearers. Injuries have been reported in Japan and Virginia when those wearing the Crocs, especially little kids, are getting their feeties caught in the sides of escalators. While no reports of injuries have been made in Colorado, the reports elsewhere serve as a reminder that those wearing Crocs need to be careful when riding...

A recent news posting on 9news.com highlights the care homeowners must exercise when choosing a contractor. A couple in Denver found out the hard way when they hired a landscaper to redo their backyard. Come to find out the landscaper was not registered with the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC) which represents 718 members in the state.The group offers these tips to ensure...

Canned meat recall causes quite a scare and illness too!Botulism is a rare, but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Several days ago, many canned meat products were recalled due to the potential that the products contain botulism. The canned meat products were produced by Castleberry's Food Co. and include hot dog...

Sarah Comstock, 32, of Loveland, Colorado suffered fatal injuries last week while jumping on a trampoline on July 12th. While, on the face of it, her death may seem like an unlikely incident, in reality, from 2000 to 2005 there were on average 88,563 ER visits per year for trampoline related injuries for children up to 18. What do you need to know to keep safe?While most injuries do occur to...

New health plan pays for healthy choices.UnitedHealthcare unveiled a new program this month which will allow Coloradoans to save as much as $4000.00 in their insurance deductibles if insureds maintain low blood pressure and smoke free, among other things. The plan, called "Vital Measures" will be tested in Colorado, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The plan is only available to those...

Governor Ritter signed a new bill which creates a new Share the Road license plate. Sales of these license plates will go towards bicycle education programs in Colorado.The education program will educate motorists on how to safely share the road; educate bicyclists on rules of the road and safe driving; and provide outreach to law enforcement on the rights and responsibilities of motorists and...

Judge rules against litigious judge turned lawyer in infamous drycleaning lawsuit.The judge overseeing the infamous $57 lawsuit over a pair of pants in Washington, D.C. has ruled against the litigious plaintiff. This is good news for those of us who decry such a frivolous use of our legal system. The American Association for Justice has issued the following statement:"A multi-million dollar...