Miscellaneous

• Botox: Not Just for Erasing Wrinkles

  Staff Writer | January 09, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  After going in for a Botox treatment, most people come out with a fresh, new face devoid of wrinkles and frown lines. Since its rise to fame as fountain of youth, few people know of the drug's other benefits to patients with neck and head pain sustained from traumatic brain injuries. Although the use of Botox in treating patients with muscle stiffness and migraines is not FDA approved, many...

• Two People Pleaded Guilty to Federal Arson For Their Role in the 1998 Vail Ski Resort Fire

  Staff Writer | December 17, 2006 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Thursday, December 14th, two people pleaded guilty to federal arson charges for their role in the 1998 Vail ski resort fire. The blaze did $12 million worth of damage and gained national attention to the activities of radical environmentalists. The Two Elk Lodge, a restaurant, ski patrol office, and operators' shack of four ski lifts were all burned in the fire. Chelsea Gerlach and Stanislas...

• 261 workers seized in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raid

  Staff Writer | December 17, 2006 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  On Tuesday, December 12th, Authorities began deporting workers rounded up in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on the Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado. The raids took place at meatpacking plants in Colorado and 5 other states, Texas, Utah, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. At the Greeley plant Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seized 261 workers. About a month...

• Temporary Injunction Granted Against "Two Document Rule"

  Staff Writer | December 15, 2006 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  In early November, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of a plaintiff class and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless alleging that the "two document rule" was both illegal and unconstitutional. The "two document rule" states that a passport must be accompanied by another identification document in order to acquire a license or ID card. The law is intended to stop illegal immigrants...

• Traumatic Brain Injuries: Marines, Helmets and the War in Iraq

  Staff Writer | December 11, 2006 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The medical director of polytrauma at McGuire Veterans Medical Center said, "Traumatic brain injury is the signature injury of [the Iraq] war." Roughly 62% of the troops injured in Iraq suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI's occur when the head is unexpectedly and forcibly hit with an object. In severe cases, the object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue. Depending the...

• Practice Permits for Out-of-State CPAs

  Staff Writer | October 12, 2006 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The Accountacy Agency, Department of Regulatory Agencies, State of Colorado has proposed a program for temporary practice permits to be issued to out-of state certified public accountants in good standing. A hearing on the proposed rule or amendment is set for Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 09:00 am at 1560 Broadway, Suite 1380, Denver CO 80202. For more information about the proposed rule or...

• Raleigh Waste Plant Fire Sobering Event

  Staff Writer | October 10, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The recent Raleigh, North Carolina, waste plant fire brought home a sobering truth about modern life. As we go about our days in this modern world, there are hazards and threats, not of our making nor even of our comprehension, that surround us. The fire at this suburban waste plant released tremendous clouds of potentially deadly chlorine gas. Human contact could cause death or severe injury....

• Johnson & Johnson Suing Boston Scientific over Guidant

  Staff Writer | September 29, 2006 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Just eight months after losing the bid for medical-device maker Guidant, Johnson & Johnson is suing Boston Scientific and Abbott Laboratories saying that the two companies intentionally interfered and induced Guidant to breach the deal by leaking confidential information to Abbott to arrange a prepackaged divestiture of Guidant businesses to Abbot.J&J wanted to purchase Guidant which was one of...

• Spinach is Back on the Menu

  Staff Writer | September 27, 2006 7:51 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  As everyone knows, an out-break of e-coli contamination has caused spinach to be taken off menus around the country. Grocery stores removed all spinach-containing products from their shelves. Restaurants were compelled to find alternatives for their customers. At least 183 people in 26 states have become ill during the outbreak. One woman in Wisconsin died and officials are looking at two...

• CDC Recommends HIV Testing for All

  Staff Writer | September 23, 2006 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Everyone in the U.S. between the ages of 13 and 64 years should undergo routine screening for HIV infection, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today as part of an update on their guidelines for HIV testing. All health-care providers should also incorporate routine, voluntary HIV screening into their daily practice, the CDC officials reported.About 25% of HIV-positive...