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• Vytorin and Zetia Only to be Used as Last Resort

  Linda Snyder | April 14, 2008 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  The American College of Cardiology has recommended that the popular drugs Vytorin and Zetia should only be used after all other cholesterol lowering drugs fail. The panel's spokesman, Harlan...

• Colorado Springs Hospital Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Linda Snyder | March 14, 2008 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Memorial Hospital settled a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday with Donald Rifkin, whose wife shot and killed the couple's boys and then herself shortly after being released from the Colorado Springs-owned hospital in 2005.Rifkin will receive $325,000, according to city documents obtained by The Gazette.On April 22, 2005, Julie Rifkin, 41, made threats to a co-worker about killing herself and her...

• Residents Opposed to "Super Slab" Transportation Corridor

  Staff Writer | December 15, 2006 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Coloradans from Fort Collins to Pueblo are voicing strong objections to the "Super Slab" transportation corridor that has been proposed to be constructed through that area. Many residents along the proposed Prairie Falcon Parkway are opposed to its construction, citing many reasons including, a negative environmental, financial, and quality of life impact from the project. The Prairie Falcon...

• C-470 accident included police cruiser

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A multiple-vehicle accident on C-470 yesterday afternoon casued the westbound lanes to be closed to clear the pile-up, which included a police cruiser from Littleton.A report on MyFoxColorado.com said that there were a number of accidents along the same stretch of C-470 in Douglas County yesterday due to the icy conditions. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported.The westbound lanes of...

• Colorado Teen in Need of Kidney Transplant

  Darin Schanker | October 30, 2008 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  In the summer of 2007, Boulder teen Kelsey Crider was diagnosed with Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease during a routine pre-college medical exam. Since then she has, due to medical complications,...

• Glenwood Springs Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A Tuesday evening accident on County Road 115 in Glenwood Springs left one person dead and three others in the hospital. The 19-year-old driver of the car was killed after she went off the road and flipped the car. Her three passengers were ejected from the 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche. The crash occurred at about 6:47 p.m. When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche...

• Suits over hernia mesh patch on the rise

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Earlier this month a law firm out of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, announced that they are filing suit on behalf of their client against Davol, Inc., the manufacturer of Composix Kugel Mesh Patch, which as been used in a number of hernia repair surgeries. The defective medical device has been known to cause serious complications in patients who have undergone hernia surgery in which is was...

• Darin L. Schanker, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | March 28, 2005 3:01 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Darin Schanker is an original shareholder and founding member of Bachus & Schanker, LLC. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. A Colorado native, Darin Schanker received his law degree from the University of Denver, graduating in the top 10 percent of his class and serving on the Law Review. Mr. Schanker only represents victims and their families....

• 2008 Pikes Peak Challenge Supports Traumatic Brain Injury Victims in Colorado

  Kyle Bachus | September 08, 2008 6:00 PM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO

  The alarm goes off at 3:30am and it’s time to get up for my 2nd Pikes Peak Challenge hike. My wife & I are checking in for the hike at 4:20 and after a quick van ride to the trailhead we are off...

• Colorado Springs Restaurants Have Tomatoes

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 11:06 AM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO

  Due to the recent tomato recall many restaurants pulled tomatoes from the menu as a precautionary measure. Tomatoes, from an unknown source, have been contaminated with a rare strain of E. coli....