EATING DISORDERS PROGRAM TURNS 20: The Children’s Hospital Eating Disorders Program is recognizing its 20th anniversary of treating children and adolescents with eating disorders. The Eating Disorders Program is hosting a one-day professional symposium that will provide an update on how treatment methods have changed over the years and information on the program’s approach to family-centered care. Also scheduled is an evening program that will include a play illustrating the different faces of eating disorders, followed by a discussion with the cast. The professional program is scheduled today from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and the evening program starts tonight at 7. Both events are at The Children’s Hospital Mount Oxford Auditorium, 13123 E. 16th Ave. in Aurora. The cost for professionals to attend the program during the day is $75, with a student rate of $50. The evening program is free and open to the public. You can RSVP by calling Vicki Sullivan at 720-777-6452.
TB ALERT FOR BUS PASSENGERS: The New Mexico, Colorado and Texas Departments of Health announced yesterday that a person recently diagnosed with infectious tuberculosis (TB) in New Mexico traveled on an interstate commercial bus that originated from El Paso, Texas. The bus traveled through New Mexico to its final destination of Greeley. The New Mexico Department of Health said that only passengers who rode the bus with the TB case on Sunday, Aug. 3 and/or Saturday, Aug. 9 were at risk for being exposed to that case of TB. Contact the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at 888-356-0332 for more information.
HAIR DRUG TEST ON MARKET: Confirm Biosciences, based in San Diego, CA, has developed a diagnostic hair drug test kit available at CVS.com, Drugstore.com and other select distributors. The HairConfirm Prescription product is targeted at parents who are concerned that their kids are abusing drugs. Based on a hair sample, the test can detect drug use within 24-48 hours and usage frequency for up to 90 days, according to Confirm Biosciences. They claim it is the first offering of its kind to provide a detailed report of the amount of each chemical detected as well as results indicating the ranges typically found in recreational, daily/weekend and constant users; it can detect prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Visit www.confirmbiosciences.com for more information.
