Smoking ban in effect at U.Va. Medical Center
Media General News Service As of yesterday, patients, employees and visitors no longer are allowed to smoke on the property of the University of Virginia...
Flu widespread; state health officials preparing
As Virginia prepares to receive its first doses of swine-flu vaccine, the death of another state resident infected with the virus is a reminder that influenza...
Walk aims to raise awareness, funds in battle against food allergies
A walk for food-allergy awareness, Moving Toward a Cure in Richmond, will be held Saturday at the Snag-a-Job Pavilion in Innsbrook in Henrico County. Similar...
FITNESS: Race gives kids a run of their own
MARIA HOWARDFitness Put on your running shoes, kids. Richmond is getting its first timed road race for the young set. The C&F Bank Short Pump Mile...
Who’s on priority list for swine-flu vaccine?
Q:Why aren’t people 65 and over on the priority list for swine-flu vaccine? TAMMIE SMITH It seems to me an aspect of the rationing that’s talked...
State provides swine-flu videos for parents, educators
The state’s health and education agencies have produced online videos to help inform parents and educators about how to prevent the spread of the...
Children under 10 will need 2 doses of swine-flu vaccine, researchers say
Children ages 10 to 17 appear to need just one dose of the new swine-flu vaccine, but younger children probably will need two, federal health officials...
Unmarried births and health-care costs
Unmarried childbearing and health-care costs Q:You recently wrote about health-care inequities. Why didn’t you include, for instance, that the reason...
Area schools report swine flu
Schools in Hanover and King William counties are dealing with clusters of cases of flulike illness while health officials map out plans to vaccinate thousands...
Swine-flu information; volunteers needed for vaccine clinics
A Varina District town meeting on infant mortality and H1N1 swine flu is scheduled Monday at 7 p.m. at Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Road. Health officials...
Flu-vaccine clinics for Sept. 19
Ukrop’s Super Markets Tuesday—Oxbridge Square, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday—Gayton Crossing, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday—Harbour...
Richmond infant-mortality rates decline
Fewer infants died in Richmond last year than the previous year, and city health officials credit a comprehensive effort involving multiple city agencies...
Some questions and answers on dealing with flu
College students are being told to get a “flu buddy” to bring them food if they get sick and can’t leave their dorm rooms. Pregnant women...
Schools asked to report absences to help track flu
For the first time in as long as state officials can recall, every school district in Virginia is being asked to report daily absenteeism among students...
Health Notes
CLASSES Smoking Cessation, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 22 and 29 at 4 p.m., Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Johnston-Willis), Conference Room...
Child-care providers get flu-management strategies
Child-care providers given flu strategies Q:With the heightened flu threat this season, how can I be sure my child’s day-care provider is doing what’s...
Flu hitting some colleges harder than others
Flulike illness is hitting Virginia’s colleges and universities unevenly, but schools are adopting similar strategies to keep the numbers of sick...
Virginia Economy: Let’s Be Sure Biotech Has a Bright Future
VIENNA They are the 21st-century’s white-coat warriors: biotech researchers determined to create cutting-edge drugs from living organisms. The resulting...
PEOPLE’S PHARMACY
Q:My husband started on lovastatin for high cholesterol and soon began to notice weakness in his right arm. He saw his doctor, thinking he had a pinched...
Get your workout while watching TV
We typically think of watching TV as anti-exercise. You sit back, put your feet up and relax. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You could get in...
Savvy Senior
Q:I will be turning 65 in a few months and applying for Medicare. I have been told I need to consider purchasing a supplemental policy to help pay for...
Health Notes for Aug. 29
WORKSHOP Lighten Up! starts Wednesday, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Bon Secours Heart Institute, Cardiac Wellness Center, 7001 Forest Ave., Suite 101. This is a 23-week...
Blood donors can get free oil changes tomorrow
Midas of Richmond is offering free oil changes tomorrow for people who donate blood at donation centers that will be set up at three of the auto service...
Richmond trials part of elusive hunt for HIV vaccine
The Richmond AIDS Consortium, based at Virginia Commonwealth University, has more than a dozen clinical trials under way studying different aspects of...
PEOPLE’S PHARMACY
Q:I have to use insect repellent every time I go outside. When I also need sunscreen, which goes on first? Answer: This straightforward question has no...
With new medications HIV not an automatic death sentence
Mark Baker’s fitness routine sounds as if it could be that of any other 41-year-old approaching midlife concerned that the years ahead are lived...
Savvy Senior
Q:I’ve heard that there are prescription medication discount programs out there to help those in need. I’m 63 and take three drugs that I can...
Health Notes for Aug. 22
SEMINARS “Forgetfulness: When Is It a Problem?,“ a caregiver seminar, 4 p.m. Thursday, Circle Center Adult Day Services, 4900 W. Marshall St....
Dental care in an emergency
Local health centers offer dental care, too Q:I live in Cumberland County. I fell and broke two teeth. The pain has been keeping me up at night. I don’t...
Swine-flu and seasonal-flu vaccination priority lists
People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months Health-care and emergency medical services personnel People ages 6 months to 24 years...
