1,000 sites could give swine-flu vaccinations
Health-care providers have preregistered more than 1,000 sites with the Virginia Health Department that could serve as locations for providing swine-flu...
Free back-to-school physicals and shots in Richmond area
Children who are uninsured or who are enrolled in Medicaid can get free back-to-school physicals and vaccinations Friday, Aug. 21 at Richmond area free...
Swine-flu vaccine to miss target
WASHINGTON—Faced with an unexpected delay, health officials are trying to counter new problems with swine-flu vaccine production, including a logjam...
Health Notes for Aug. 15
MEETINGS Parkinson’s Disease—Richmond Metro Chapter, 2 p.m. tomorrow, HealthSouth, 5700 Fitzhugh Ave. Gale Davis, geriatric area manager from...
With help from dinosaur, Richmond kids learn brushing skills
T.T. the Dinosaur might pass for a squirrel, but there’s no mistaking his pearly whites. The purple-and-orange stuffed toy was drafted yesterday...
Va confirms 2 more cases of equine encephalitis
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—Virginia agriculture officials say two more cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been confirmed in the state, bringing the...
Health-care proposals would affect individuals
People without health insurance in Powhatan County look like anyone else. Most have full-time jobs, and many of the rest work part time. But the people...
Three in Va. sick with rare tickborne illness
State health officials are investigating whether three people sick with a rare illness carried by ticks were infected through blood transfusions. The three...
China seals off northwestern town as plague kills 2nd man
China locked down a remote farming town after two people died and 10 more were sickened with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill a human...
PEOPLE’S PHARMACY
Q:Two weeks after I suffered a thighbone fracture that had started as a hairline stress fracture, a friend alerted me to your column about this. I showed...
Health Notes for Aug. 1
SEMINAR “Menopause Solutions,“ 9 a.m. next Saturday, South River Compounding Pharmacy, 3656 Mayland Court. Baylor Rice will review menopausal...
Tanning beds and skin cancer there is reason to worry
Yes, tanning-bed use is really dangerous Q:Does tanning bed use really raise the risk of skin cancer enough to have it classified as a carcinogen? Answer:...
PEOPLE’S PHARMACY
Q: A while ago, I read about persimmon tea for acid reflux. I suffer from it from time to time, but my husband suffers constantly. It is so bad that he...
Experts: Swine flu could hit 40% in U.S.
ATLANTA—U.S. health officials say swine flu could strike up to 40 percent of Americans over the next two years and as many as several hundred thousand...
Access Now arranges free health services in Richmond area
A Richmond program that helps uninsured people get specialty medical care and surgeries has arranged for more than $2 million in free physician care since...
Health-care services for low-income and uninsured people
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Va. swine-flu patient dies
The Virginia Department of Health reported yesterday the death of a woman from the Prince William Health District who was diagnosed with the H1N1 swine-flu...
Your Health: Medications may increase risk of falls in older people
Medications may up risk of falls for older adults Q:My 76-year-old mother has had a couple of falls recently. I am concerned that it’s because of...
Study: New products may not curb smokers’ cravings
Some of the newer smokeless products that tobacco companies are betting on may not be as good at helping smokers quit as the industry hopes, a new federally...
Tips on avoiding bedbugs at home and on trips
Q: I was about to make a hotel reservation when I went online to read travel reviews. One person who had stayed at the hotel referred to the place as a...
State to get $8.8 million in pandemic flu funding
Virginia will get $8.8 million in federal money to ramp up the public health and hospital systems to respond to pandemic flu. The dollars include $6.5...
New support group for Alzheimer’s caregivers
The Alzheimer’s Association of the Greater Richmond Area is launching a support group for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. The group will...
Group calls pollution a threat to people, too
Pollution threatens not just the Chesapeake Bay but the people around it, a new report says. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, an environmental group, is...
Lead poisoning an ongoing problem in Richmond’s older homes
From Church Hill to Richmond’s North Side and now to the city’s South Side, Latoya Avent has crisscrossed Richmond to find a home that doesn’t...
New Gold’s Gym getting an image change
Around here, we think of Gold’s Gym as a fitness center tucked in the corner of a shopping center like Willow Lawn or created to fit in an older...
Researcher on hunt for Parkinson’s cure
Virginia Commonwealth University’s new Parkinson’s initiative will be led by a veteran researcher who believes no single thing triggers the...
HIV burden higher in Va. urban communities
One of every 84 people in Petersburg has HIV or AIDS. In Richmond, that number is one of every 91 people, and in Norfolk, it’s one of every 102 people....
DADS: Here’s how to help him get—and stay—healthy
Give dad the gift of health Hey Dad, Dude, Papa, Pop, Gramps, Bro, Baby, Honey, Boo Boo, Big Daddy, Cuz, Champ. Whatever the women and children in your...
Give dad the gift of health
Sneak Peek - Father’s Day
Give your dad a special Father’s Day gift. The gift of health. Medical reporter Tammie Smith tells you how.
