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October 14, 2009
Doctors using nasal swab to diagnose H1N1
Not waiting days for $300 test, starting treatment immediately
Carilion Clinic’s pharmacy residency program receives accreditation
The PGY 1 program gives residents the opportunity to speed up their professional growth, and develop leadership skillsOctober 13, 2009
Botetourt Pediatrician says H1N1 vaccine is safe for kids
Dr. John Moore has started giving the Swine Flu vaccine to his patients. He says the vaccine is safe for young children.
Pretty in Pink, Ladies Day and Night Out in Downtown Blacksburg
Enjoy a day and night in Downtown Blacksburg that raises money to help fight breast cancer. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for a Cure.Gleaning For The World to donate cold, cough, sinus, allergy medicine to food bank
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank will receive receive nine pallets of cough, cold, sinus and allergy medicine that will be distributed among its four branches and surrounding countiesVirginia Tech horse surgeon receives grant to help treat “lameness” better
Dr. Jennifer Barrett's research will focus on how to regenerate and repair tendons and ligamentsCarilion Clinic flu expert says get both seasonal and swine flu shots
Both come in shot or mist form. Shot requires no wait between vaccinations. Mist requires 30 days between vaccinations.October 09, 2009
Wythe Co. Community Hospital signs contract with United Healthcare Insurance
Members of United Healthcare plans no longer have to travel out of town to receive health services.Centra blocks visitors under 13 as flu symptoms spread
Over the past several weeks, the number of patients with flu-like symptoms seen at Lynchburg General Hospital has almost tripled
October 08, 2009
Huge handbags can harm your health
Jumbo-size purses are all the rage, but they can also be a big pain in the neck, shoulder and back, and can cause headachesOctober 07, 2009
Roanoke man and his wife will be on NBC’s Today Show Wednesday morning at 8:37
John Anderson has written a book for men who have women in their lives going through breast cancer.Shout it From the Mountain Top!
Event raises more than awareness in its second year.Carilion limiting hospital visitors to slow flu spead
Among the new measures: People with flu-like symptoms and colds should not visit the hospital, and no one under 18-years-old will be allowed to visit Carilion hospitals
October 06, 2009
Roanoke Catholic Upper School closed rest of week
The school blames many students being absent due to widespread flu-like symptoms
Oral history of Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute being created
If you have memories from past years at Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute, a group of staff members there and a professor of anthropology invite you to share themOctober 05, 2009
Hundreds attened Pajama Jam
Star Country put on the annual event to help raise money for breast cancer researchRoanoke cancer event gets women to schedule mammograms
The event at Elmwood Park was billed at "promise to schedule your mammogram" dayVirginia Tech student talks about surviving bacterial meningitis
Scott Riley's doing much better now, but a week ago he was fighting for his life
October 02, 2009
Danville Regional Medical Center’s nursing pool dissolved
The pool comprised 18 cross-trained nurses who could offer care in different patient-care areasOctober 01, 2009
State outlines plan for Swine Flu vaccine
The Virginia Department of Health says H1N1 vaccine will be available to certain people sometime next week.
September 30, 2009
Virginia’s first swine flu vaccines on the way
Virginia should get its first doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine in the next few days, with those doses designated for health care workers and emergency responders
UVA Medical Center bans smoking on hospital property
As of Thursday, patients, employees and visitors will no longer be allowed to smoke on the property of the University of Virginia Medical Center.Man dies from swine flu in Central Virginia
The man was from the Thomas Jefferson Health District, which includes the Charlottesville area
September 29, 2009
Why some of you can’t get the flu vaccine from your doctor’s office yet
WSLS 10 checked to find out why some local doctor's offices don't have any seasonal flu vaccine.
Man donates blood for more than 50 years
Eldon Nephew never saw the lives he saved by giving bloodSeptember 28, 2009
Wythe Co. Community Hospital offering free health seminar
Tuesday's class is all about health screenings like a pap smear, mammogram, colonoscopy or your flu shot. It starts tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the first floor classroom.September 23, 2009
Danville blood donor center in ‘critical need’
Danville Regional Blood Donor Center’s blood supplies have reached “critically low levels” and is in need of all blood types, according to a hospital news release.Virginia Tech College of Engineering team to design and study tissue that mimics liver
The primary research goal of these projects is to assemble 3-D cellular structures that mimic the liver using the major cell types found in the liverSeptember 21, 2009
You already may have had swine flu
Health officials say some of those infected have had such light symptoms they may have dismissed them as little more than a stuffy nose or fatigue
September 18, 2009
