Young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets—or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles—because of risks for disease, according to a new report. 

St. John Neuman Academy in Blacksburg will be offering in-school flu vaccinations to students and staff.

Vaccinations will be held on October 7 at 9:00 a.m. at 2470 Ramble Road in Blacksburg.

The goal of the SJNA flu vaccine clinic is to help raise flu vaccination rates in order to help prevent students and faculty from getting and spreading the flu, and ultimately, to help reduce the burden of the flu on the community.

The ambitious National Children’s Study aims to learn how the environment and other factors affect youngsters’ health, especially development of such conditions as autism, asthma, learning disabilities, diabetes and obesity

FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food

LinkThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a calendar checklist for you and your family’s health and wellness

It is flu season and The Virginia Department of Health says there are plenty of vaccines to go around

Norfolk health officials say a sentinel chicken has tested positive for the West Nile

ederal regulators say they don’t plan to try ridding drinking water supplies of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that’s been found in 35 states

Expedition will offer some free health care for those who can’t afford it.

Eating a tiny bit of a melamine, the chemical responsible for a global food safety scare, is not harmful except when it’s in baby formula, U.S. food safety officials said

Cinda Crawford spent nearly 20 years suffering and now during her weekly pod-casts she shares information

Winter is approaching, and the government is again trying to decide what to do about over-the-counter medicines for kids’ coughs and sniffles.

The goal, raise awareness and money to make sure all women get their mammograms

Federal health officials are beginning a project in Minneapolis-St. Paul to let local letter carriers stockpile a supply of antibiotics in their homes so that they’re ready to go deliver aid to the rest of the city at a moment’s notice.

Elizabeth Edwards says medical scans taken
this week show her health is no worse than when she announced 18
months ago that her breast cancer had returned in an incurable
form.

Women and supporters from across our area were shouting from the top of Mill Mountain Wednesday afternoon

Previously, scientists had estimated the origin at around 1930

Veterans enrolled in the healthcare program at the Salem VA Medical Center may receive a free flu shot.

Could voting for president be hazardous to your health?
An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that’s no reason not to go to the polls.

Federal health officials say the timesaving test could be crucial if a deadly new strain emerges

It may not be the first drink you think of for diabetic health, but a study in the journal of the American College of Cardiology found cocoa may improve blood vessel health.

The Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness is starting a free “Healthy Heart Program.”

Virginia officials want almost all children to get flu shots.

The American Heart Association says depression is about three times more common in heart attack survivors and those hospitalized with heart problems

Play tennis with local women and help fight breast cancer.

The 15-month old male pony was from Virginia Beach and was unvaccinated for EEE

This year there is an extra eye screening for kindergartners and third graders in Roanoke County Schools

A Lewis Gale Medical Center infectious disease expert calls the conditions at the market building alarming but not reason to panic

Mental-health-care reforms undertaken after the Virginia Tech massacre are in danger of being undone if the state carries out a plan to slash spending, advocates say

What percentage of people get the flu each year?