“Aging is a lot like a ski lift. Our genetics will get us to the top of the hill, but it’s up to us to decide how we want to go down - fast and dangerous and quick or slow and steady,“ Dr. Mark E. Williams told an audience at a public conference sponsored by the Aging In Place Business Roundtable and UVa Senior Services on Thursday.

The Bradley Free Clinic is hosting a free women’s safety class.

Schwarz Pharma informed healthcare professionals and patients of the recall of Neupro, a transdermal delivery system worn on the skin and used to treat early stage Parkinson’s disease. The product is being recalled because of the formation of rotigotine crystals in the patches.

That doesn’t mean people are still dying - the latest deaths the FDA knows of occurred in February, the month Baxter International recalled contaminated batches.

10 On Your Side information about how you may be able to spot the signs of meth abuse.

Doctors at Louisiana’s McNeese State University say there is a protein in alligator blood that could provide new antibiotics.

The American College of Rheumatology recently announced that by 2030, the overall number of diagnosed cases of arthritis will jump 40 percent, to 67 million, as boomers join the senior citizen ranks.

A rabies clinic will be held on April 19, 2008, at the Campbell County Animal Care and Control Facility, adjacent to Yellow Branch Elementary School, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

More than half of Virginia’s suicide victims suffer from mental health problems, according to a new report compiled by the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

GlaxoSmithKline informed healthcare professionals of changes to the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS sections of prescribing information for Relenza regarding information from postmarketing reports (mostly from Japan) of delirium and abnormal behavior leading to injury in patients with influenza who are receiving neuraminidase inhibitors, including Relenza. These events were reported primarily among pediatric patients and often had an abrupt onset and rapid resolution

Virginia ranks fourth among states in public-health dollars received per resident from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a new report.

Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare, was recently notified by its supplier, Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC (SPL), of a nation-wide recall of Heparin Sodium USP active pharmaceutical ingredient. The voluntary recall affects the following 32 lots manufactured and distributed by Covidien in the United States

Getting the word out about the need for organ donors in Virginia

The rankings are in a federal government analysis of health care data for each state. The 2007 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports was compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A Virginia Tech doctor is part of a major study on brain tumors.

Construction is set to begin April 12 on the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center. The 150,000-square-foot building will consolidate all elements of UVa’s cancer treatment arsenal.

Public Health Nurses provide care coordination services to promote the best possible health for pregnant women and their babies in the New River Health District. If you are pregnant or have a child less than two years of age, you may be eligible

Delays in heart treatment can be deadly…call 911 immediately.

Vinton will host it’s own Relay for Life on April 18th

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You can use this website to track your calorie intake, exercise, and what you need to do to maintain or lose weight.

Each year in the United States, approximately one million patients undergo procedures to treat coronary atherosclerosis, also known as hardening or blockages of the heart arteries, a condition that can cause angina and heart attacks.

Some 650,000 of these patients are treated with drug-eluting stents.

Ferrum College to host 5th annual Relay for Life April 4th

A program that’s offered to preteen girls across much of the country is getting more popular in our area and for the first time the spring 5K is open to the public.

Funding for NIH has remained stagnant over the past five years. As a result, researchers are finding it increasingly tough to win grants for cutting-edge research and many ongoing projects are being reduced in scope.

A new non-profit health center opens Monday in a local community

Ten On Your Side Health Team checks into what you need to know about adult vaccines…

A new home for troubled teenage girls, will soon be available for families in our area.

Analysis found that the more marital satisfaction and adjustment spouses reported, the lower their average blood pressure was over the 24 hours and during the daytime.

Although not the final word, the study underscores concerns that blood deteriorates with age and that rules allowing blood to be stored for six weeks may pose a safety risk, at least for certain patients.