There is a warning about using it, especially in children.

The FDA says Botox and Botox Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A) and Myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B) have been linked in some cases to adverse reactions, including respiratory failure and death, following treatment of a variety of conditions using a wide range of doses.

When news of disappointing early findings about two drugs treating heart disease hit the national media, it released a flood of phone calls to The Cardiovascular Group in Lynchburg.

Link to free clinics across Virginia and learn more about a new local clinic that provides affordable care

Acupuncture may help women conceive if done with embryo transfer, study suggests

If you have blue eyes, chances are you could be related somehow to Brad Pitt, Frank Sinatra, and the estimated 300 million other people on this Earth who also have blue eyes.

Dr. Richard Happel, a cardiovascular disease specialist, is building a 6,000-square-foot office and 400-foot entrance road on five of the 40 acres he owns on the east side of Carrington Place of Wytheville between Asbury Lane and Cove Road. He plans to open for business at the new location in mid to late May.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Fosamax (alendronate sodium tablets), used to treat osteoporosis

Heart attack victims do better if blood clot removed before stent implanted, study finds

When is “pollen season” expected to start in Spring of 2008? 

Unexpected number of deaths brings halt to portion of diabetes-heart clinical trial

For the first time, health officials report that the AIDS virus can be spread by a mother pre-chewing her infant’s food, a practice mainly seen in poor, developing countries.

Influenza is here, there and everywhere, it seems. After all, it’s February.  State health officials expect a spike in flulike illnesses in January and February. This year, they got it.

The FDA is recommending fish processors avoid buying seafood harvested near a sanctuary in the northern Gulf of Mexico after confirming several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning in consumers

Nearly 300 University of Virginia students have been stricken with the flu in recent weeks, an outbreak health officials call the biggest since the mid-1990s

In a paper published online Monday in the Public Library of Science Medicine journal, Dutch researchers found that the health costs of thin and healthy people in adulthood are more expensive than those of either fat people or smokers

Researchers at Cornell University have found fresh fruit, especially apples, bananas, and oranges, may protect against the neurodegenerative disease.

The Virginia Department of Health reports that in 2005, black males in Virginia were 9 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS than white males, and black females were 4 times more likely than white females.

Medtronic Inc. has recalled certain models of the SynchroMed EL infusion pumps due to increased rates of the pump motor stalling. When a pump motor stalls, drug delivery will stop suddenly and without warning. 

Keep an eye on the salsa this Super Bowl Sunday: A researcher inspired by a famous “Seinfeld” episode has concluded that double dipping is just plain gross.

One college is seeing a large number of flu cases right now…

Virus that causes women’s cervical cancer is gaining ground as cause of oral cancer in men

Mold found in two units tops the list of concerns uncovered at the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  The medical center serves a veteran population of about 129,000 in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

An FDA review finds it appears increasingly likely that there may be an association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms

In a rare break from tradition, first lady Laura Bush offered this week’s national radio address to promote healthy living and heart-disease prevention.

Susan G. Komen for the cure published its first ever “State of Breast Cancer Report.”

For extra credit, kids can volunteer to care for a computerized doll that acts very much like a real and demanding baby. It needs to be fed, changed, rocked—the whole works. 

Study finds gentler treatment for dangerous artery bulges, beats surgery in older patients

For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday’s Super Bowl won’t be just a game. It may be a health hazard.

Have you seen the ads for Zyrtec?