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June 25, 2009
June 27 Is National HIV Testing Day: Why You Should Get Tested
The message is simple: get tested for HIV.
June 22, 2009
New HIV Map Shows Heavy Number of Cases in South
A new internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South.
June 19, 2009
Free Prescription Drug Cards
A free prescription drug discount card is now available for Bristol city residents through a program sponsored by the National League of Cities.
June 02, 2009
Celebrate CPR Week June 1-7
To keep America safe this the summer, the American Red Cross is celebrating National CPR and AED Awareness Week June 1-7.
May 18, 2009
Confirmed Cases Of H1N1 Reach 84 in TN
Health officials say the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Tennessee has increased to 84.
May 13, 2009
Doctors Test A New Device To Help Track Weight Loss
It’s Frustrating when your diet and exercise efforts fail. But Help might be at hand, doctors are testing a new device that can tell if you’re on track.
May 12, 2009
Fighting Obesity
The Virginia Department of Health has unveiled a new program that seeks to lower the state’s adult obesity rate.
Heart Attack Dishes With A Side Order Of Stroke
A watchdog group wants the government and the restaurant industry to put the brakes on salt shakers.
May 06, 2009
VA Officials Say 11 Confirmed Cases Of H1N1 Flu
Virginia health officials say there are 11 confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu, in the state, including seven at Washington & Lee University.
May 01, 2009
Two Confirmed Cases of H1N1 in Va.
Two Virginia adults—a man in the eastern part of the state and a woman in the central part—are the state’s first two confirmed cases of swine flu, Virginia officials confirmed late Thursday.
April 28, 2009
H1N1 Flu: What It Is And What To Do To Protect Yourself
The virus formerly known as “swine flu” is spreading across the world. Officials fear that this year’s Flu Season will increase the spread of H1N1 and could prove deadlier than ever.
April 08, 2009
Electronic Glucose Monitors
Type one diabetics can’t properly break down sugars in their blood.
Patients have to monitor blood sugar levels almost 24 hours a day, but a new device is making it a little easier to manage the disease.
April 01, 2009
HPV Test Detects Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer claims the lives of an estimated 4,000 Americans each year, with many of those deaths preventable with earlier detection.
But new research says the most popular screening test may not be the most effective.
March 31, 2009
Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention
Doctors say taking the blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin can help prevent strokes and heart attacks in people with a common heart ailment.
March 25, 2009
Testing Blood Sugar Without Needles
Many diabetics have to use a needle to draw blood several times a day to test their blood sugar levels.
But a Massachusetts company is working on a needle-free alternative.
March 23, 2009
DOH Investigating Cases Of Rare Disease Near Knoxville
Tennessee Department of Health Officials say they are investigating a confirmed case of Classic Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) in Roane County but that the disease is not “mad cow disease.“
March 13, 2009
New Va. Study Links Maternal Death to Obesity
Nearly seven out of 10 women who died from natural causes within a year after pregnancy were either obese or overweight, according to a new study of 64 such deaths in Virginia between 1999 and 2002
March 11, 2009
Have You Suspected Doctors Of Illegal Drug Use?
Have you won or settled out of court a malpractice claim in Southwest Virginia accusing medical professionals of illegal drug use or addiction? We want to hear from you.
March 07, 2009
Flu Has Late Outbreak, Will Stretch Into April
State health experts are urging
Tennesseans to get influenza vaccines as this season’s outbreak
peaks later than usual.
March 05, 2009
To Test Or Not To Test - And When
Screening tests that can detect disease in its early stages can save millions in medical costs and priceless amounts of pain and heartache. But who needs what? And when?
Here are some guidelines for testing for various health conditions.
March 04, 2009
JCMC’s Cardiovascular Ultrasound Unit Accredited
Johnson City Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Ultrasound unit has attained its accreditation as a nuclear cardiology laboratory by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL).
February 25, 2009
Exercise Can Help Fight The Winter Blahs, More
As I am writing this article, it is 32 degrees outside, and the snow is falling with no end in sight. A winter storm advisory had been issued for the next couple of days. Oh well, that is just great.
February 24, 2009
Wellmont Blood Drives
Today, Wellmont Health System, released dates for upcoming blood drives across the Tri-Cities Region.
Whole Body Care
One of the nation’s top medical groups is beginning a push toward whole-body wellness care that’s preventive, predictive and personalized.
February 20, 2009
Neonatal Unit at JCMC Receives Presidents Quality Award
Local infants can now receive vision treatment at Johnson City Medical Center. As a result, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the hospital has been honored with the 2009 President’s Quality Award.
February 19, 2009
Public Invited To Tour Children’s Hospital
As part of the celebration bringing this new facility to the area, public tours will be offered this weekend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday.
February 18, 2009
Easy Tips Can Help Keep Your Blood Pressure Low
Do you know your numbers?
We know our Social Security numbers, our phone numbers, our credit card numbers, our bank account numbers and the number we weigh on the scales.
But do you know one of the most important numbers? Our blood pressure.
February 17, 2009
Sleep Lab Holds Open House
In celebration of National Sleep Awareness Week, The Sleep Disorders Lab at Sycamore Shoals Hospital (SSH) will host an open house on March 6 from noon to 6 p.m.
February 16, 2009
Children and Cholesterol
There’s some reassuring news about childhood obesity.
February 06, 2009
February Is National Heart Month
The Mount Rogers Health District wants to inform the community of steps to take to reduce the risk of heart disease.
