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    Apr 11, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center hosting fundraiser on April 13

    <span style="font-size: small;">April is Autism Awareness Month, and it touches so many families in our country.</span>
    WDBJ 7 Anchor/Reporter
    April is Autism Awareness Month, and it touches so many families in our country.   Just last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised the numbers of affected children to as many as one in 50. The Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement...

    Tags: Autism, Human Interest, Behavioral Conditions

    2. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Three gynecologists fined for improperly cleaning medical tools

    Three Salem gynecologists are facing a $1,000 fine for sterilizing medical tools in a dishwasher.&nbsp; They are: Doctors' John Harding, Christopher Keeley and William Walsh.&nbsp; All three are affiliated with LewisGale Physicians. &nbsp;&nbsp;
    WDBJ7 Anchor/Reporter
    Three Salem gynecologists are facing a $1,000 fine for sterilizing medical tools in a dishwasher.  They are: Doctors' John Harding, Christopher Keeley and William Walsh.  All three are affiliated with LewisGale Physicians.    The Virginia Board of...

    Tags: General Practitioners

    3. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Recovery continues for local victims of meningitis outbreak

    Six months after an outbreak of fungal meningitis that killed dozens of people and sickened hundreds more, many patients are still recovering.
    Reporter
    Six months after an outbreak of fungal meningitis that killed dozens of people and sickened hundreds more, many patients are still recovering. Nancy Goodfellow is one of them. The Roanoke County resident is feeling better these days, but after...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Meningitis

    4. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Owner of Lynchburg-based peanut company among four people indicted for salmonella outbreak

    A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant.
    A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant. The indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Georgia charges four employees with Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America....

    Tags: Peanut Corporation of America, Peanut Butter, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)

    5. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Roanoke Drop-In Center hosting Thursday event for national HIV/Aids Awareness Day

    Thursday is national black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and Roanoke is taking part in it.
    Thursday is national black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and Roanoke is taking part in it. The Drop-In Center is hosting a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. The Drop-In Center is located at 356 Campbell Avenue in downtown...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), HIV

    6. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Flu hits Virginia hard this year

    Doctors say the flu is hitting Virginia hard this year.
    Doctors say the flu is hitting Virginia hard this year. An update from the Centers for Disease Control shows the Commonwealth in the red zone, which is the highest category for flu cases reported in the states. You can see on the map attached to...

    Tags: Flu

    7. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. How many "Drowsy Driving" accidents were there where you live in 2012?

    A lot of you swear you'd never drive drunk, but you are probably guilty of doing something else that is just as dangerous if not more.
    WDBJ7 Anchor/Reporter
    A lot of you swear you'd never drive drunk, but you are probably guilty of doing something else that is just as dangerous if not more. The Centers for Disease Control reveals one out of every 24 adult drivers admits to recently falling asleep behind...

    Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Pittsylvania County, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)

    8. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. OUR HEALTH: Local Healthcare Organizations Work Together to Address Meningitis Outbreak

    In early September, an alert healthcare worker in Tennessee discovered that her ill patient had fungus in their spinal fluid. Within a matter of days, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were involved, and an unprecedented public health crisis began sweeping the nation and dominating media headlines. Patients were becoming sick with fungal meningitis, an uncommon infection, people were dying, and authorities were racing against the clock to discover the outbreak&rsquo;s cause and prevent additional infections and deaths.
    In early September, an alert healthcare worker in Tennessee discovered that her ill patient had fungus in their spinal fluid. Within a matter of days, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were involved, and an...

    Tags: Virginia Tech, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, General Practitioners

    9. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. The flu is hitting Virginia hard this season

    It's being called one of the worst flu outbreaks in history.
    It's being called one of the worst flu outbreaks in history. The Centers for Disease Control says the flu can spread by personal contact and certain strains can even be airborne. Virginia is one of 29 states seeing record numbers of flu and complaints...

    Tags: Holidays, Symptoms, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine

    10. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Pharmacies in Roanoke, New River Valley, Martinsville, Lynchburg either out of or low on flu vaccine

    This flu season will be one for the record books. Some locations in our area have run out of the vaccine and those that still have a supply can barely keep it in stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Reporter
    This flu season will be one for the record books. Some locations in our area have run out of the vaccine and those that still have a supply can barely keep it in stock.   At the Downhome Pharmacy in Botetourt County, business is booming. The owner...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)

    11. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Federal agency to investigate Radford arsenal claims

    A federal agency is investigating whether drinking water was contaminated by the Radford Army Ammunition Plant.
    A federal agency is investigating whether drinking water was contaminated by the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. The Roanoke Times reported Friday that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will hear from residents at a public meeting Jan....
    12. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Local doctors seeing early flu cases

    At Doctors Express in Roanoke, it has already started.
    reporter
    At Doctors Express in Roanoke, it has already started. "We had a couple cases of the flu about a month ago. And in the past week, actually just yesterday, we had 3-more cases," says Dr Serge Depret-Guillaume. The flu virus is alive and well, and this...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections

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