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    Dec 4, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Local doctors seeing early flu cases

    At Doctors Express in Roanoke, it has already started.
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    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: Drugs and Medicines, Flu, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses

    2. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Report: Many young people have HIV but don't know it

    Many young people have H-I-V but don't know it. That's according to a new study by the <span class="runtimeTopic">Centers for Disease Control</span> which contains surprising numbers.
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    Many young people have H-I-V but don't know it. That's according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control which contains surprising numbers. It found that 25% of new HIV infections in the U.S. are people between the ages of 13 and 24.  Most...

    Tags: HIV, AIDS, World AIDS Day

    3. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. How you can stay healthy this holiday season

    People are more likely to get sick when the temperature drops.&nbsp; Cold weather means more people stay inside whether it's home, work or school.
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    People are more likely to get sick when the temperature drops.  Cold weather means more people stay inside whether it's home, work or school. "It's a breeding ground for illnesses," says Dr. Steve Osborn at Doctors Express in Roanoke Doctors in Roanoke...

    Tags: Flu, Strep Throat, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing

    4. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Report: FDA wanted to close Mass pharmacy in 2002

    More than a decade ago, federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the pharmacy linked to a recent deadly meningitis outbreak until it cleaned up its operations, according to congressional investigators.
    More than a decade ago, federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the pharmacy linked to a recent deadly meningitis outbreak until it cleaned up its operations, according to congressional investigators. Nearly 440 people have been sickened by...

    Tags: Meningitis

    5. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Virginia Department of Health says suspected fungal meningitis cases now 50

    Virginia public health officials say the number of suspected fungal meningitis cases in the state has increased to 50.
    Virginia public health officials say the number of suspected fungal meningitis cases in the state has increased to 50. That number includes three West Virginia residents and two fatal cases. A national outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to...

    Tags: Meningitis, Back Pain, Diseases and Illnesses

    6. Nov 1, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. UPDATE: CDC incorrectly reported third meningitis death in Virginia

    The Virginia Department of Health says only two people have died from meningitis in the state.&nbsp; The illnesses are linked to tainted medication from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy.
    The Virginia Department of Health says only two people have died from meningitis in the state.  The illnesses are linked to tainted medication from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. The Centers for Disease Control Wednesday incorrectly reported a...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Health Organizations, Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Health

    7. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. UPDATE: Second meningitis death reported in Roanoke area

    <strong>UPDATED: </strong>10/16/2012 07:29 p.m.
    UPDATED: 10/16/2012 07:29 p.m. WDBJ7 has confirmed that the second victim of the meningitis outbreak died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Spokesperson Eric Earnhart says the person was first admitted to LewisGale Medical Center in Salem and...

    Tags: New River (Broward, Florida), Health Organizations, Symptoms, Chemical Industry, Back Pain

    8. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. More than 600 patients received contaminated medication at facilities in Roanoke and Christiansburg

    More than 600 people received injections of a medication linked to a meningitis outbreak.&nbsp; But doctors with the Virginia Department of Health say all the patients from two area clinics have now been contacted.
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    More than 600 people received injections of a medication linked to a meningitis outbreak.  But doctors with the Virginia Department of Health say all the patients from two area clinics have now been contacted. The health department says only two...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, New River (Broward, Florida), Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, Meningitis

    9. Sep 18, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. West Nile Virus cases spreading faster this year than in the past

    New information from the The Centers for Disease Control shows West Nile Virus is spreading faster this year than in years past.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    New information from the The Centers for Disease Control shows West Nile Virus is spreading faster this year than in years past.    The numbers are more than double nationwide this year over last.   In Virginia this year, 13 cases have been reported so...

    Tags: West Nile Virus, Viral Diseases and Infections

    10. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Researchers at Virginia Tech are intentionally fattening up pigs

    Researchers at Virginia Tech are fattening up pigs on purpose but not to make sausage or pork chops.
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    Researchers at Virginia Tech are fattening up pigs on purpose but not to make sausage or pork chops. The pigs get to eat all they want. There's no limit on how much feed they get. Why do it? Researchers want to understand why people just can't stop...

    Tags: Science and Technology

    11. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Pigs at Virginia Tech Swine Center are fattened up

    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Researchers at Virginia Tech are fattening up pigs on purpose but not to make sausage or pork chops. These pigs get to eat all they want. There's no limit on how much feed they get. Why do it? Researchers want to understand why people just can't stop eating.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
        Researchers at Virginia Tech are fattening up pigs on purpose but not to make sausage or pork chops. These pigs get to eat all they want. There's no limit on how much feed they get. Why do it? Researchers want to understand why people just can't...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Weight, Obesity

    12. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. OUR HEALTH: New Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic Brings Specialized Treatment to Local Patients

    Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C.
    Anewly formed infectious disease clinic in Lynchburg, VA is bringing expert medical care to those in the area with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States have a chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Most of them don’t even...

    Tags: Death, Liver Cancer, Flu, Disease Prevention, Health Organizations

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