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Many people may be forced to find a new pharmacy
A contract dispute between a popular chain pharmacy and the company that manages prescription drug plans has left many people in our area searching for a new place to get their prescriptions filled.
Express Scripts is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager which...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health, Insurance, Companies and Corporations, Aetna Inc.
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Bill to end HPV vaccine mandate advances in Virginia General Assembly
The House of Delegates has rejected a proposal to give parents information about a vaccine to prevent a virus that can lead to cervical cancer.
Del. Chris Stolle of Virginia Beach offered the idea as an amendment to legislation repealing Virginia's...Tags: Cancer, HPV Vaccine, Health, Virginia General Assembly, Diseases and Illnesses
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Virginia House passes repeal of HPV vaccination mandate
The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation repealing a requirement that girls receive a vaccine to prevent a virus that can cause cervical cancer.
State law mandates the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccination before girls reach sixth...Tags: Cancer, Health, Virginia General Assembly, Republican Party, Politics
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Panhandlers "taking advantage" of people's generosity
ReporterWe've all seen them; people standing near the road, at intersections, asking for money. It's a problem most often seen in big cities, but Wythe County has become a popular spot for panhandlers. Panhandlers have popped up all up and down Interstate 81,...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Law Enforcement, Health, Charity
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Roanoke pediatrician offers healthy eating tips to keep children from gaining too much weight.
REPORTERA new study offers parents more reasons to watch what their kids eat. Swedish researchers tracked over two thousand boys and girls. They found those who are obese at the age of four are more likely to develop asthma and allergies by the time they're...Tags: Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Asthma, Medical Research, Heart Disease
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All forms of synthetic marijuana soon to be illegal in Virginia
Anchor/ReporterYou probably drive by it every day and soon it will be illegal in this state. Some forms of synthetic marijuana are already banned. Some chemicals were banned last year, so manufacturers just made a few changes, making it tough for sheriff's deputies...Tags: Synthetic Marijuana, Franklin County (Virginia), Health
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Alzheimer's Disease: What one researcher recommends for patients
Alzheimer's is a disease that destroys memory. At present there are four federally approved medications for the disease but researcher Doctor Sam Gandy says there is no medicine that can stop it.
"What we're trying to do now is to find a medicine...Tags: Symptoms, Trials, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research, Health
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Two charged in Floyd County meth lab bust
A man and woman are facing charges after multiple meth labs were found in their Floyd County home.
The New River Regional Drug Task Force and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant Tuesday at Helping Hands Trailer in Floyd County....Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Health
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Local doctor stresses importance of vaccines amid measles scare
Day after some Amtrak riders pulled into Lynchburg, folks onboard could still be at risk for measles.
A passenger on a train may have had the illness.
Officials say that person was on Amtrak's Northeast Regional Train number 171.
The train made several...Tags: Symptoms, Measles, Skin Rash, Health, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Some elderly people more likely to fall than others
ReporterFalling is the leading cause of injury-related death among those 65 years and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As we age, some of us are more likely to fall than others. A researcher at Virginia Tech is studying...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heart Attack, Virginia Tech, Health, Physical Conditions
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Texas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry visits Virginia
ReporterTexas Governor Rick Perry brought his presidential campaign to Virginia, with two stops Wednesday in the Commonwealth. In a speech to students at Liberty University, Perry sidestepped recent criticism with a personal address about his Texas roots, and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Protestantism, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance
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Liberty University eyes new medical school
Anchor/ReporterLiberty could be the next university in the Commonwealth to make room for a new medical school. News7 has confirmed the Tobacco Commission could give the school a $12 million dollar grant to set up a new School of Osteopathic Medicine and a School of...Tags: Osteopathic Medicine, Health
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