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OUR HEALTH: Highland Ridge Rehab Center opens in Dublin
A dream will be fulfilled this month when Highland Ridge Rehab Center in Dublin opens their new 33,000 square-foot rehabilitation addition.
The project will enhance their philosophy of person-directed services for their culture change model. Culture...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Culture, Health and Medical Professionals, Religion and Belief, Concerts
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Whooping cough cases on the rise in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Health says pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, is making a comeback.
The Department of Health says cases in Virginia have doubled since 2007, and in the western part of the state reported cases have tripled between...Tags: Coughing, Whooping Cough, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals
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More moms choosing home births over the hospital
ReporterLindsay and Tom McKinnon did their research before choosing a home birth over the hospital. They call the experience of a home birth "empowering". "It was very calm and peaceful and beautiful and we could work at our own pace with our midwife as a guide,...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Hospitals and Clinics, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Haitian girl undergoes 6 hour surgery, successfully
Weekend Anchor/ReporterShe was burned over 30 percent of her body when she fell into a fire as a child. But on Wednesday, a Haitian teenager underwent a six hour surgery at Lewis Gale Hospital at Montgomery that will change her life. It was a lengthy and delicate...Tags: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapy, Health
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Haitian teenager will receive life-changing surgery in Blacksburg
Weekend Anchor/ReporterA Haitian teenager will soon undergo life changing surgery at Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg. Keithia Sirena was badly burned when she fell into a fire as a child. The serve burn caused her the ski of her arm to attach to her...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapy, Health Treatments
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New eyeglasses could make bifocals and progressive lenses a thing of the past
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterThey look like any ordinary pair of glasses. They are anything but that. "This has what we call the wow factor," said Dr. Mac Scothorn, an optometrist with Vistar Eye Center in Roanoke. He's talking about something called Empower glasses, developed by...Tags: General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Apple iPad
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Susan Bahorich's Blog
Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at: sbahorich@wdbj7.com
January 4, 2012
Happy New Year, Baby New Year!!!!
Welcome to the first edition of the 2012 Blog-horich.
I've been slacking people, I'm sorry!
First off, Happy belated...Tags: Banking, Slavery, New River (Broward, Florida), Shootings, Cheng Yu-tung
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Policeman killed in sect attack, 4 others die in blast that rocks Nigeria's restive north
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say five people have died in attacks in Nigeria's troubled northeast.
A Nigerian Red Cross report said a Tuesday blast killed four civilians in the besieged city of Maiduguri. It said rescuers took six people...Tags: Explosions, United Nations, Christianity, Terrorism, Disasters and Accidents
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: MRSA, Medical Specialization, Urinalysis, Almonds, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Letters: Many views of 'alternative' treatment
![The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ["New Age Cures Put to the Test," Jan. 23].](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67687605-27172233.jpg)
The recent series of articles by Trine Tsouderos in the Los Angeles Times misrepresents the scientific contributions and future research agenda of the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ["New...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Dog (animal), Benjamin Franklin, Chiropractic, National Institutes of Health
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Flu season could mean patients, doctors work while sick
As influenza season continues, here's a quick word of advice: If you're sick, do everyone a favor and take a sick day. Don't be the trouper who comes into work hacking and feverish, because it's likely to expose more people to the contagion.
Sounds like...Tags: General Practitioners, Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Flu
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Disability and desire
Life is divided into two phases: the one in which you're not supposed to be having sex and the one in which you're supposed to be having more sex.
Confusion abounds during both phases. But if you're living in the second phase — that is, you're an...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Sexual Dysfunction, Psychologists, Health
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