Virginia Health News

A new study of women finds just the opposite. Soy foods do not appear to increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence among survivors of the disease and may even confer some health benefits, new research suggests. The study, published...

It has been blown all over the news about the swine flu. Several people very ill and some have past, unfortunately. However, I am happy to report that the H1N1 Vaccinations are in Page County, Va. Several weeks ago children...

Va. —  A northern Virginia family says their lives were turned upside down just 24 hours after getting their 14-year-old son received his seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines. Jordan McFarland is an avid young athlete who was unable to walk without...

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Effective health prevention is critical and especially during the cooler months. As the northern hemisphere embraces Autumn, so must its inhabitants take extra measures to better safeguard themselves against disease. Nutritionally, beefing up one's antioxidant intake is a wonderful way...

Does behavioral nutrition influence whether people lie or tell the truth? See the article, " Behavioral Nutrition is One Weapon in Obesity Fight ." The relatively new field of behavioral nutrition examines more down-to-earth questions like who lies about what...

ER physicians say they're surprised by the findings. Patients who lack health insurance are more likely to die from car accidents and other traumatic injuries than people who belong to a health plan -- even though emergency rooms are required...

The Vermilion County Health Department is scaling back H1N1 vaccination clinics for the rest of December. The county announced on Wednesday that it would conduct only two additional vaccine clinics, both at the health department building along South College Street...

A study of California H1N1 cases finds hospitalization and death can occur at all ages and fatalities were highest in those 50 and older, researchers say...Louie of the California department of public health and colleagues examined the clinical and epidemiologic...