Disease Prevention

The American Liver Foundation (ALF), a non-profit organization focused on promoting liver health and disease prevention held its annual fundraising event, Flavors of Connecticut presented by Hartford Hospital. The event took place on April 9 at the Aqua...

Suicide rates among Americans 35 to 64 years old rose 28% from 1999 to 2010, from 13.7 per 100,000 people to 17.6 per 100,000 people, the CDC reported Thursday.  The greatest increases occurred in people 50 to 54 years old (up 48%) and among people 55...

On Saturday, May 11, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Dogology, 166 Albany Turnpike, Canton, Corey Shagensky, DVM, of Progressive Animal Wellness in Avon will provide rabies vaccination services for the 2013 Canton Rabies Clinic. Dogs and cats from all towns may...

SPRINGFIELD, --   It's part of growing up, but experts say far too many children are not getting vaccinated. Doctors in the Ozarks are urging parents to keep their kids protected. It's World Immunization Week. This comes at a time when there are more...

It is that time of year again. I’m not talking about allergy season. I’m not talking about time to treat your pets for fleas and ticks. It is the season for the dreaded and deadly parvovirus. Most pet owners have heard quite a bit about this...

Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...

A man with no risk factors for prostate cancer can go his whole life without ever taking a PSA test, according to the American Urological Assn. In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and...

Horses worldwide face a serious threat from equine herpesvirus (EHV), a common cause of equine respiratory disease. In fact, they are three times more likely to get rhinopneumonitis caused by EHV than flu caused by equine influenza virus (EIV). To...

PEKIN (Reuters) - Cuatro personas más murieron en China debido a una nueva cepa de gripe aviaria, elevando a 31 la cantidad de fallecidos por el misterioso virus H7N9, y la cantidad de infecciones aumentó en dos casos a 129, según autoridades de...

(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * Virus could mutate -CDC director * If virus mutates, could cause "severe pandemic" * H7N9 began infecting people in February By Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK,...

Por Julie Steenhuysen NUEVA YORK, 6 mayo (Reuters) - El director de los Centros de Prevención y Control de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos dijo que la cepa de gripe aviaria que está causando la enfermedad y muertes en China no puede alentar una pandemia...

(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) May 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are already working with samples of the new H7N9...