Ken Plum: Alzheimer’s epidemic
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In 1982 my then legislative assistant came to me distressed that her father had been found to have Alzheimer’s disease.
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Tim Kaine introduces bill in U.S. Senate to deter opioid abuse
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Pat Toomey (R-PA) to introduce the bipartisan Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act to prevent inappropriate access to opioids and improve patient care for at-risk beneficiaries.
Sen. Tim Kaine urges federal funding to combat prescription drug abuse crisis
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined 17 of his Senate colleagues in a letter urging increased funding for critical prescription drug abuse prevention, treatment and research programs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Creigh Deeds: 2015 General Assembly review
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The 2015 Session of the General Assembly is history. While we passed over 1500 bills and resolutions, the Session will be remembered for a handful of things including reforming the transportation funding formula, adopting a new ethics bill that changes very little, and adjourning a day early.
ACLU commends first steps toward a public health approach to drug use
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today noted with appreciation passage of legislation that moves Virginia toward recognizing drug use as a public health issue that requires a public health solution.
Virginia officials advise Virginians to take precautions in extreme cold weather
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The Virginia Departments of Health and Emergency Management encourage everyone to protect themselves against serious health problems that can result from prolonged exposure to the cold.
General Assembly advances heroin, prescription drug legislative package
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Earlier today, the House of Delegates passed the final piece of Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s bipartisan package of heroin and prescription drug legislation, HB1500 to allow safe reporting of overdoses in progress, meaning that all four bills have now passed their chamber in the General Assembly.
AG Herring urges Virginians to be vigilant in wake of massive Anthem data breach
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Attorney General Mark Herring today warned Virginians to be extremely vigilant with their financial accounts, credit reports, and other personal information in light of a massive data breach reported by Anthem, Inc., the second-largest health insurance provider in the nation and the largest insurer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Study seeks to understand why Virginia girls aren’t getting HPV vaccine
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Virginia was one of the first states in the union to pass legislation mandating the human papillomavirus vaccine for sixth-grade girls in an effort to prevent cervical cancer and other types of sexually transmitted cancers.
Legal unpasteurized milk sales result in more foodborne illness
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The number of U.S. foodborne illnesses caused by unpasteurized milk increased from 30 between 2007 and 2009 to 51 between 2010 and 2012.
