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I often describe the General Assembly session as being like a roller coaster ride. It starts off slowly but accelerates in speed as the bottom seems to drop out. There are many ups and downs along the way. The session is scheduled to adjourn February 26. In the meantime about 3,000 bills and resolutions will…
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I am wearing down from this diagnosis. I would like to describe what is happening to me through my thoughts. I wrote an article about this disease that is also called hardening of the arteries. It is a diseas that is progressive, and it is keeping pace where I read the symptoms in a book….
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The Department of Veterans Affairs office at the Salem Medical Center will hold an outreach event at the Waynesboro Senior Center, 325 Pine Ave., Waynesboro, on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The purpose of this event is to share information about VA health services, resources, VA Health Care enrollment and eligibility,…
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Nearly one in three Americans have a family member suffering from Alzheimer’s. And their caregivers, by and large, are women. “Women, who are also working, who are also basically running our families, and also are the people who provide the bulk of our volunteer and community service, are the people who are also the caregivers…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that more than $2 million in grant funding from the Administration on Aging and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was awarded to the Virginia Department for the Aging and Department of Medical Assistance Services. The funds will expand and develop new and innovative community-based services for older adults and…
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Letter from Jill A. Hanken Submit guest letters: [email protected] Congress is close to making a $400 million decision for Virginia. This is the amount Virginia would receive from additional federal Medicaid payments (called “FMAP”). In fact, the two-year budget recently adopted by the Virginia General Assembly depends upon additional FMAP to avoid devastating cuts…
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Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected] Neurofeedback is a technique in which the brain is trained to help improve its ability to regulate all bodily functions and to take care of itself. When the brain is not functioning well, evidence of this often shows up in the EEG (electroencephalogram). By challenging the…
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– RMH lifts visitor restrictions – Home Instead announces CAREGiver of the Year – Free, not fee, the way to go in obesity, smoking cessation counseling – Study reveals a need to evaluate and regulate ‘electronic cigarettes’ – Nutrition initiative Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] RMH lifts restrictions on visitors under age 18: Due to…
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Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected] I would venture to say many of us have issues with spasticity or tone. What is this, what does it mean, and what is the difference? My, oh, my, I was confused when they would mention these two different terms, and then I decided to dig….
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Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected] How many ways are there to say “ouch”? How many licks to the chewy Tootsie Roll center? How many times I have seen on television commercials for arthritis. People are seen rubbing their hands and either taking an over-the-counter medication or some cream. Then I see…
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