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Perhaps no one follows the weather more closely than farmers. And now weather data from the state’s agricultural research stations is available to anyone with an Internet connection.
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Free prescription card distributed by United Way could help even more people if they knew how easy it is to get and use one. United Way of Greater Augusta and the FamilyWize Community Service Partnership have teamed up to make prescriptions more affordable for those without insurance or even those who have insurance that doesn’t cover the medicine.
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Ophelia Addai Boateng, James Madison University Senior majoring in Public Health Education, will be spending the next eight weeks as an intern with the Chronic Disease Self-Managment Education Program.
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Prominent Virginia business leaders Jimmy Hazel, S. Buford Scott and David Addison announced their support for Terry McAuliffe on Monday. Hazel is the current chairman of Virginia FREE (Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education), a nonpartisan organization which provides information to Virginia’s business community in order to advance responsible, pro-business government. Scott is a former Chairman of Virginia FREE and Addison is currently a member of their Board of Directors.
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There’s a creaky old law called the Equal Pay Act, whose 50th anniversary is June 10. Unsurprisingly, a law that’s been around that long without being updated needs major repair.
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The Waynesboro Family YMCA is proudly partnering with Augusta Health and the American Cancer Society to participate in ACS’s upcoming Cancer Prevention Study-3.
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Have you ever wondered about the value of a family heirloom, a flea market bargain, or a long lost item salvaged from your attic or basement? The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in conjunction with Bonhams Auction House just may be able to provide you with an answer.
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Stem cells derived from body fat show great potential for treating and possibly even reversing the effects of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that threatens the vision of millions, new research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.
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Staunton City Councilman Ophie Kier has received two appointments from the Virginia Municipal League (VML). The appointments were made by Edwin C. Daley, president of VML.
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A discovery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is opening up new avenues for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a common circulation problem that afflicts millions of Americans. Researchers have pinpointed a key genetic regulator that appears to controls the ability to adapt to blockages in blood vessels – and it turns out to be a tiny RNA molecule.
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