WNC wellness review

Kerr Drug converts part of one of its Asheville stores to carry natural, homeopathic and organic products; Asheville Community Yoga has begun offering free classes; north Buncombe residents object to a proposed concrete plant; an international dream conference will be held in Asheville later this month; and more, in this installment of WNC Wellness review.

WNC Wellness review

Yoga’s beneficial impacts on cancer survivors, computing your lethal caffeine dose, an innovative new labeling scheme from WNC’s Gaia Herbs, the medicinal uses of wild plantain, how All Souls Counseling Center helps people with mental health issues, and more in this week’s round-up of health news.

WNC Wellness review

A suit and a countersuit at Haywood Regional Medical Center; MAHEC is building a new Biltmore campus; genetic-test kits for $29.95 at the local pharmacy? Caregiving spouses more likely to develop dementia; and more in this week’s WNC Wellness Review.

WNC Wellness review

A recall of children’s over-the-counter liquid medications, the findings from the largest-ever genetic study of smoking, state budget cuts impact Department of Health and Human Services, and a possible alliance between Transylvania Regional Hospital and Mission Hospital — in this week’s round-up of regional health news.

WNC Wellness review

A family wellness festival at the YMCA; UNC Board of Governors approves plan to build a pharmacy school in Asheville; H1N1 isn’t gone yet; Buncombe is conducting its own census, a health census; and more, in this week’s round-up of local health and wellness news.

WNC Wellness Dialogue: Robert Allison of Banner Therapy Products

Welcome to the first in a series of dialogues focusing on the people and local businesses of WNC and our interwoven relationships with health and wellness. For a peek at the local supply side, I caught up with Robert Allison, marketing manager of Banner Therapy Products — an Asheville-based supply center for healthy living and physical therapy goods.

WNC Wellness review

Park Ridge effort focuses on individual responsibility in wellness, Medical Society honors doctors, fighting childhood obesity, suggestions for choosing a yoga teacher, considering how faster Internet connections can improve area health care, and more in this week’s round-up of wellness news.

WNC Wellness review

Buncombe County outsources primary care; NC livestock are fed more antibiotics than entire U.S. human population; dosing up on vitamin D may be called for after a rough winter; looking at whether Whole Foods is coming to Asheville; and more — in this week’s WNC wellness update.

WNC Wellness review

In this week’s WNC health-related news: a Girl Scout cookie recall, some Cititzen-Times health kudos, Buncombe County Health Department changes to its services, grants applications and nicotine patches are available, there’s help for over-workers — and more in this week’s WNC wellness review!