In this week’s WNC Wellness review: norovirus confirmed at local VA; Asheville water woes persist; upcoming YWCA Community Swim Day; local businesses help employees quit smoking and more.
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The Beat: Don’t drink the water
A look at what’s been making headlines.
WNC Wellness review: Animals make us healthier (and more)
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Asheville’s animals make humans healthier; a historic graph of flu in N.C.; new migraine center opens in Asheville and more.
Facilitate fitness at the Pack Library
I feel for Saul Chase and the individuals who are not able to open doors on their own at the Pack Library [“Bring Back the Automatic Doors,” Dec. 1 Xpress]. I agree 100 percent that there needs to be assistance [for the disabled] to enter the library, but the automatic door is not the best […]
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 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!
WNC Wellness review
A weekly round-up of what’s happening in health and wellness news in WNC.
Edgy Mama preview
Here’s a video preview of this week’s Edgy Mama column.
Checking the pulse of the world’s health
The World Affairs Council of WNC hosts world-health expert tonight (Monday, Dec. 1) at UNCA.
Settlement excites local mercury activists
The family of a 9-year-old Georgia girl announced Thursday that they’d won a settlement from a federal fund that compensates people injured by vaccines. The news has thrilled Asheville activists who have been fighting for a government admission that there are potential problems with vaccines.