Martha Jefferson Healthwise
Martha Jefferson HealthWise--June 6th
Kids are out of school and that means summer fun and some summer injuries. Some unlucky parents might find themselves in the Emergency Room after little Kimmy breaks her arm. ER visits do go up during the summer months, Dr. Michael Baylor explains how parents can avoid such visits.
Martha Jefferson HealthWise--May 30th
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Martha Jefferson Healthwise--May 2nd
Last Updated: 12:37 PM 01/25/12 - Dr. Brett Krasner, a Martha Jefferson dermatologist, talks about practical aspects of sun protection, one good way of avoiding skin cancer. (Full Story) |
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Martha Jefferson Healthwise--April 26th
Last Updated: 4:29 PM 04/27/07 - Loss of hand motion can prove to be a bane for the smallest of common day activity. Hand Therapist Pat Stevens explains how to build strength and increase range of motion for hand injuries. (Full Story) |
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Martha Jefferson Healthwise--April 18th
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 01/25/12 - Thousands of Central Virginian’s have been suffering the last few weeks as mother nature has unleashed her version of chemical warfare. Pollen is wreaking havoc on springtime allergies. (Full Story) |
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Martha Jefferson Healthwise--April 11th
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Last Updated: 7:49 AM 05/30/07 - HPV or Human Papilloma Virus has been in the news lately. Twenty million people are currently infected with this sexually transmitted disease. In fact, Governor Tim Kaine passed a law in late March requiring every rising sixth grade girl in the state to be vaccinated with Gardasil, a relatively new immunization that protects against the disease. (Full Story) |
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Martha Jefferson HealthWise - April 4th
Last Updated: 7:48 AM 05/30/07 - HPV vaccine for women for Herpes Virus Simplex one and two have had a breakthrough. Dr. Gwendolyn Kelly explains how women can avoid these two types of sexually transmitted diseases by taking this vaccine. (Full Story) |
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Martha Jefferson HealthWise - December 20
Last Updated: 7:33 AM 05/30/07 - Childbirth classes help teach new parents about future labor and birth. Betsy Collins with Martha Jefferson Collins explained why these classes and so many other birth medications and processes are so popular and so important to so many people. (Full Story) |
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