Tag: health
Foodie: How to work in more veggies – without sacrificing flavor
By Elizabeth Holm
As a nutritionist, I often have people ask me what they should eliminate from their diets to be healthy. There have been...
Our View: Federal program improves hospital safety
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is thought of as the father of medicine because he was instrumental in advancing the clinical study of disease....
Inova Alexandria fined for rate of injuries, infections
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Inova Alexandria Hospital was fined in both 2016 and 2017 by the federal Department of Health and Human Services for...
Our View: Flu is one thing we shouldn’t share
While Alexandria is known for being a giving community, there are times when we need to not only keep what we have, but go...
Life Well Lived: The right way to achieve your goals in...
By Lauren Fisher
With the start of the New Year, it is natural to pause and reflect on both our experiences of the past year and...
Rabid fox captured in Alexandria
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
A fox that was exhibiting unusual behavior was confirmed rabid on Friday, according to the Alexandria Health Department.
The fox was...
Opioids in Alexandria Part 1: Two-year surge has city responders working...
By James Cullum | [email protected]
Alexandria is feeling the potent effects of the national opioid epidemic, with a sharp increase in the past two years...
Long Live You: New year, new you: oxidative stress
This is the first in a series of articles on the root problems of most chronic illnesses: diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, autoimmune disorders, Alzheimer’s...
Heres to preventive health
Has the public reached their limit of discussing health care reform yet? I for one am ready to hear people talking more about proactive health care.
With health care, less is more
There is little to no disincentive to decrease usage, which is where true savings begin
