Health and Medicine http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/103 Category: Health and Medicine en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Thu, 22 May 2008 15:58:29 -0400 Web site tracks patients' quiet time at hospitals Shhh... The last time you spent the night in the hospital, was it quiet enough to catch some shut-eye? The federal government's Hospital Compare ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/web-site-tracks-patients-quiet-time-hospitals Tue, 20 May 2008 21:49:35 -0400 CHKD gets OK for Norfolk facility expansion NORFOLK Childrenandrsquo;s Hospital of The Kingandrsquo;s Daughters has received permission from the stateandrsquo;s health department to add ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/chkd-gets-ok-norfolk-facility-expansion Tue, 20 May 2008 16:11:07 -0400 Portsmouth woman did not die of mad cow-related condition, USDA says Preliminary test results indicate that a 22-year-old Portsmouth woman who died in April did not have an illness that has been associated with eating ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/portsmouth-woman-did-not-die-mad-cowrelated-condition-usda-says Tue, 06 May 2008 16:30:45 -0400 New type of surgery means 'zippo pain' William Lam owes his life to his daughter's hunch. Last fall, the 76-year-old security guard was feeling poorly. A diabetic, he had a lot of tests ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/new-type-surgery-means-zippo-pain Sat, 03 May 2008 21:41:26 -0400 Local autism group assembles huge puzzle to raise awareness VIRGINIA BEACH Before you can put together the world's biggest puzzle, you first have to find someone willing to make the pieces. And that can be a ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/local-autism-group-assembles-huge-puzzle-raise-awareness Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:55:25 -0400 Governor kicks off regional meeting on infant mortality NORFOLK Calling infant mortality one of the state's biggest weaknesses, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine kicked off a regional forum Friday to find solutions ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/governor-kicks-regional-meeting-infant-mortality Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:33:09 -0400 Doctor avoids troubled past by relocating In 2004, Dr. Enrique Tomeu abruptly closed his Virginia Beach obstetrics practice and left the area after being sued repeatedly for allegedly injurin ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/doctor-avoids-troubled-past-relocating Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:24:08 -0400 Fort Norfolk Plaza medical complex gets its funding NORFOLK The developer of the Fort Norfolk Plaza medical office project has signed an investment agreement with an Indianapolis-based group that spe ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/fort-norfolk-plaza-medical-complex-gets-its-funding Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:04:33 -0400 Norfolk forum touts early detection of illnesses for African-American Men NORFOLK Tyrone Trotman thought of himself as a healthy person. He walked and ran regularly. Ate right. Didn't have a family history filled with maj ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/norfolk-forum-touts-early-detection-illnesses-africanamerican-men Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:54:07 -0400 Critics fear Kaine's cost-cutting drug plan may backfire RICHMOND A budget amendment proposed by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to save the state $1.5 million by providing less expensive medications to some mental ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/critics-fear-kaines-costcutting-drug-plan-may-backfire Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:38:25 -0400