Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:44 AM EDT2013-05-21 08:44:41 GMT
Our warmest day of the next week pushes temperatures towards 90 degrees in some places. With the daytime heating, an afternoon/evening thunderstorm exists for the area. The cold front begins to push through
Monday, May 20 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:10:53 GMT
There's already been one close call in Arden when three people were stranded in the Tygart Valley River, and the Barbour County Sheriff's Department hopes that's as bad as it gets this year.
There's already been one close call in Arden when three people were stranded in the Tygart Valley River, and the Barbour County Sheriff's Department hopes that's as bad as it gets this year.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:00 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:00:45 GMT
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) — A pregnancy center that counsels women not to have abortions has moved next door to a women's health facility in Charleston that provides abortions. Woman's Choice offers free counseling
A pregnancy center that counsels women not to have abortions has moved next door to a women's health facility in Charleston that provides abortions.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:26 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:26:31 GMT
Old Colony Realtors congratulated CAMC on meeting their fundraising goal of $15 million for the new CAMC David Lee Cancer Center. "Through our gift of $25,000 to this campaign for the new cancer center
Old Colony Realtors congratulated CAMC on meeting their fundraising goal of $15 million for the new CAMC David Lee Cancer Center.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:07 AM EDT2013-05-17 15:07:13 GMT
Marshall's medical school Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has been looking for new space where it can grow its rapidly expanding biomedical research program. Now, it's found what it needs.
HUNTINGTON, WV — Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has been looking for new space where it can grow its rapidly expanding biomedical research program. Now, it's found the space it needs – at the university's Forensic Science Center Annex.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:37 PM EDT2013-05-14 20:37:38 GMT
With Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's decision to expand Medicaid, many West Virginians could be part of that change in coverage when that it takes effect at the beginning of next year. However, those opposed
With Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's decision to expand Medicaid, many West Virginians could be part of that change in coverage when that it takes effect at the beginning of next year.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:26 PM EDT2013-05-14 16:26:48 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia University's Faculty Senate says the school should be allowed to look at other health insurance options for its employees.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia University's Faculty Senate says the school should be allowed to look at other health insurance options for its employees.
Just under a quarter of West Virginia adults smoke.
That's less than previously believed. The information comes from new data assembled by researchers in West Virginia University's School of Public Health, in collaboration with the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health's Division of Tobacco Prevention.
The assessment revealed a 23.9 percent overall smoking rate statewide.
"The findings were surprisingly and pleasantly lower than expectations," said Bruce Adkins, director for the Division of Tobacco Prevention. "Because of sustained statewide prevention and cessation efforts, the lower prevalence could be the beginning of a downward trend for cigarette smoking."
For the first time the West Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey, or WVATS, collected tobacco use data concerning adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or LGBT, and the results reflect a well-accepted view among public health professionals: there are far more LGBT smokers than in the general population. Nearly 41 percent of those identifying as LGBT smoke.
"We have established the principle that one's sexual orientation is important to measure," said Robert Anderson, investigator at the WVU Prevention Research Center.
Adults aged 25 to 34 and people who had not completed high school showed a similarly high rate. When the data was examined by gender, men were found to be a little more likely than women to use cigarettes.
The WVATS was conducted over the first four months of 2012.
A total of 2,132 adults were surveyed by telephone. Responses were weighted to represent the entire adult population of West Virginia. The latest WVATS sampling strategy differs in a major way from earlier surveys, since it added a sample of adults who have only a cell phone. This presents a more accurate estimate of statewide tobacco use. The new WVATS numbers will now serve as baseline measurements for future studies.
"We are not able to make any claim about trends," continued Anderson. "That is due to the fact that the sampling strategy differs in a major way from earlier surveys, since we added a sample of adults who only have a cell phone. We believe this presents a more accurate view of statewide tobacco use."
A brief report detailing the WVU Prevention Research Center's findings in greater detail is available for download.
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