Saturday, May 25 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:06:00 GMT
With pools finally opening up and temperatures usually rising, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. But you wouldn't have known judging by how empty local pools were Saturday, when temperatures
With pools finally opening up and temperatures usually rising, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. But you wouldn't have known judging by how empty local pools were Saturday, when temperatures lingered in the 60s.
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:31 PM EDT2013-05-25 23:31:15 GMT
The Opekiska Lock and Dam has reopened for recreational use. The dam was closed in 2012 because of cost issues but has reopened for recreational boating. Opekiska finished construction and was officially
The Opekiska Lock and Dam has reopened for recreational use. The dam was closed in 2012 because of cost issues but has reopened for recreational boating. Opekiska finished construction and was officially
Saturday, May 25 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:47:52 GMT
Fairmont Main Street wants the community to "Get their art on." Every Saturday at Veterans Square. The Main Street Artisan Program is an event to spotlight and celebrate the arts in Fairmont. It provides
Fairmont Main Street wants the community to "Get their art on." Every Saturday at Veterans Square. The Main Street Artisan Program is an event to spotlight and celebrate the arts in Fairmont. It provides
Saturday, May 25 2013 5:46 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:46:29 GMT
Going back home after a long year at college means packing up and moving out. But that extra stuff that doesn't fit in the car or even in the house was put to good use. WVU Blue and Gold Mine Sale is
Going back home after a long year at college means packing up and moving out. But that extra stuff that doesn't fit in the car or even in the house was put to good use. WVU Blue and Gold Mine Sale is
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:14:28 GMT
The Warren T. Anderson, M.D. Center for Cardiac Care features three cardiac catheterization laboratories, 14 pre- and post-procedure rooms, a stress lab and two nuclear cameras.
The Warren T. Anderson, M.D. Center for Cardiac Care features three cardiac catheterization laboratories, 14 pre- and post-procedure rooms, a stress lab and two nuclear cameras.
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.
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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