Health
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Forget the flowers, May is all about Lupus awareness
May kicks off Lupus awareness month during which sufferers of the illness, and their supporters, wear purple or butterflies to bring awareness to the autoimmune disease. Both, along with the wolf, are symbols of the condition. The name Lupus is derived from the Latin word for wolf because the Malar…
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By the numbers: area kids, families at risk
HAMLET — Not-for-profit group NC Child held a symposium for area leaders and educators outlining disturbing figures as a result of a comprehensive study.
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CarolinaHearts Home Care celebrates fifth anniversary
The Richmond County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for CarolinaHearts Home Care, which celebrated its fifth anniversary last Thursday.
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Rockingham to accept $12 million grant for wastewater facility
Work on revamping Rockingham’s wastewater facility will soon get underway after the Rockingham City Council unanimously approved a resolution accepting a $13 million grant to cover the project cost.
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One last bash
Project Focus invites members past and present to attend its final cookout 5 p.m. Thursday at the Leak Street Education and Cultural Center before moving to a new location next month.
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Another 15 residents die from influenza
ROCKINGHAM — Forget the Coronavirus, it’s good old influenza that has people worried in North Carolina. Another 15 people have died of complications from the flu in North Carolina, raising the death toll during the current season to 90, state health officials reported on Thursday. Eleven people died of the…
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Enjoying life pain free
Cheraw resident Kim Williamson has dealt with excruciating, unpredictable menstrual cycles for decades. “Over time, the pain grew in intensity, to the point that I could barely tolerate it,” she recalled. “However, I perceived this as a normal ‘part of life’ for women and disregarded the pain.” In spring 2017,…
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Report: Richmond ranked in top 15 least healthy counties
The philanthropic Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has labeled Richmond one of the state’s least healthy counties, using data on the quality and availability of education, employment, health care and housing. With its research partner the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the foundation released this week 50 state snapshots showing…
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Third rabies case confirmed, health director urges caution
HAMLET — A third case of rabies confirmed Wednesday morning in Richmond County prompted Health Director Dr. Tommy Jarrell to again urge residents to be ware of their surroundings and their pets. Jarrell said this case, like the past two, involved a raccoon. “In the previous cases the infected animals…
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From patient to survivor: Sandra Lynch recounts battle with breast cancer
ROCKINGHAM — Sandra Lynch is one of those people who goes in each year for those medical checkups and screenings doctors recommend for people over a certain age. The results were always fine. In 1998, Lynch said she had a hysterectomy but did not follow up with the recommended hormone…
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Genetic testing can help tailor fitness regimens
By Melonie McLaurin mflomer@civitasmedia.com Contributed photo A FirstHealth representative shows the genetic test kit used to collect the saliva sample. The amount of the sample takes up only a small amount of space in the plastic tube. https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/web1_DNAsample1.jpgContributed photo A FirstHealth representative shows the genetic test kit used to collect…
