Brett Wilson of Scott Depot WV attended the seventh annual Community Oncology Conference, March 30-31 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This marked the second year that patient advocates attended the meting. The Community Oncology Alliance Patient Advocacy Network (CPAN)helped cancer survivors learn to reach out and share their stories with the public. Patients from across…
Beginning April 5, 2012 thru April 16th, the Greenbrier Humane Society will be a participant in the Qualifying Heat of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. The Greenbrier Humane Society is competing for a chance at more than $500,000 in grant funding, including a grand prize of $100,000.00. We are the only shelter in…
Shepherd University hosted the 10th annual Relay for Life on Friday, March 30. To date, Shepherd has raised $74,000 of their $80,000 goal, which event organizer Holly Frye, assistant vice president for student affairs (community engagement), says she is determined to raise by the August 1 deadline. Shepherd president Dr. Suzanne Shipley received the South…
By Jim Matuga Childhood blindness is a pressing issue worldwide, primarily in developing countries where access to health care is often very limited. The Eye Foundation of America (EFA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving vision and eliminating avoidable blindness by delivering eye care to those who need it most, often bringing it right…
By Bobbi Jo Muto and Gina Sharps It has been said that the eyes are a window to the soul just as the mouth is a mirror to the rest of the body. Think about it. Your mouth and teeth affect more than your physical appearance. They affect every part of your life, and if…
By J. Phillip Halstead, Ph.D. Formerly known as the Union Carbide Technical Center, as well as $10 million in funding. Started in 1949 as the pioneering chemical manufacturer’s primary research facility, the tech center ultimately became the research home to some 3,000 scientists, engineers and technicians who developed tens of thousands of chemical manufacturing innovations…