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Local care facilities expanding dementia care 23 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm
A number of local facilities have specialized dementia units with care and programs designed to meet the special needs of these patients.
Girl who took on transplant rules gets new lungs 13 Jun 2013 | 12:52 pm
A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering from a transplant of adult lungs after a judge’s ruling expanded her options for lifesaving surgery.
Organ transplant vote seeks medical, legal balance 11 Jun 2013 | 12:06 pm
Faced with a federal judge’s order in the heart-wrenching cases of two terminally ill children seeking lung transplants, a national review board sought a balance that will keep such decisions in the h...
Program helps children with feeding disorders 31 May 2013 | 01:11 pm
When Marina Dunckel turned 2 in January, she wasn’t eating or drinking. Marina was born with a condition known as omphalocele, where her stomach, liver and intestines were in a sac outside her body. ...
Administration: 'Obamacare' to offer more choices 31 May 2013 | 09:06 am
Insurance companies are showing interest in providing coverage under the new health care law, a development likely to increase market competition and give uninsured people more choices than they now h...
AIDS organization expanding services 30 May 2013 | 08:50 pm
AIDS Community Resources is expanding — and it has nothing to do with HIV.
Employers learn how to make workplace healthier 29 May 2013 | 08:04 pm
A $6 return for every dollar invested. That’s the payoff for employers who invest in comprehensive employee wellness programs, said Noelle Murphy, vice president and manager of client experience for G...
Rainy weather good for allergy sufferers 19 May 2013 | 08:05 pm
School nurse Lynn Moretz has been dispensing a ton of tissues lately. Students keep pouring in with red eyes, sneezing, sinus pressure, dark circles and sometimes general malaise, said Moretz, who wor...
Does bed rest actually help during pregnancy? 14 May 2013 | 01:34 pm
New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies — bed rest — doesn’t seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk.
Bid adieu to the achoos: Flu season is over 13 May 2013 | 04:02 pm
The flu went viral in Oneida County last fall, striking more than 1,500 residents in November and December. But now county residents can breathe easier; flu season is over. The Centers for Disease Co...
