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ALBANY
Finding the way to a woman's heart (with video)
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012
A new cardiac screening program will complement breast cancer screenings at Bellevue Woman's Center.
ALBANY
State labs play key role in fight against flu
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012
Inside a handful of laboratories on the fourth floor of the Wadsworth Center, white-coated scientists are tracking a virus that sent 1,167 New Yorkers to the hospital last year and killed 34 children in the past four years.
CAPITAL REGION
Obesity war has allies, many battle fronts
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012
New playgrounds. New gardens. A new freezer. These are some of the Schenectady County anti-obesity projects made possible by a federal grant that seeks to promote physical activity and nutrition.
ALBANY
State recommends measles vaccinations after case confirmed in Ulster County
Friday, Sept. 21, 2012
The state Department of Health is recommending all New Yorkers get vaccinated against the measles, after a case was confirmed in an Ulster County child.
CAPITAL REGION
Whooping cough cases at record pace
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
Local and national health officials are seeing more of the shrill, convulsive coughing fits brought on by whooping cough than they have in a long time.
ALBANY
Volunteers sought for 20-year cancer study at Albany Med
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012
Participants are being sought for a 20-year cancer prevention study that experts say has the potential to prevent the disease in future generations.
NYC bans big, sugary drinks at eateries, theaters
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012
New York City's Board of Health opened up a new, experimental front in the war on obesity Thursday, passing a rule banning sales of big sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, concession stands, and other eateries.
AMSTERDAM
AHS senior joins surgeon general on dais
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012
Audra Hopkins, a senior at Amsterdam High School, spent Monday at the launch of the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention in Washington, D.C., as a student representative of Sources of Strength.
CAPITAL REGION
Roll up a sleeve — it’s flu shot time
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
Flu season is on the horizon, and in preparation, area pharmacies and physicians’ offices are already offering immunizations aimed at warding off the contagious condition caused by influenza viruses.
CAPITAL REGION
Gambling addicts face tough climb out
Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012
There aren’t many resources for gambling addicts in the Capital Region, and many find themselves at The Center for Problem Gambling, an outpatient treatment center in Albany that is funded and licensed through the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
ALBANY COUNTY
West Nile case reported in Albany County
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012
The Albany County Health Department has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in the area this year.
QUEENSBURY
Cause of Queensbury student’s death still unclear
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012
The cause of death of a 16-year-old Queensbury High School football player remained unknown Thursday, but state health officials said the boy’s death was not caused by the four most common types of contagious bacterial meningitis.
BURNT HILLS
BH-BL rescinds antibiotic recommendation for football players after opponent's death
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012
The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District on Wednesday rescinded its recommendation that members of its varsity and junior varsity football teams take an antibiotic after learning a Queensbury football player did not die from a communicable disease.
SCHENECTADY
HUD to insure loan for Ellis
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012
Ellis Medicine will save about $17.5 million in interest costs on a $54.8 million federal loan approved Wednesday for the consolidation of two existing emergency departments into the new Golub Center for Emergency Care.
CDC: Alarming increase seen in West Nile cases
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012
U.S. health officials say there's been an alarming increase in the number of West Nile cases.
