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Approximately 1.3 million Montreal residents remain under a boil water advisory today. The Montreal Gazette reports the problem stems from a mishap at a water treatment plant that caused sediment to be stirred into the city’s water system.
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There’s a lot of speculation out there about the future of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg. The NY Office of Mental Health is considering closing a number of state hospitals, saying that at 24, New York has more than 3 times that...
Here’s some red meat for the “nanny state” folks out there. Nutrition educator and freelance food journalist, Kristin Wartman, argues in a New York Times Op-Ed that we should pay people to cook healthy meals at home: To get...
Have you ever flown on a really small plane where airline staffers careful weigh the luggage, load the cargo hold for balance, and also ask each passenger what she, or he, weighs?
Oh, the competing impulses! On the one hand, one might be...
A new health survey shows women in New York eat pretty healthy compared with women in many other states. A recent analysis by iVillage.com, a NBC Universal Company, ranks women in the Empire State #13 for eating five daily servings of fruits and...
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May 21, 2013 — Nick Stremble, a registered nurse and manager at the hospital, described what he saw Monday. As winds ripped through the facility, people started "to tumble and roll and be pushed down the hall," he said.
May 21, 2013 — Rewards to policyholders for claims that don't meet the annual deductible can be a boon for healthy people. But the approach might not pass the smell test in 2014 when the federal health law bans discriminating against people based on their health status.
May 20, 2013 — Most health plans accept a credit card for the first month's premium and then require customers to pay monthly with a check or an electronic transfer from a bank account. For people without a banking relationship, these transactions can be tricky.
May 21, 2013 — In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Gov. Rick Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.
May 17, 2013 — A new poll finds 42 percent of Americans aren't sure that the Affordable Care Act is actually a law. Guest Host Celeste Headlee discusses this and other health care-related issues with Mary Agnes Carey, senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News, and NPR's Senior Washington Editor, Ron Elving.
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Audio SeriesDrinking and Safety on College Campuses: A rash of alcohol-related fatalaties among students at North Country colleges has re-ignited debate about the role of alcohol in campus social life. Brian Mann talks to students, educators, and law enforcement officials in this series.
Photo Audio EssayArts & Healing: Living Well In the Shadow of Cancer
Brian Mann traveled to a retreat in the Adirondacks for women living with cancer. He found that many of the women still see joy and hope in a world filled with uncertainty.
Arts & Healing: Living Well In the Shadow of Cancer
Oct 19, 2001 — The last few weeks, Americans have been forced to live with a new kind of fear. The risks of terrorist attack--and reports of disease spreading through the mail--leave us feeling vulnerable. In the days after the September 11 attack, Brian Mann traveled to a retreat in the Adirondacks for women living with cancer. He found that many of the women still see joy and hope in a world filled with uncertainty. Go to full article
Walk/Run for Women's Health in Canton
Oct 11, 2001 — Todd Moe talks with Suzanne Bastien about the 5K Walk/Run for Women's Health in Canton this Saturday. Go to full article
Public Health System Not Up to Handling Bioterrorist Attack
Oct 11, 2001 — State health departments, emergency management agencies and doctors throughout the Great Lakes region say they need to increase their planning to prepare for a bioterrorist attack. Officials say there's no way the public health structure could handle such an outbreak right now. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Tom Scheck reports. Go to full article
First Frost AIDS Walk: Local Program Benefit this Sunday in Watertown
Oct 10, 2001 — Todd Moe talks with Will Murtaugh, an organizer of the First Frost AIDS Walk in Watertown this Sunday--participants will raise money for AIDS programs in Jefferson, Lewis and... Go to full article
Women's Healing Retreat At Sagamore this Weekend
Sep 26, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Naj Wikoff about a women's health retreat in the Adirondacks this weekend. Go to full article
People: Karen Easter, Reachout Director, on Disaster Stress Management
Sep 12, 2001 — Martha Foley speaks to Karen Easter from Reachout, the St. Lawrence County crisis intervention and referral service, about disaster mental health issues. Go to full article
Adirondack Medical Center Petitions for Hospital Workforce Support
Sep 07, 2001 — The Adirondack Medical Center is sending one of its volunteers out into the public to collect signatures to send to Congress in support of several bills addressing the... Go to full article
Area Hospitals Receive Flexibility Funds
Sep 06, 2001 — Seven hospitals in rural communities have been awarded nearly $300,000 in financial support under the Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. Three North Country facilities are... Go to full article
Holistic Health Fair in Potsdam
Aug 20, 2001 — More and more Americans are seeking alternative therapies. Jodi Tosti reports on the annual holistic health fair in Potsdam. Go to full article
Too Soon to Count West Nile Virus Out
Aug 14, 2001 — August is the month when the West Nile Virus makes the jump from birds and other animals to people. So far, though, only one human case has been reported. But health... Go to full article
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