Category Archives: public health

Vegetable garden replaces smoking room

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

BY SUSAN KEETER Ronald Jackson remember when people congregated in the smoking room at Toomey Abbott Towers, a public-housing high-rise in Syracuse. That ended in 2015, when the Syracuse Housing Authority enacted a smoke-free policy for its nine building complexes. … Continue reading →

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No more excuses: Free program improves access to mammograms

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

What would it take for you to get screened for breast cancer? The Upstate Cancer Center has someone who will * schedule the mammogram appointment for you, * explain what to expect during the exam, * navigate any insurance requirements, … Continue reading →

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News about Upstate you may have missed

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

Autism symposium “The message of our book,” said the co-author of a Pulitzer Prize finalist work about autism, “is that the larger community needs to change, needs to step up and not freak out over people who are different.” That’s … Continue reading →

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She provided care in Ghana

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

  Brandy Baillargeon of Watertown, a family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, traveled to Ghana through Upstate nurse Lauri Rupracht’s Americans Serving Abroad Project. She was touched by the gratitude of those she helped in several villages during the eight-day … Continue reading →

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Limiting Lyme disease: How you can protect yourself and your family

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Sixteen of every 100,000 New Yorkers were infected with Lyme disease in 2015, the latest year for which statistics are available. In 2015, 95 percent of Lyme diagnoses came from 14 states, including New York. Lyme disease is caused by … Continue reading →

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Mystery at the lake: Researchers uncover deadly potential of obscure, long-buried chemicals

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

BY JIM HOWE Among the industrial wastes that have polluted Syracuse’s Onondaga Lake for decades are two “mystery compounds” related to – and apparently more toxic than – the banned pesticide DDT. Scientists from Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University and … Continue reading →

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Are you age 52 to 72? Three health conditions to check

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

  BY JIM HOWE  Baby boomers can save their health, their lives and lots of money and trouble by getting themselves checked for three major but often neglected health problems, says New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, MD. The … Continue reading →

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Have you seen the new ‘Upstate Health’ magazine?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

As a mother, I cannot select one child as my favorite. As an editor, I don’t have one favorite magazine issue. I love them all. That said, this summer issue of Upstate Health is a particularly good one, for a … Continue reading →

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Mosquito control: Upstate scientists learn from success of malaria control effort

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

  Upstate scientists credit international collaboration with keeping a region along the border of Ecuador and Peru free of malaria since 2012. The coastal area of El Oro Province in Ecuador and the city of Tumbes, Peru, were once endemic … Continue reading →

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Welcome to New York: Refugees arrive with unique health needs

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

New York state, and Central New York in particular, are big refugee resettlement areas, and those refugees can face a wide range of health problems, notes Ranit Mishori, MD, a Georgetown University professor who lectured recently on the topic at … Continue reading →

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