Health, Medicine And Fitness
Finding your Inner Light
When employers look to cut costs, they often wind up implementing pay and hiring freezes or even terminate positions; however, maybe they should take a look at health care costs.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Holiday Stress Busters: Tips from Lisa Wheeler-Camp, CYT, Reiki Practioner
1. Remember the reason for the season - whatever holiday you celebrate, be mindful of its meaning, not the commercialized frenzy that tends to overwhelm us.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Osteoporosis update
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture, according to the current definition. Bone strength reflects the integration of two main features: bone density and bone quality.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
New hospital web site a comprehensive and easy-to-use community resource
Since 1897, people from across the southern Adirondack Region have turned to Glens Falls Hospital and its affiliated physicians for quality care, close to home. Now, with the launch of the hospital's newly revamped Web site, you'll find a wealth of information about hospital programs, ser…
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Sudden cardiac arrest vs. a heart attack: It's apples to oranges
This past June, 66-year-old retiree Gerald Reed was mowing his lawn at his home in Warrensburg when he collapsed.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Coping with Alzheimer's disease
When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, life as you know it will most likely change.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Trouble sleeping? Get tested and get your life back
GLENS FALLS - Bill Palmer thought nothing of falling asleep during his kids' school concerts or while watching game film with the football team he coached. "I was always exhausted. I thought it was natural - I fought through it," Palmer said.
Oct 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Prostate cancer awareness
Like breast cancer is to women, prostate is the most common cancer in men.
Oct 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
New advances help women beat breast cancer
(NewsUSA) - Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. This year, 184,000 women and 2,000 men will learn they have the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. If caught early, breast cancer can be readily treated and often cured.
Oct 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Rest Assured, the Adirondack Sleep Disorders Lab is Here to Help You
Do you wake up numerous times during the night gasping for breath? Are you often tired and listless? Do you have a significant other who keeps you up all night with his or her insufferable snoring?
Oct 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Hormonal contraception update
21-7, 24-4, 21-2-5, 42, 84-7 I, 84-7EE-do you think you are on the gridiron or in math class 101? Not really, you are about to learn the latest in hormonal contraceptive management.
Oct 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Back to school health and safety
After some justifiable laziness during the summer months, back to school is a great time for a child to pick up healthy habits.
Sep 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Getting in shape
GLENS FALLS - With fall weather arriving and winter knocking at our door, people tend to stay inside more and are generally less active. What's a body to do to stay in shape and healthy?
Sep 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Menopause - (What Changes? What Pause?)
Are you going though your change? That does not mean your nickels, dimes, and quarters. Are you in menopause? That does not mean "pause of men!"
Sep 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Warren County Public Health urges parents and caregivers to get their child safety seat inspected
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children age 3 to 6 and 8 to 14. In 2007, 6,532 passenger vehicle occupants 14 and younger were involved in fatal crashes. Sept. 12 - 18 is National Child Passenger Safety Week. During this week, organizations around the country wi…
Sep 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
H1N1 Preparedness a Top Priority at Glens Falls Hospital
H1N1, referred to as "swine flu" when first detected in April of this year, is a new strain of influenza that is spread from person-to-person, in much the same way regular seasonal influenza viruses spread.
Sep 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Heat exhaustion and dehydration prevention
Though those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer have not really hit the northeast with a vengeance at this point, it may actually happen before we head into fall and it's best to be prepared.
Aug 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
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