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Free cancer screenings for residents in local areas

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:19am
Free cancer screenings for residents in local areas

The Cancer Services Programs of Albany and Rensselaer counties teamed up with American Cancer Society and St. Peter’s Health Care Partners to provide free cancer screenings to men and women in the local community.

The free screenings offered will be mammograms and Pap tests for women ages 40 and older and colorectal screenings for men and women ages 50 and older.

There will also be free screenings for uninsured residents provided through the Cancer Services Program year round at St. Peter’s Health Partners.

If you live in Albany or Rensselaer County and would like to make an appointment, please call 454-4013. If you live outside Albany County, please call the Cancer Services Program at 1-866-422-CANCER (2262) to find a screening near you. 

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Healthy eating seminar to take place May 3

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 11:33am
Healthy eating seminar to take place May 3

The Capital District Center for Independence (CDCI) will host a free seminar on improving nutrition, diet and eating habits by hosting “Ketchup is not a Vegetable” on Thursday, May 3 from 3 to 4 p.m. The event will take place at the center located at 845 Central Avenue in Albany.

According to a statement, the free and interactive workshop will get people started and provide strategies to reduce mindless eating.

“Most of us know a number of things we could be doing to improve our health and energy level. However, we don’t always know where to start or how to make some of these changes,” said CDCI Executive Director Laurel Kelley. “This interactive workshop will help you to take stock of where you are and set some individual goals and strategies to help get you from here to there.”

Sandra Varno, MS, RD, CDN, Resource Educator at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County will speak at the seminar.

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CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer
Monday, April 30th, 2012, 1:10pm

ALBANY - On Thursday, May 17, begining at Empire State Plaza, the 3.5 mile Workforce Team Challenge will take place.

Registration for teams of co-workers is still open until Friday, May 4.

For More Information, or to register, PLEASE VISIT.

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Registering to be an organ donor can now be done online

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012, 1:30pm
Registering to be an organ donor can now be done online

The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Health announced Tuesday that it is now possible to join the Organ Donor Registry online.

April is National Organ Donor Awareness Month and for the first time, New Yorkers will be able to enroll for the registry online using the DMV’s “MyDMV” application. People who register through the MyDMV will not need to print, sign or mail their registration application to DOH.

According to a statement, nearly 10,000 are currently waiting for an organ transplant in New York State and every 13 hours someone dies waiting for one.

Click here for more information on the registry.

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Emergency Preparedness program

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer
Thursday, April 5th, 2012, 4:03pm

COPAKE - The Roe Jan Library and the Columbia County Department of Health is hosting a one-hour program that will teach participants how to prepare for emergencies such as floods and power outages.

Participating children will be taught how to make an emergency plan and put together an emergency kit, they'll also learn seasonal health tips.

The program will take place from 10:30-11:30a on Wednesday, April 11, at the Roe-Jan Library.

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National Walking Day

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 12:47pm

ALBANY – Wednesday, April 4 is National Walking Day and the Rensselaer Tech Park is hosting its third annual National Walking Day event.

A 1.8 mile route has been mapped out and signed. The event begins at WMHT at 4 Global View in Troy at 12p. 

According to the American Heart Association, walking vigorously for 30 minutes a day can reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

The American Heart Association’s My Heart. My Life. program offers key resources to help companies and individuals get walking programs started.

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Anesthesia shortages

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 6:48pm

As the federal government wrestles with shortages of cancer drugs, there’s another group of drugs in short supply with even more far reaching effects.

They’re the drugs used by anesthesiologists to put you to sleep and control pain.

The shortage is so severe it's forcing many of these doctors to re-think how they practice, on a daily basis.

Welcome to medicine's new reality. Blame manufacturing problems and shrinking profit margins and we're seeing upwards of 300 commonly used medicines in short supply, and anesthetics are no exception.

Dr. Michael Simon is the president elect of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists and practices with a group encompassing 27 hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York and Pennsylvania.

He knows first hand how the shortages make a challenging specialty even more so.

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