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Radiothon raises over $626,000 for Children’s Hospital at Albany Med

Radiothon raises over $626,000 for Children’s Hospital at Albany Med

 

LATHAM– Over $626,000 was raised for the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center during the annual Cares for Kids Radiothon May 2-3.

810 & 103-1 WGY and 99.5 The River broadcasted live for more than 30 hours from Albany Medical Center on May 2-3, to raise vital funds for the Children’s Hospital. 

“It takes a dedicated team of hospital and radio station volunteers to make the Radiothon a success, but the true heroes are the children and the families being helped by these efforts,” said Josh Everett, 810 & 103-1 WGY's Program Director.  “Their courage and willingness to share sometimes difficult and painful experiences, along with the victories, is truly what compels others to give so generously.” 

10th Annual 5k for Kidneys held at the Crossings at Colonie

10th Annual 5k for Kidneys held at the Crossings at Colonie

 

COLONIE – The Northeast Kidney Foundation will be hosting it’s 10th Annual Walk for kidneys on Sunday, June 9.

This event is a fundraiser that provides payment for local and regional services such as kidney screening, patient support services, and various other patient related services.

For more information, or to register, click here. 

Stimulant drug abuse illegal, potentially deadly

ALBANY - For people diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, the treatment usually involves stimulant drugs.

When used as directed they help calm and focus the patient.

That also makes these drugs attractive to people without the diagnosis, particularly students, hoping to get an edge.

But the drugs have side effects and when abused, can be deadly.

Abuse of stimulant drugs like Adderall and Ritalin is on the increase.

“I know a lot of kids. They buy it for like 5 dollars a pill,” said student Joseph Dewees.

They're buying them from friends who are prescribed these drugs to treat attention deficit disorders.

Abuse of these drugs among 18- to 25-year-olds accounts for a dramatic rise in visits to the emergency department -- 5,212 in 2005 to 15,585 in 2010.

Women see changes under new mammogram law

LATHAM - For months, the staff at Capital Imaging has been trying to get the word out about the new mammogram law in New York.

"We started to educate our referring physicians on the expectation that there were going to be a lot of questions, a lot of women wondering what to do next," said Michael Masone, Director of Capital Imaging.

Starting Jan. 19, women must be notified if their mammogram shows their breast tissue is dense.

Dense breast tissue is common and not abnormal, but it may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer and can also make it more difficult to find cancer on a mammogram.

OrthoNY to Provide Orthopaedic Urgent Care

OrthoNY to Provide Orthopaedic Urgent Care

 

ALBANY - Walk-in bone and joint services will be available in Albany Starting Monday, April 15. Following is more information:

OrthoNY will provide orthopaedic urgent care in its Albany and Malta offices. Both locations will be open Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., with no appointment necessary.

OrthoNY Urgent Care at 121 Everett Road in Albany.

For more information, call 489-2663 or click here. 

Farm Rich products recalled Over E. coli fears

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products due to possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.

Albany County legislator calls for ban on tobacco sales in pharmacies

ALBANY - It sounds like a good idea to the Tobacco-Free Coalition.

They tell us cigarettes and other tobacco products are already banned in some localities across the nation. Fifty-three places in Massachusetts including Pittsfield, Lenox and Lee, but no place yet in New York State.

"Put restrictions on a product equal to the damage that it causes," said Judy Rightmyer of the Tobacco-Free Coalition.

Legislator Tim Nichols is advancing the pharmacy tobacco ban for Albany County.

If it gets passed at a future meeting, then places like CVS, as well as Price Chopper, Hannaford and ShopRite, would have to pull their cigarettes or close their pharmacies in Albany County.

"Tobacco products shouldn't be sold in places where people go to get well," said Nichols. "Where people go to get their medicine."