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- Local Impact of Healthcare Reform Proposal
- Toughest on Small Business, Employees
- We've been hearing a lot of talk about what President Obama's healthcare reform could cost Americans. But you may be asking yourself, "What about me, here in the Capital Region?" CBS 6 Anchor Jerry Gretzinger reached out to a New... Full story
- A Simple Machine Could Save Your Life
- Jim King had a heart attack five years ago. He says, "I played the first half of the ball game, played pretty well for me, walked over, got a drink at the drinking fountain, stepped back on to the court and just collapsed." More than a... Full story
- Don't Skimp on Kid's Nutrition
- Becky Edvalson, an Albany mother of two... knows how important nutrition is for her children.... she also knows how expensive it is. baby formula runs around 20 dollars a can. Pretty pricey when you have two children... that's why Edvalson... Full story
Focus on Fitness
- Fine-tune workout to rule slopes
- Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape. Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do,... Full story
- U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts
- America needs a trainer.
- America needs a trainer. The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape.... Full story
- Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs. Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know... Full story
Health News (AP)
- In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only LONDON (AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it....
- Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine ATLANTA (AP) -- Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday....
- FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online....
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