It’s football season again. Every weekend on playing fields from the junior high school to the NFL stadiums injured players will be carted off or helped off because they can’t walk off the playing ...

October 20, 2011 02:46 PM | 0  | 6  | 

The tightrope which is our lives is unforgiving. Balance is something we long for but find difficult to achieve.  It takes so little to knock us sideways, our arms pinwheeling in an attempt to keep...

October 06, 2011 12:00 PM | 0  | 10  | 

This week’s health column will detail some of the program funding changes recently adopted by the state government that will affect seniors. It will also list some county programs available to seni...

September 22, 2011 12:25 PM | 0  | 8  | 

The annual Ulster County Office for the Aging (UCOFA) public hearing at Roudigan’s Steak House outside Kingston last week provided an overview of some of the services available to local seniors. En...

September 15, 2011 12:52 PM | 0  | 6  | 

Surgery is a scary experience. It has risks. It often involves a long recovery period. It leaves scars. A relatively new and very popular technique called minimally invasive surgery — laparoscopy ...

September 01, 2011 12:36 PM | 0  | 6  | 

The consolidation and downsizing of New York State’s hospitals mandated by the Berger Commission report aimed to reform and restructure health care in the state. But it has also resulted in a new, ...

August 18, 2011 11:00 AM | 0  | 9  |