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Benedictine Hospital The bottom line


We expect our local hospitals to provide the most state-of-the-art care possible — and treat everyone, including those who cannot afford to pay. But we rarely stop to consider how they go about th...

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Robin Guenther Architect sounds alarm on common chemicals


Back in the mid 1990s, Robin Guenther, a principal at the international architectural firm Perkins & Will, was commissioned to design a bone marrow transplant unit for a New York City hospital...

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Get in, get out


The spectrum of emergency medical care can range from a benign midnight cough-syrup run to a life-threatening accident, but when medical attention is needed it’s often needed fast. The increasing ...

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Teenage girls gain self-esteem
If, as Madeline Albright famously said, there is a special place in hell reserved for women who do not help other women, then heaven surely awaits Amy Frisch. A privately practicing therapist in t...
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Dr. Eugene Heslin Dr. Heslin goes to Washington


A week ago Monday evening at eight o’clock primary-care physician Dr. Eugene Heslin saw his last patient of the day at his Bridge Street Family Medicine facility in Saugerties, got into his car, a...

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High temperatures bring health risks


The blast furnace that has been the Hudson Valley has abated just a bit this week, but the mercury continues to soar daily, a sobering reminder that for all the fun of beach days, golf outings and...

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Maintaining strength


It’s a familiar trajectory. An older person has a fall, undergoes surgery, becomes more fragile, and eventually ends up in a nursing home. Such a scenario need not be a given of old age. While a ...

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Addressing teen pregnancy


Teen pregnancy is a serious issue in Ulster County. According to the Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (www.nyskwic.org), which compiles statistics for each county in New York State, there...

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Eating right


The emphasis on healthy eating and physical fitness is percolating into every socio-economic level and to every age. A case in point is the Ulster County health department’s Women, Infants and Chi...

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RX for dental care


More than a third of all Americans lack dental insurance, according to a 2000 report of the U.S. Surgeon General. That’s 108 million people, two and a half times the number without medical insuran...

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Monday, 06, 2010
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Lighthouse Tour. 1:00 PM
Board the 42-foot Estuary Steward for a bo...
Celtic Session. 7:30 PM
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Morning Qigong Class. 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
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