NYS announces new concussion management plan

Outrageously funny commercials are a big part of Super Bowl Sunday. But one of the commercials you'll see during this Sunday isn't about laughs. It was created by the NFL to address concussions.

New Concussion Law

One of the commercials you'll see during the Super Bowl this Sunday was created by the NFL to address concussions.
     Growing awareness of that head injury is why New York has a new law going on the books this summer and schools working, right now, to keep your kids safe.

 

New device helps save heart patients

More than 2,000 people a year get a heart transplant. But many more die waiting for a heart. That's why there's excitement about a new device that's arrived in the Capital Region. Albany Medical Center spent the better part of a year building the team to provide this specialized care.

Overweight children with involved parents may have more success losing weight

The number of overweight children in the country has increased dramatically over the years. A new study finds that overweight children may have more success losing weight, if their parents are involved.

Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing

To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.

Latest illnesses point to raw milk’s popularity

An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.

Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants

For leaders of the nation’s pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn’t see coming _ and couldn’t withstand.

New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas

Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes _ and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.

Contraception mandate outrages religious groups

The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.

Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls

Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.

Malaria death toll possibly twice as high

Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults _ long considered the least susceptible _ a new study suggests.

Highest level of drug-resistant TB found in Europe

The World Health Organization says the highest levels ever of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been found in Russia and Moldova.

Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death in a month

A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country’s second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities.

Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up

Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age.

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