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Local Guest Column: Brain mapping can help patients
Brain mapping, or quantitative electroencephalograph (QEEG), is a type of brain imaging that allows a practitioner to see the brain’s electrical activity and measure it in real time.
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Community program gets $200K grant
HealthMatch, a community-specific health professional recruitment service run by Catskill Hudson AHEC, has received a $200,000 award from the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers grant program.
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Local paramedic students graduate
Forty paramedic students recently graduated from the paramedic program of Bassett Healthcare’s Center for Rural Emergency Medical Services Education.
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Nursing home does well in inspection
Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville was pronounced deficiency-free by the state Department of Health.
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Local guest column: Protect kids from all kinds of smoke
Despite advances made to help people avoid the dangers of tobacco products, millions of children are still at risk for being exposed to second-hand and “third-hand smoke.”
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Local guest column: Congenital heart disease can be treated
About one out of every 100 infants — about 36,000 — are born each year in the U.S. with a congenital heart defect, or CHD.
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Bassett school-base health program gets grant
A $4,000 grant has been issued to Bassett Healthcare’s School-Based Health Program, according to a media release.
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Children's Health
How to Keep Your Cool When Your Child is Hot
Your child is restless, feverish and generally out of sorts. All signs point to a day home from school. Sick days are no fun for a child who is waylaid by an illness.
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Men & Women's Health
How to Avoid a Mommy Meltdown
Having trouble finishing a thought because you are constantly being interrupted? Has your 3-year-old taken a shine to art -- coloring your new sofa with permanent marker?
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Senior Health
Seniors Among Most Susceptible to Parkinson's Disease
One of the diseases that afflicts more people over the age of 65 than younger adults is Parkinson's Disease. While not exclusive to senior citizens, the National Parkinson's Foundation notes that only 15 percent of Parkinson's diagnoses are in people under the age of 50.
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Fitness & Nutrition
Identifying Food Allergies
Whether as a child or as an adult, nearly everyone has had a food allergy at one time or another. Though many people grow out of their food allergies as they grow older, some don't. In fact, some people don't even become aware of their food allergies until they reach adulthood.
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