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Which blood tests are best at keeping you healthy?
Blood tests are ordered for many reasons: to diagnose disease, screen for illness, monitor the effectiveness of a therapy or the side effects of a therapy. If you are healthy and having blood work...
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Hear how teens can stay happy, healthy, alive
Robert M. Cavanaugh MD speaks tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 30) about the societal pressures that threaten young people today, and the book he has written to help them and their parents. Hear him from 6 to...
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OASIS senior education program celebrates 30th anniversary
Lisa Alford, Roslyn Bilford and Marilyn Pinksy with moderator, Linda Cohen. Register now for the special 30th anniversary retrospective presentation, “From Tarnished to Golden” OASIS presentation from...
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10th annual ‘Cancer in the Crosshairs’ focuses on lung cancer
Join Leslie Kohman MD and a panel of Upstate experts for an update on the diagnosis, treatment and survivorship or lung cancer, at the 10th annual “Cancer in the Crosshairs” seminar Saturday, Nov. 3....
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OASIS dance group stages ‘flash mob’ at Destiny USA
OASIS members participated in a flash mob Dec. 14 at Destiny USA. The chords of Michael Jackson’s “Bad” filled the air in the Canyon area of Syracuse’s Destiny USA shopping mall Friday, amid the bustle...
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Free glaucoma screenings take place Saturday, Jan. 12
Physicians from Upstate’s Department of Ophthalmology are celebrating Glaucoma Awareness Month by offering free screenings from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Upstate’s HealthLink site, 6333 Route...
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Marathon runners help researchers, patients and students
Through runs and other events, the Salt City Road Warriors have raised $55,000 for Upstate Medical University. Their 2013 goal is to nearly double that amount. The Salt City Road Warriors are a team of...
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Get the facts on stroke during Stroke Awareness Month
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the oxygen it needs, and brain...
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Learn about HPV and cervical cancer at HealthLink seminar
Nurse practitioner Heather Shannon, director of Upstate’s Midwifery Program, speaks about the Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, and cervical cancer at a free HealthLink seminar from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept....
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Shocking news in ’64: Smoking causes lung cancer
Cigarettes were prominently displayed at the gift shop of the former Community-General Hospital, circa 1970. Pictured are hospital volunteers Peg Roth and Jayne Hayes. From the Health Sciences Library,...
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