Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Survey Shows Importance of Physicians to Economy
A recent study shows that private physicians account for more than 330,000 jobs and $9 billion in tax revenue throughout New York State.
Health
Health
March Is Poison Prevention Month
Every year thousands of children are poisoned by common household products such as insect sprays, cleaners, paints, bleach, perfumes and medicines. More than half of these poisonings involve children under age five.
Pet Health
Buddy & Porky: About Animal Cruelty
Dear Porky and Buddy,
I heard on the news last night about two boys being arrested for animal cruelty for basically terrorizing a cat and posting what they did on the internet. Thank goodness the cat wasn’t physically harmed, but if so, is it still cruelty under the law? And a couple of weeks ago I read about some people being arrested for starving their horses almost to death. If they weren’t feeding their animals how come no one caught them sooner? What does New York law say about all this?
Health
New Law Gives Rights to Patients’ Families
New York Governor David Paterson has signed into law the Family Health Care Decisions Act, legislation that enables a patient’s family member – including his or her domestic partner – to make health care decisions […]
Community
OCO Breast Health Program Receives Grant From Komen CNY Affiliate
The Central New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded a $20,000 grant to OCO’s Breast Health Program to provide uninsured women with life saving breast cancer screenings.
Oswego Health
Oswego Health To Hold Diabetes Support Group Meeting
Oswego Health’s lunchtime diabetes support group will meet on Wednesday, March 17 from noon until 1 p.m. in the lower level conference room of Oswego Hospital.
Pet Health
Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: The “Free” Puppy
Dear Porky & Buddy,
My next door neighbor came home with a new puppy a few weeks ago that she had gotten from a free to good home ad. I use the word “free†advisedly because a week after the puppy arrived he was at the veterinary hospital with parvo and almost didn’t make it. Now $2300 later, he is home and I guess ok, but should I be worried? My kids were playing with him and I have my own (fully vaccinated) dog.
Community
Oswego County Board of Health Will Meet March 5
The Oswego County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, March 5, at the Oswego County Health Department, 70 Bunner St. The meeting will take place in the administrative conference room on the […]
Oswego Health
Blood Drive at Oswego Hospital March 10th
Oswego Hospital will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 in the healthcare facility’s lower level conference room.
Pet Health
Porky & Buddy: How Pets Multiply
Dear Porky and Buddy,
Someone just told me that over the course of six years, one female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs, and over the course of seven years, one female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats. She was trying to persuade me to have my cat spayed before she has any kittens. But honestly, if those figures were true, wouldn’t we be up to our knees in cats and dogs? I mean, a lot of pets are not spayed. Those figures don’t make any sense.