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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats.

Monday, March 18, 2013  An Ulster County woman faces sentencing in May on a conviction for failing to provide proper care for 95 birds.

Friday, March 08, 2013  "The Molly Project" offers free photography sessions for women who's lives have been redefined by cancer or a terminal illness.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Could the reporting requirement for mental health providers in the NY Safe Act deter patients from seeking help?

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The bad flu season has everyone talking, but there's a lot of bad advice out there and it can be touch to separate the facts from myths.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The brother of a mentally ill man who was killed in a confrontation with police in Syracuse last year says the mental health system is broken and a local expert fully agrees.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  The Onondaga County Health Department reports that cases of shigellosis, a bacterial gastrointestinal infection, are on the rise in the Syracuse area.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Counties in New York will get more help in the fight against Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

Friday, September 21, 2012  Fall officially starts Saturday, September 22 and temperatures are starting to fall, but the Oswego County Public Health Director says mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are still present at test sites around the county. The county is urging residents to continue taking measures to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  As long as the weather cooperates, the Oswego County Health Department will conduct aerial spraying tonight. It will begin after 6:45 p.m. and will continue until the target area has been treated.

Monday, September 10, 2012  More aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes is planned in a central New York county where Eastern equine encephalitis was found in one of the insects tested by state health experts last week.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been found in a sample of mosquitos collected last week in the village of Central Square. The Oswego County Health Department was notified by the State Health Department late Tuesday afternoon and is requesting the New York State Department of Health to issue a declaration of "imminent threat to public health" in Oswego County.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The Town of Hastings plans to spray for mosquitoes on Thursday evening, weather permitting, says the Town of Hastings Supervisor James Weatherup.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  The Town of Hastings and West Monroe will not be spraying for mosquitoes on Wednesday night as planned.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Private contractors will be spraying to fight the mosquito population, trying to curb the West Nile Virus spreading in the Town of Hastings and West Monroe in Oswego County.