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Thursday, December 13, 2012  The battle against cancer can be exhausting, especially for patients with a tumor that's considered inoperable or when chemo won't work, and radiation has failed. But, there may still be another option to attack tumors.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012 

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  The U.S. government is being asked to update its 16-year-old cell phone radiation standard to bring it in line with the way we use smartphones.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Teens under age 17 in New York will be banned from indoor tanning under a new law intended to protect children from ultraviolet radiation and a higher risk of skin cancer.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Doctors in Denver say they may have discovered a new method of treating breast cancer, which could cut recovery time and increase survival rate. Could it be a breakthrough in treating breast cancer patients?

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  An Oswego man will spend a year on probation for falsifying reports at the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  A former technician at the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant admits he faked test records.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Japan raised the crisis level at its crippled nuclear plant Tuesday to a severity on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, citing high overall radiation leaks that have contaminated the air, tap water, vegetables and seawater.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  New York officials say traces of radioactive iodine likely from the damaged nuclear power station in Japan have been found at monitoring stations in the state.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  The FDA is halting all imports of produce and dairy from Japan. Local grocery stores say there should be little impact on Central New York shoppers.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Japan deployed military helicopters, high-pressure water cannons and fire trucks in an increasingly desperate attempt to cool an overheated nuclear complex as U.S. officials warned the situation was deteriorating.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear complex Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporarily suspending efforts to cool the overheating reactors. Hours later, officials said they were preparing to send the team back in

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  The Pancake and Sushi Breakfast Buffet is Sunday, March 27th from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly tsunami.

Monday, March 14, 2011  The Japanese government says 11 people were injured, one seriously, in an explosion at a quake-stricken nuclear power plant.