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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Honeywell provides CNYCentral with an exclusive update on the Onondaga Lake clean-up project.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from all duties.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Onondaga County lawmakers approved spending more than $6 million on Tuesday in connection with a big cost overrun at a sewage treatment plant.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The company, based in Deerfield, Ill., said Thursday that most of its roughly 370 in-store Take Care Clinics now will diagnose, treat and monitor patients with some chronic conditions that are typically handled by doctors.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A new study analyzing a test that determines who does or doesn't need chemotherapy shows the process is highly accurate.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Most of us know some one affected by Alzheimer’s disease. In California, a number of patients with early onset Alzheimer’s who were all from the same part of Mexico led researchers to discover they all have the same gene mutation.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The fight against prostate cancer has taken another step forward. There is hope in a new treatment that involves harvesting immune cells from patients. Those cells are then trained to attack the cancer.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  A new laser treatment is helping sick and wounded pets heal faster and with less pain. The "K-Laser" bombards cells with energy, helping them heal three times faster.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Urinary incontinence is an embarrassing condition that affects millions of Americans, many of them women, but now there's an unlikely treatment option.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Young harpist plays for hospital patients during his mother's radiation therapy sessions

Friday, November 09, 2012  University of Utah professor Beverly Brehl was back teaching her class only seven days after doctors placed microscopic cancer-killing spheres into her bloodstream.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Just hearing the words "head lice" is enough to make you start itching, but now a new medication appears to be highly effective and allows parents to forego combing through every strand of hair.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  The New York comptroller says the state is spending about $12 billion a year to deal with obesity, which is reaching "epidemic proportions" in children, affecting nearly one-third of them.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  Author and mother Kasey Mathews connects with Central New York mothers and fathers of children born prematurely.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  Dredging to remove pollutants from Onondaga Lake is expected to resume three weeks after complaints of foul odors shut down the project.