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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Former patients of Corning Hospital are suing the hospital and Guthrie Healthcare System, the hospital’s parent company.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Chicago Board of Education approved a policy last week that requires sexual education to be taught to students beginning in kindergarten.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  These superbugs are common germs that have become extremely resistant to treatment with antibiotics.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A SUNY Oswego student has been taken to the hospital with a suspected case of bacterial meningitis.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The Weedsport baby suffering from a rare skin disorder was released from the hospital today.

Monday, December 03, 2012  The Weedsport infant living with a rare skin disease is now back in the hospital, just a week and a half after he was reunited with his family. Three month old Easton Friedel is now back to his normal self, and in stable condition at Upstate Medical, according to his family.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Fundraiser to be held Wednesday December 5 at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse.

Friday, November 23, 2012  3 months after he was born, Baby Easton Friedel finally reunited with his family in his home state Friday night.

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, September 05, 2012  As the fight continues against disease carrying mosquitoes, hundreds of free home larvicide kits remain stockpiled in Central New York.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Cayuga County Health and Human Services is warning people to be wary of a different dangerous insect - deer ticks.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a new law requiring minors to get parental permission before receiving a body piercing.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  A state senator is hosting two vaccination clinics for horses to prevent a mosquito-borne brain infection that killed 12 horses and a little girl last year in upstate New York.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Health officials say nearly three dozen cases of a bacterial gastrointestinal infection have been reported in the Syracuse area.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  New York lawmakers have passed legislation that would require minors to get parental consent for body piercings other than their ears.