Health
Trudeau Institute adding new wing
August 22, 2008
SARANAC LAKE — Construction of the Trudeau Institute’s Ronald B. Stafford Wing is well under way.Dynamite was used to blast away space behind the existing building, creating a cavernous » Full Story
McHugh, Oot write different prescriptions for sick health-care system
August 20, 2008
SARANAC LAKE — The U.S. spends 16 percent of its gross domestic product on health care and still has tens of millions of uninsured people. Here in the Adirondacks, there simply aren’t enough general p » Full Story
Campaigning for healthier child lifestyles
August 19, 2008
LAKE PLACID — It is common knowledge that obesity rates, particularly among children, have been climbing steadily. At the Healthy Childhood Summit held at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Monday, state and » Full Story
Dr. Edward Frost leaving Adirondack Internal Medicine
August 15, 2008
SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Internal Medicine and Pediatrics announced in a letter to patients this week that Dr. Edward Frost is leaving at the end of August, with his replacement to start in February. » Full Story
Politicians seek veterans’ health clinic in Tri-Lakes
August 14, 2008
SARANAC LAKE — Franklin County Legislator Paul Maroun of Tupper Lake said he and U.S. Rep. John McHugh are exploring the possibility of building a veterans’ health clinic in the Tri-Lakes area, possi » Full Story
Franklin County residents are using discount prescription cards
August 8, 2008
MALONE — Prescription drug discount cards were mailed to every address in Franklin County in May and June, and since then, county residents have saved a little more than $40,000 on prescription drugs » Full Story
Stomach ills on rise at summer camps
August 8, 2008
ALBANY (AP) — New York health officials are warning parents that significantly more summer campers are experiencing stomach cramps, diarrhea and nausea this year because of a spike in viral gastroint » Full Story
AMC names kidney treatment center for Dr. Thomashow
June 21, 2008
(Enterprise photos — Emily Hunkler) Legislature votes to help farmers be eligible for Family Health Plus
June 19, 2008
ALBANY — Both houses of the state Legislature passed companion bills Thursday that would make more lower-income families eligible for the Family Health Plus program by removing depreciation of busine » Full Story
Franklin County dispersing discount drug cards
June 6, 2008
SARANAC LAKE — With pharmaceutical companies coming under fire in recent years for excessive out-of-pocket costs to consumers, Franklin County legislators accepted a private proposal to help their re » Full Story