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Child experts weigh risks, benefits of tech for kids

PORT JERVIS - Enough wealthy parents across the country are prohibiting or narrowly restricting their children’s use of electronic devices that the trend recently...

Aging in Place: Program for seniors improves lives, saves Medicaid money

DENVER — Pauline Jeffery had let things slide since her husband died. Her bedroom was a mess. Her bathroom was disorganized. She often tripped over rugs in her...

Today’s Workout: Jumping lunge combines cardio and leg strengthening

I am beginning to think that spring is my favorite season of the year. The sun is warming up, yet the gentle breeze is keeping the temperature just right.So why not...

New Jersey high school mourns principal who died after donating bone marrow

A New Jersey high school is in mourning after the campus' principal fell into a coma and later died after donating bone marrow.Derrick Nelson, principal of...

NAMI course helps families cope with loved ones who have mental illness

NEWBURGH — NAMI Orange will hold the free Family-to-Family educational program every Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 4-June 15 (no class May...

Addiction and Recovery: There may be a little addiction, disorder in all of us

Opioids and alcohol get most of the attention, although marijuana, currently undergoing a reputation rehabilitation, has been grabbing plenty of headlines lately. But if...

The Healthy Geezer: Exactly what is a 'radiation sickness'?

Q: I’ve been reading about “dirty bombs” that spread radiation. They can kill by giving you radiation sickness. What exactly is...

Is it time for whooping cough vaccine to get an update? CDC exploring

Every couple of months, we sound the alarm of someone with pertussis, aka whooping cough.Last month, folks at the Texas Capitol got a letter that employees might...