Take
that!
Boxing cleans up nicely; KOs
stress
By BILL FALLON
With the attention-getting
brevity of a right jab, Nick Delury will tell you
why 200-plus men and women – “about a 50-50 split”
– sweat to the sweet science at his White Plains-based
Westchester Boxing Club.
Pins and needles
Reporter tries to kick butts via
acupuncture
By MARY SUE IAROCCI
Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese
medicine that uses hyper-thin needles inserted into
the skin, is used to treat a variety of conditions
from infertility to migraines.
The business
of aging
Private sector steps in as hospital
gears back
By JIM GORDON
Two facilities for elderly folks
at opposite ends of the Hudson Valley are reflecting
new approaches to solving the growing problems of
housing senior citizens, a problem that will only
grow more complex now with the aging of baby boomers,
the oldest of whom are now nearing 65. But as traditional
nursing homes are being reduced in size or are closing,
can a smaller, family-oriented approach work as a
business model?
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Recent Health:
Hollow
words on health care
Executives
underwhelmed by both parties’ plans
BY JOHN GOLDEN
Two leaders in business and health care in Westchester
County say presidential candidates from both parties
in their campaign proposals have failed to tackle the
most critical issues facing the nation in health-care
reform
Candidates’
health-care plans
Note:
The following is a brief description
of the health-care platforms of the leading candidates
in the 2008 presidential election.
In
Hudson Valley, consensus for change in health
care
But the devil is in the details
BY BRYAN F. YURCAN
Outside of the War in Iraq, arguably the most heated
debate among the 2008 presidential candidates is the
quest for affordable health care.
Options,
not answers, frame health-care debate
The view from the Nutmeg State
BY ALEXANDER SOULE
Judging by wealthy capitalists backing his presidential
campaign, U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut
has not scared off all businesses with his proposal
for universal health care.
It's
just a drill
Hudson Valley Hospital Center and Entergy recently
held a drill for responding to a potential medical
emergency at Indian Point.
The
silent generation – a catalyst for change
in facilities for older adults
By RITA C. MABLI
Last year, the Westchester County Department
of Senior Programs and Services kicked off a “Livable
Community” initiative to begin establishing a
community in which people can age in a senior-friendly
environment and live meaningful and purposeful lives.
Aspects of such a community include transportation,
housing, recreation, community service and supportive
services.
Elant,
Red Cross join forces
By KATHY KAHN
Elant, the region’s biggest senior health-care
provider, has teamed up with the American Red Cross
of Greater New York’s Orange-Sullivan chapter
to prepare for the “next emergency.”
Vassar
Brothers ‘leaps’ to top hospital
list
By KATHY KAHN
Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie
has another trophy to add to its many awards: It has
been named one of the top 41 hospitals in the United
States by Leapfrog Group, based in Washington, DC.
Hinchey
blasts Bush on eve of child-health veto
By LYNN WOODS
At a press conference in his Kingston office
Oct. 1, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley, said the
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization
Act, approved by Congress, would provide more than
10 million children from modest-income families with
health insurance.
Lawrence
Hospital lands stroke designation
Stroke Patients will have access to fast, state-of-the-art
medical care at Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville,
the hospital reports.
IntegraMed
realigns operations in Purchase
IntegraMed America Inc., an operator of fertility
centers and vein care clinics, has realigned its Purchase-based
business to accommodate the growth of its fertility
operations and a recent company acquisition.
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