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Ticks ticks ticks.  They're everywhere.  And they seem to be getting worse each season. But a new warning was recently issued about ticks, and it's not for humans. CBS 6 Albany reported about a Burnt Hills Veterinarian recently finding about 60 ticks on a barn cat...

This summer, teenagers can work out AND potentially win a scholarship with Planet Fitness. Starting May 15th, the Planet Fitness ‘Teen Summer Challenge’ kicks off.  Teenagers aged 15 to 18 can spend the summer working out as much as they want at Planet Fitness, and according to their official site, any teen who signs up is automatically entered into the Planet Fitness Scholarship Sweepstakes... Re

It's great to love live music... but sometimes too much love can be not a good thing. It's one thing to go to a music festival and get a little crazy and leave with an amazing music experience.  It's another to leave with the 'gift that keeps on giving'- herpes...

As if it’s not bad enough with the Fentanyl already... A pretty common drug recently was found to laced with Fentanyl.  News 10 abc reported a police warning issued about Fentanyl-laced marijuana.  The News 10 abc report said that marijuana laced with Fentanyl was confiscated in a parking lot, and also that three people were found unconscious in a car in a separate incident, leading to the issue o

According to one Oxford researcher, waking up and going to work before 10 am is torture. I'm definitely not going to disagree. In one recent article , there's a discussion about Dr. Paul Kelley's views on sleep and work patterns as a leading researcher at Oxford University...

While there's a push to make recreational marijuana legal in 2019, some local colleges are getting more strict and going completely smoke-free in the new year. Cigarettes, vaping, marijuana, Ecigarettes, hookahs- doesn't matter if it's legal or not,  it's all not allowed on two more local campuses starting in 2019...

91,000 pounds of turkey have been recalled, not long before Thanksgiving! According to News 10 abc, the Jennie-O company is recalling 91,000 pounds of ground turkey, due to concerns for salmonella.  There’s been a big salmonella outbreak across the country, so this latest recall is just one of many previous issues...

A new report released by the New York State Department of Health had some interesting suggestions. News 10 abc initially reported on the Department of Health Report, as the second two-year report the state has released.  Reading through, I found the recommendations interesting...

So much for a delicious chicken dinner. Chicken is apparently the culprit in a big Salmonella outbreak that has hit 29 states.  Here's the big issue though (on top of just Salmonella)- according to News 10 abc, testing done showed that the Salmonella involved in the outbreak was resistant to multiple antibiotics...

The virus that shares the name with a Capital Region town has been discovered in a number of schools throughout the area.

New York has focused on mental health a lot recently, from setting standards for national guidelines for screening teens to designing a license plate for mental health awareness.  Now, a new law is taking effect in New York mandating that education on mental health be provided in New York schools...

I never would’ve guessed of all the things involved with grilling that one common item would be a hazard!  But apparently, there’s some danger in grilling outside of just the charcoal and flames.  According to News 10 abc grilling brushes can be hazardous...