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National Nurses Week is May 6 – 12. Stories about careers, salaries ($61,000 is the median salary for nurses) and more
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May 2015 • Issue 117
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Heroin
It is now in our neighborhood and may not go away any time soon
New Boss at Clifton Springs New leader at Clifton Springs Hospital talks about its affiliation with Rochester Regional and what local people would expect of the hospital
Mental Illness Movie series and walk to highlight mental illness issues in the Rochester area
At Episcopal SeniorLife, Emphasis Is on Living Independently
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Our Mistake
Supplements Under Attack The April issue of In Good Health ran a story about NYS Attorney General’s decision to ban the sales of certain diet supplements at various retail stores in the state. The attorney general’s office revealed that many of the supplements were found to contain contaminants not identified on ingredient labels. The stores affected by the ban were Walmart, Walgreen, Target and GNC. Because of an editing error, Wegmans was mentioned in the story’s headline, although Wegmans was not one of the stores affected by the ban. We apologize the error.
When I heard that mozzarella cheese has fewer calories and less fat than most cheeses, I nearly choked on my pizza. No way, I thought.
Saving Lives at 98
Vern Thayer of Rochester is considered one of the oldest blood donors in the country. And he’s still at it — at 98 years of age Page 24
Meet Your Doctor Shana Clark, a Rochester psychiatrist and author of two books, talks about the value of overcoming adversities
Mozzarella? Page 11
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Report Shows Progress in America’s War on Cancer Page 22
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