ALBANY - State health officials are investigating the rising number of vaping-related illnesses being reported statewide and nationally this summer. According to the Albany Times-Union, there have been 27 cases of severe respiratory illness … [Read more...]
States with Strong Gun Laws and Lower Gun Ownership Have Fewer Gun Suicides
WASHINGTON, DC - Data for 2016 reveals that states with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership have the highest gun suicide rates in the nation. That's according to a Violence Policy Center (VPC) analysis of data from the … [Read more...]
Illnesses from Mosquito, Tick, and Flea Bites Increasing in the US
WASHINGTON - A recently-released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of people getting diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States between 2004 and … [Read more...]
Residents in New York Convicted of Domestic Abuse-Related Charges No Longer Allowed to Own Firearms
ALBANY - Domestic abusers in New York who are convicted on either felony or many misdemeanor charges will have all their firearms - not just handguns - taken from them. The provision sailed through the state Assembly and Senate before being signed … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Gillibrand Announces Details of Opioid Addiction Prevention Act During Stop in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was in Jamestown on Monday to share details of the Opioid Addiction Prevention Act, a proposed piece of bipartisan legislation that would limit the amount of prescription opioids a physician can prescribe to … [Read more...]
WCA Hospital Joins Effort To Stop Sleep-Related Deaths for Infants
JAMESTOWN - WCA Hospital is partnering with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for a safe sleep study designed to prevent sleep-related infant deaths. Sleep-related death is the number-one killer of infants 1 to 12 months … [Read more...]
Schumer, Gillibrand Push for Increased Federal Support in Fight Against Heroin, Opioid Addiction
WASHINGTON - New York’s two representatives in the U.S. Senate both took time out on Wednesday to address to growing heroin and opioid epidemic that continues to affect communities across upstate new York, including here Chautauqua County. On … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Announces Preventing Over-Prescribing for Pain Act
WASHINGTON - New York’s Junior Senator in Washington is continuing to push for prescription drug reform in an effort to reduce the number of people getting addicted to Opioids and other pain killers. On Tuesday U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Calls for Stricter Federal Guidelines When Prescribing Pain Medication
WASHINGTON - New York’s junior senator in Washington is calling on the federal government to develop stricter guidelines regarding how and when doctors should prescribe pain medications to their patients. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is … [Read more...]
Schumers Call on Feds to do More to Fight Zika Virus
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Sunday pushed for a three-point federal plan aimed at containing the Zika virus outbreak that has already affected thirty people in the United States, including at least five in New York. First, Schumer is … [Read more...]
