WWNY - News - For Your Health http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health RSS Feed for WWNY - News - For Your Health en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:40 GMT For Your Health: Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/87403027.html On the positive side, Claudette Mainville went into the Samaritan Medical Center operating room with a good prognosis, but the truth of the matter is that cancer patients never can be certain of the outcome. For Your Health: Teacher Shares Her Breast Cancer Experience http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/86392642.html Pretty much all of us know someone who has had breast cancer. On this week's For Your Health, we meet a local teacher who's sharing her experience in the hopes of helping others. Working to Ban Cigarette Ads http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/85473537.html Reality Check, a state funded group that actively fights the promotion of smoking, has set its sights on movies and magazines. For Your Health: Texting For Healthy Pregnancies http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/84719192.html This week on For Your Health, mothers-to-be can can receive information about safe and healthy pregnancies via text messages. For Your Health: Jump Rope For Heart http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/84145882.html Lewis County General Hospital and Lowville Academy are joining forces to raise money for the American Heart Association. As 7 News reporter Cindy Habeeb tells us on this week's For Your Health, students literally jumped right in. For Your Health: Watch Your Heart http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/83662852.html In this week's 'For Your Health' Cindy Habeeb tells us about a little machine that can make a big difference when it comes to heart problems. For Your Health: Deal Signed Between JCC & Upstate Medical University http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/82974522.html This week on For Your Health, education designed to fill health care jobs in the north country. For Your Health: The Doctor Becomes The Patient http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/82289637.html Knee replacement surgery may be more common than you think. The North Country Orthopaedic Group does close to 350 of them a year and recently the doctor became the patient. For Your Health: Cutting Back On Sodium http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/81529992.html This week on For Your Health, New York City is leading a nationwide effort to encourage Americans to cut down on sodium. For Your Health: Man's Skin Treatment Is Finished http://www.wwnytv.com/news/health/for-your-health/80943042.html This week on For Your Health, we have the final results of a skin renewal procedure known as dermal abrasion. Reporter Cindy Habeeb has previously reported on a local man using a form of this technique to rid his face of pre-cancerous lesions and now has the success story.