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Another Successful Relay for Life

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
23 May, 2011

On Friday night, as the dark clouds loomed overhead, Relay teams arrived at Hopkinton High for Hopkinton's 5th Annual Relay for Life. Tents went up, dinner was eaten and games were played as teams with names like the Peaceful Pandas, the Yankee Doodlers and the Purple Pink Polka Dotted Giraffes set up to begin their night long vigil to raise money for cancer research.

The rain held off as Co-chair Will Relle made his opening speech and members of the high school chorus sang the national anthem.

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To Your Health, May 2011 "Lyme Disease"

by Jim Kenealy, MD, Health Reporter
20 May, 2011

Hello and welcome to another edition of the HCAM News monthly medical segment To Your Health. I’m Dr. Jim Kenealy.

The warm weather has finally arrived and we’re all eager to resume our outdoor activities. But some loathsome critters, like the deer tick, are out enjoying the warmth as well and you’re their sometime snack. And, if the thought of a tick burying its head in your flesh and gorging itself on your blood isn’t worrisome enough, deer ticks carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease.

Are you an impaired driver?

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by Rick Gulla, Executive Producer, Physician Focus
28 April, 2011

Alcohol, age, “distracted driving” – and the latest, “drowsy driving” - lead the list in any talk about impaired driving. Most of us are familiar with what can happen. Drunk driving, crashes with elderly drivers losing control, and “accidents” by drivers who talk and text on cell phones usually create headlines. And tragedies.

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"Seasonal Allergies"

by Jim Kenealy, MD, Health Reporter
20 April, 2011

Hello and welcome to another edition of the HCAM News monthly medical segment To Your Health. I’m Dr. Jim Kenealy.

The days are slowly getting longer and warmer. Have you seen that bright green aura of buds that surrounds the tree tops just prior to the leaves coming out? After a long and particularly nasty winter, it’s a welcome sight. But for the 40 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies, it’s also the beginning of their annual battle with a season of suffering and misery.

Staying in your home

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by Rick Gulla, Executive Producer, Physician Focus
31 March, 2011

“It’s tough getting old,” the saying goes. Problem is, all of us are doing just that.

As a nation, the U.S.A. is quickly aging, with projections that by 2030 nearly 72 million people will be 65 or older. A report just issued by the Centers for Disease Control charted U.S. life expectancy in excess of 78 – the highest it’s ever been. That’s good news.

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Compass at Hopkinton Holds Open House

by Michelle Murdock, News Director
15 March, 2011

A large crowd turned out for the March 3rd Grand Opening of Compass at Hopkinton, a state-of-the-art Memory Support Assisted Living community, located within the Golden Pond Assisted Living Campus. Compass, a subsidiary of Senior Living Residences, , specializes in memory support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

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To Your Health, March 2011 - “New USDA & HHS Nutritional Guidelines”

by Jim Kenealy, MD, Health Reporter
14 March, 2011

Hello and welcome to another edition of the HCAM News monthly medical segment To Your Health. I’m Dr. Jim Kenealy. On January 31, Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, announced the release of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government's evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity through improved nutrition and physical activity.

The Seizure Disorder

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by Rick Gulla, Executive Producer, Physician Focus
25 February, 2011

If you saw someone immediately stop what they were doing and begin to stare off into space for several minutes, what would you think? Or if you saw a person suddenly fall to the ground and shake all over, what would you do?

In both cases, the person could be having a seizure, and you might be witnessing the effects of epilepsy, a neurological disorder that affects nearly three million Americans, half of whom are children.

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To Your Health – February 2011 - "Snoring and Sleep Apnea"

by Jim Kenealy, MD, Health Reporter
7 February, 2011

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “To Your Health.” I’m Dr. Jim Kenealy.

Physician Focus: Examining STDs

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by Rick Gulla, Executive Producer, Physician Focus
31 January, 2011

It’s a topic not often addressed in public venues, and sometimes shunned entirely with younger populations. The February edition of Physician Focus attempts to inform and educate viewers on a critical public health concern that affects all ages, races, ethnic groups, and social and economic classes: sexually transmitted diseases.

“It’s not an easy subject to discuss,” said John Fromson, M.D., host of the program, "but it's part of the human condition."

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