Pet groomer safety push aims for state certification
A pet owner recounts a painful groomer visit that last year injured her dog and now campaigns for state certification of groomers. The effort, led by Dick Case, seeks stronger standards and oversight to prevent similar incidents.
House backs family leave bill amid veto risk
The House approved the Family and Medical Leave Act 237 187 requiring firms with 50 plus employees to offer up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for medical or family care. Passage faces Bush veto threats and uncertain Senate fate. Local business groups oppose mandatory leave.
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James Walsh
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Erwin G. Schultz
Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Women in Their 30s and 40s See Rising Birth Rates
A growing number of women in their 30s and 40s are bearing children, reflecting shifts in family planning. Medical experts note advances in fertility treatments and changing social norms contributing to more births among this age group.
Zoo infant mortality runs high amid births at Burnet Park Zoo
A Herald Journal review of Burnet Park Zoo records shows 39 of 110 mammals born last year died before one month old, a 35 percent infant mortality rate. The zoo notes Babe the elephant’s unborn calf death mirrored common losses, while highlighting successes such as breeding pronghorn antelopes, including six raised in 1989.
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Chinese doctors reunite with 9 year old son after years apart
Dr Aimming Zhang and Permin Clu, both in Syracuse for study and work, finally reunite with their son Chi after a five year battle with passport and visa rules. Chi had to use his uncle’s name on a passport to obtain approval, delaying his visa until intervention by Senator D Amato.
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Permin Clu
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Zhang
People’s Republic of China
Townsend Towers
China
University Hospital
Syracuse
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America
United States
Clu
Xiner
Shanghai
U.S
Alan Silverstone
Alfonso D'Amato
Dn.y
FDA moves to revoke Albany Red Cross blood center license
The FDA moves to revoke the Albany Red Cross blood center license citing repeated safety failures. Blood for area hospitals will be transferred to a Syracuse center as 31 northeastern New York hospitals are ordered to halt use of Albany blood except emergencies. Contaminated blood prompted the state health order, and emergency shipments from Buffalo and Wilkes‑Barre were arranged.
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Albany
Syracuse
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Red Cross Management
David Axelrod
New York
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Axelrod
Bellevue Maternity Hospital
Schenectady
Albany Center
Hed Cross
Buffalo
Wilkes-Barre
Albany-area
Washington
Red Cross Blood Center
Brad Stone
The
United States
Sammy Davis Jr battles throat cancer toward end of life
Beverly Hills sources report Sammy Davis Jr weighs about 60 pounds and lies in a fetal position as throat cancer advances. Publicist says he is resting with no change. friends say he may not live another week. Davis, 64, was released from Cedars-Sinai in March to recuperate at home after a recurrence found last year.
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