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Federal Grant Aims To Promote Family-Centered Geriatric Nursing Care DANBURY — Danbury Hospital has received a prestigious three-year federal grant to provide family-centered geriatric nursing care that focuses on the unique health care c...

Raymond J. Scholl World War II Army Veteran Raymond J. Scholl, 86, of Newtown, died December 18, at Masonicare of Newtown. Mr. Scholl was the husband of the late Margaret (Knoors) Scholl. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 22, 1923, a son ...

Lyme advocates like Debbie Siciliano, co-president of Time for Lyme, a nonprofit dedicated to Lyme disease research, education and advocacy, are hopeful that the assessment of Ms DeLong and her colleagues — delivered at an IDSA public hea...

Chiropractic Examiners Slate Hearing On Stroke Risk HARTFORD (AP) — A state regulatory board that oversees chiropractors is considering whether patients should be warned about a possible risk of stroke from neck manipulation. Connecticut...

Commentary— Farewell Amadeus By Virginia Devlin I first saw Amadeus in this barn in Woodbury during a huge snowstorm in 1996. There were several of us there that night to water and feed these starving horses and ponies. It was bitter cold...

By Mary Jane Anderson The winter months can be an ideal time to think about a dog you might be considering buying in the spring. Spring is the best time to have a puppy, so now is the time to look for a dog that would be right for you. The dog has al...

Are Americans Any Healthier Since 2000? ATLANTA (AP) — About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. So how did we do? By many measures, not so hot. There are more obese Americans than a d...

The Wolf At The Door And Endless Red Ink To the Editor: Where are the truth seekers? Certainly not in government or the media. As the debate about ObamaCare rages on, I think about my five children (ages 10 and under) and the massive fiscal damage O...

Blood Drive Monday At Newtown Congregational Church Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. According to the American Red Cross, more than 38,000 blood donations ar   needed every day. One out of every ten people admitted to a...