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Irondequoit man falls ill after handling package with hazardous material

Irondequoit man falls ill after handling package with hazardous material


Irondequoit resident Janet Vieau says her son was poisoned by an item he handled at the post office. However, she says the post office has never done anything about it.

Over a year ago in February 2011, 44-year-old Jeffrey Lil's health has completely deteriorated. So much so he was unable to speak to us today.

Jeff worked as a supervisor at this post office processing center in Orlando Florida for several years.

Lil told his mother postal workers were instructed to isolate packages arriving from Greece, Turkey or Yemen.

New air quality report released

The American Lung Association has released a new air quality report that ranks each county and the good news is that the air we breathe in New York has improved.

According to the report, only six of the 34 counties across the state received a failing grade for air quality compared to 16 from last year.

Monroe County got a “C” which is an improvement from the “F” grade in 2011.

Reports: Cancer is number one cause of death in Monroe County

There is new information about cancer deaths in Monroe County. The most recent official numbers are from 2011 from the Monroe County Health Department.

More than 4,000 cancers are diagnosed each year and more than 1500 people in Monroe County die each year. Last year, it was the second leading cause of death behind heart disease, but that’s changing. According to reports, cancer has now overtaken heart disease as the number one cause of death in Monroe County.

Because of the observance of Good Friday, News10NBC was unable to talk with the county health department officially, but both the founder of Camp Good Days and Special Times and a pediatric oncologist at the Wilmot Cancer Center agree.

Christopher's Challenge Hike for Life

Christopher's Challenge Hike for Life

Two men who lost their lives to cancer will be honored this weekend at the 11th Annual Hike for Life, sponsored Christopher’s Challenge and Strong’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program on Sunday, March 25. The Hike for Life will be held in memory of Gene Martello, from Seneca Falls, and Tony Canali, from Canandaigua. Both men were in need of bone marrow transplants, and were dedicated supporters of Christopher's Challenge and believed in the mission of getting more people typed to be potential bone marrow donors.

Tony Canali, a guidance counselor and rugby and indoor track coach for McQuaid Jesuit, lost his battle with AML Leukemia in 2009 on his 60th birthday. Gene Martello passed away in 2006 after a brave fight with multiple myeloma. Gene’s son, Mark Martello, became a bone marrow donor last year after taking part in a bone marrow drive at a Christopher’s Challenge Hike for Life the previous year. He is hoping to meet his recipient soon.

New program to make healthier food choices while shopping at Tops

Tops Friendly Markets has rolled out a new system to help you make healthy choices when you go grocery shopping.

The system is called NuVal and here’s how it works:
Most price tags will have a NuVal number on them. “One" is the lowest and unhealthiest score an item can get. One hundred is the healthiest number.

More than 18,000 foods have been scored on the NuVal system.

The NuVal system is already in more than 1,000 supermarkets in 23 states.

Bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, Gas-X recalled

If you take Excedrin, Bufferin or Gas-X, check your medicine cabinet because bottles of all three medications are being recalled this morning.

Novartis, which makes the over-the-counter drugs, says the bottles could contain pills from other medicines or chipped or broken tablets.

The recall follows the company's move to temporarily suspend production at its Lincoln, Nebraska plant. Some of the bottles have expiration dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier.

Customers can call with questions at 1-888-477-2403 Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

Avoid the flu if someone in your house has it

Avoid the flu if someone in your house has it

The best defense against the flu is to get a flu shot, but if someone in your household comes down with the flu, your risk goes up even if you’ve had the shot. However, there are some common-sense precautions you can take to further minimize your risk of getting sick.

The influenza virus is an airborne illness, transmitted via a cough or sneeze that projects a mist containing the flu virus out into the air. Others breathe this air and get infected, similar to the way one catches a cold. The mist also lands on surfaces that others touch.  

In addition, an infected person’s hands – which handle tissues and which wipe and/or touch their eyes, mouth and nose - are “toxic” in that everything else they touch becomes a source for infecting others:  doorknobs, telephones, faucets, dishware and utensils, drinking glasses, surfaces of furniture, towels, books, magazines, etc.