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Maintaining your health is something that is important to everyone, and with the medical advances that are made, it seems as though there are new ways to improve your health & wellness each and every day. Long Island Health & Wellness articles will give you the scoop on the important health issues you'll want to know about, as well as topics of specific interest to Long Islanders.
By Long Island News & PR May 02, 2016
The New York State Education Department announced today in conjunction with Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan and Assembly Assistant Speaker Felix W. Ortiz that it will work with organizations that promote organ and tissue ...
By Long Island News & PR May 02, 2016
The month of May is dedicated to spreading awareness of the prevalent, yet preventable illness, Lyme disease. Once the weather begins to warm, the threat of tick-borne illness escalates.
By Long Island News & PR May 01, 2016
On December 15, 2015, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services issued an advisory to residents to take precautions before recreating on the tidal portion of the Peconic River (east of Grangebel Park) due to ...
By Long Island News & PR May 01, 2016
Results of water sampling performed by SUNY Stony Brook has confirmed cyanobacteria blooms, more commonly known as blue–green algae, in Wickapogue Pond in Southampton, NY.
By Long Island News & PR April 29, 2016
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that his new legislation, which would help school districts across New York State test their drinking water for potential lead contamination, has been included in the must-pass Water ...
By Kali Chan April 28, 2016
Salmonsson to talk about “The Internal World as Seen in Psychoanalytic Therapies with Mothers and Infants and with ADHD Children.”
By Long Island News & PR April 28, 2016
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $3 million is available to help New Yorkers who have medical conditions that can be aggravated by extreme heat to buy and install air conditioning.
By Long Island News & PR April 27, 2016
There is a link between exposure to e-cigarette advertisements and the use of e-cigarettes by middle and high school students, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Long Island News & PR April 27, 2016
Michelle Brodtman, an East Islip teacher, volunteer and cancer survivor honored with Heart and Soul Award from the American Cancer Society.
By Long Island News & PR April 26, 2016
With legislation necessary to take on the Zika virus headed to the Senate floor within a month, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced he will push the President’s emergency funding request of $1.9 billion ...
By Long Island News & PR April 21, 2016
Suffolk County today released a report on tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in Suffolk County. The report, produced by the Suffolk County Tick and Vector-Borne Diseases Task Force (TVBDTF), provides an overview of the diseases transmitted ...
By Legislator Anker's Office April 21, 2016
On Saturday, April 16th, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker joined Councilwoman Valerie Cartwright, President of Sarcoidosis of Long Island Frank Rivera and the many members and supporters of the not-for-profit organization Sarcoidosis of Long Island ...
By Don Miller April 20, 2016
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, WABC-TV aired a special entitled, “PROTECT OUR CHILDREN: COPING, STRESS, & MOVING FORWARD” at 7 p.m., EDT. (Also re-run on Sunday, April 17 at 5:30 a.m.).
By Long Island News & PR April 20, 2016
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and children from the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (UCP) today announced plans for the 2016 Nassau County Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged, which takes ...
By Long Island News & PR April 19, 2016
Sickweather is prepared to help New Yorkers stay healthy this Spring with local Sickweather forecast.
By Long Island News & PR April 19, 2016
Building upon his Fit Nassau initiative to help residents live a healthy lifestyle, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced the upcoming registration dates for the 2016 Late Spring Session Land and Aquatic Fitness ...
By Long Island News & PR April 18, 2016
Brood V (5) 17-year cicadas will emerge in the spring of 2016 in Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
By Long Island News & PR April 18, 2016
According to research over the past ten years, those who volunteer tend to have a longer life span and experience a more positive mental and social state-of-being as they age.
By Long Island News & PR April 16, 2016
You want to do what is best for your children. You know about car seats, baby gates, baby monitors, childproofing your home, and other ways to keep children safe. But, did you know that one ...
By Long Island News & PR April 15, 2016
Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) is proud to bring the Mammography Van to Baldwin on Thursday May 12th from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Baldwin Public Library (2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin, NY ...
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