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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 March 17, 2016
All seven chapters of the NYS Alzheimer’s Association sign on to the “Strong Families, Strong New York” campaign and urge passage of Governor’s proposal for nation’s most robust paid family leave policy.
By Long Island News & PR March 17, 2016
I-STOP initiative will help curb fraud and prescription abuse.
By Kali Chan March 17, 2016
Dr. Ferguson to Discuss Public Health in the Third World.
By Long Island News & PR March 16, 2016
The event was attended by many local residents wishing to safely dispose of prescription medications.
By Long Island News & PR March 16, 2016
Players took pictures with kids, played some of games and spoke to the kids’ about their personal experiences of not letting diabetes stop them from reaching their goals.
By Long Island News & PR March 15, 2016
Men and women of child-bearing age advised to take an abundance of caution to avoid being infected with Zika virus.
By Long Island News & PR March 10, 2016
Expansion to Include Pregnant Women with a Sex Partner Who Traveled To a Country with Zika Virus Transmission - Agency Working with Local Officials to Implement Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan.
By Long Island News & PR March 09, 2016
Long Island delegation members back new effort to ensure combat veterans with PTSD have full access to benefits and comprehensive health care.
By Long Island News & PR March 09, 2016
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that a “Schools in the Know” Overdose Prevention Workshop.
By Long Island News & PR March 09, 2016
Nearly 9,000 New Yorkers develop colorectal cancer each year and more than 3,000 die as a result - Regular screenings can help prevent many diagnoses and deaths.
By Long Island News & PR March 08, 2016
Suffolk County Health Commissioner, Dr. James Tomarken signed a pledge to reach a goal of 80% screened for colorectal cancer by 2018.
By Long Island News & PR March 07, 2016
1 in 4 catheter- and surgery-related HAIs caused by six resistant bacteria in long-term hospitals.
By Long Island News & PR March 07, 2016
New England Journal of Medicine Peanut Study Makes Debut at AAAAI Annual Meeting.
By Long Island News & PR March 03, 2016
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced independent pharmacies across the state will now be able to provide Narcan to their customers without a prescription.
By WFSD News March 02, 2016
Jenna Bragg, a fourth-grade student in Meghan Nocella’s and Amanda Kelly’s class at Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School, raised $270 for the ALS Ride for Life.
By Long Island News & PR March 02, 2016
To help combat the heroin epidemic, Nassau County Exec. Mangano and Legislators Richard Nicolello and Ellen Birnbaum will partner with the Manhasset CASA to host a free Overdose Prevention Seminar.
By Long Island News & PR February 29, 2016
On February 19, 2016, Stacy Vanessa Pierre-Louis was honored for her initiative, “Beauty over Bullying”.
By Long Island News & PR February 26, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported preliminary overall influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 59 percent this season.
By Long Island News & PR February 24, 2016
Rate of Uninsured Drops to Lowest Level in Decades.
By Long Island News & PR February 24, 2016
DEC Law Enforcement Collects and Destroys 720 Pounds of Unused and Expired Medications.
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