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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 June 08, 2015
The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the following salt marshes by helicopter to control mosquito larvae.
By Long Island News & PR June 07, 2015
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) and the Brookhaven Animal Shelter will offer free rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets.
By Long Island News & PR June 04, 2015
Copiague Harbor Beach in Copiague and Lloyd Harbor Village Beach in Lloyd Harbor are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria.
By Long Island News & PR June 04, 2015
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services and the Suffolk County Board of Health* today issued an urgent warning to parents about a newly synthesized drug known as Flakka or gravel.
By Long Island News & PR June 03, 2015
Legislator Hahn’s “Toxin Free Toys Act” will prohibit the sale of children’s toys that contain potentially unsafe levels of six hazardous chemicals; protect children from known carcinogens.
By Long Island News & PR June 03, 2015
Local resident featured in national anti-smoking campaign lends her voice to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use.
By Long Island News & PR June 03, 2015
Melanoma rates doubled between 1982 and 2011 but comprehensive skin cancer prevention programs could prevent 20 percent of new cases between 2020 and 2030, according to this month’s Vital Signs report.
By Long Island News & PR June 02, 2015
Due to the heavy rainfall that occurred Monday and Tuesday, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 63 beaches.
By Long Island News & PR June 01, 2015
Two resolutions recently approved by the Suffolk County Legislature that address public health risks associated with powdered caffeine and liquid nicotine have been adopted by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY)!
By Long Island News & PR May 28, 2015
For more than 40 years, American families and businesses across the country have counted on the Clean Water Act to protect the streams and wetlands we rely on for our way of life – from ...
By Long Island News & PR May 28, 2015
Our environment can have a major impact on how we develop, and it turns out it’s no different for cancer cells.
By Long Island News & PR May 27, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that Nassau County is in the process of re-establishing a mental health clinic in Long Beach, which has been without such a facility since Superstorm Sandy in ...
By Long Island News & PR May 21, 2015
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, and many Americans will celebrate with cookouts, camping, road trips, and other activities that involve food.
By Long Island News & PR May 21, 2015
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed cyanobacteria blooms, more commonly known as blue–green algae, in Mill Pond and Lake Agawam in Southampton and Lake Ronkonkoma.
By Long Island News & PR May 20, 2015
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a new pamphlet released by his office aimed at helping consumers choose personal care products that do not contain this known form of plastic pollution.
By Long Island News & PR May 19, 2015
Prescription drug take-back event scheduled at Tanner Park in Copiague.
By Long Island News & PR May 18, 2015
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services, yesterday, tested its readiness to lead in the event of natural or man-made disease outbreak.
By Long Island News & PR May 15, 2015
Simple tips can help swimmers stay safe in various swimming venues.
By Long Island News & PR May 13, 2015
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today released a statement following the release of new guidelines from the Department of Human and Health Services for insurance coverage of contraception.
By Long Island News & PR May 11, 2015
As the warm weather and the Memorial Day weekend approaches, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein remind residents that while warm weather is a perfect time to barbecue, enjoy ...
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