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Twelve mosquito samples collected earlier this month in Huntington, Greenlawn, Northport, East Northport, Nesconset, Holtsville, Selden, Farmingville and Aquebogue showed evidence of the virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said.
How young is too young to pierce your child's ears?
A disturbing new trend has left teens and women dangerously infatuated with thin legs and thigh gaps, now some of them are going to risky extremes in their quest for 'the inner gap'.
New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio on Monday called for a "super authority" to save failing hospitals and protect health care in Brooklyn.
The confirmation of the blight's return makes this the fifth year in a row a tomato blight has surfaced on Long Island.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cyclospora infections, which are often found in tropical or subtropical countries and have been linked to imported fresh produce in the past. It causes diarrhea and other flu-like symptoms.
A test showed that he was filled with cyanobacteria. The contaminated water tested positive for Blue-Green Algae, the same type of algae has made a new home for itself in parts of Southampton.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cyclospora infections, which are often found in tropical or subtropical countries and have been linked to imported fresh produce in the past
The facility still needs to get state permits. A year ago Connecticut adopted legislation to allow medical marijuana, and regulations are still being drafted.
City Public Advocate and mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio warned SUNY Downstate Tuesday that it will find itself in serious legal hot water if it does not comply with a judge's order to keep Long Island College Hospital open.
Pediatricians at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx and at Harlem Hospital are writing prescriptions for fruits and vegetables to at-risk youths.
Almost everybody has heard that they should be drinking eight glasses of water every day to stay healthy, and for many people that means drinking from a bottle. Now, experts say, all of that drinking could cause premature aging.
The Rain Room continues to be a hugely popular installation at the Museum of Modern Art. MoMA's curator-in-chief, Klaus Biesenbach, discussed the exhibit.
The medical examiner's office says hyperthermia caused the 78-year-old man's death on Friday. The National Weather Service says the air temperature reached 96 degrees in the city that day.
Six ex-cons sued Pataki and other state officials for tens of millions of dollars. The lawsuit accuses the state of abusing its authority eight years ago by transferring the plaintiffs to psychiatric facilities at the end of their prison terms - in effect, summarily extending their sentences without recourse.
