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A 2009 national survey on drug use found that prescription drugs are the second-most abused type of drug in the U.S.

Prescription drug abuse in the United States has spiked dramatically in the past few years, and Nassau County is no exception. Illegal use of prescription drugs has become so widespread across the … more

By John Maher | 10/2/13

Stay safe in the water this summer

Now that school is over, the action will ramp up at backyard and public pools as well as Long Island’s beaches. more

6/20/13

Global travel gives wings to H7N9 bird flu

There hasn’t been much news coverage of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, but recent reports trickling out of Beijing demand attention. more

4/18/13

Teens must learn that they shouldn't drink

It’s impossible to know what cure will go undiscovered, what useful invention never devised, what art uncreated, what science unimagined, what wisdom unuttered because a boy’s or girl’s potential was submerged in vodka bottles or drowned in cans of beer. more

4/18/13

Anson Wang, a 17-year-old senior at East Meadow High School, was recently named an Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist for his research on Alzheimer’s disease.

EMHS senior named Intel semifinalist

At around 4 p.m. on Jan 9, Anson Wang, a senior at East Meadow High School, received the email he had been waiting for. It was from the Society for Science & the Public, notifying Wang that he had been named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, a nationwide competition that aims to discover the country’s best and brightest young scientists, who present original research to nationally recognized scientists. more

By David Weingrad | 1/16/13

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

A high tax on sugar? How sweet it would be

On my last day of radiation, I drove up to the NYU Women’s Cancer Center and saw a man leaning against the front door, smoking. more

3/8/12

Sylvia Martin, center, was the guest speaker at NUMC on Feb. 3 and is pictured with Nurse Practitioner Deborah Ahern, far left, and Administrative Director Lorinda Bauer.

NUMC staff wear red for heart disease awareness

Dressed in red, staff in the Department of Cardiology at Nassau University Medical Center took part in the Go Red for Women campaign on Feb. 3. more

Shannon Koehle | 2/10/12

Irene Brociner raised funds for Crohn's and Colitis on a damn fall evening last Wednesday.

Fundraising for Crohn’s and Colitis

On a damp fall evening last Wednesday, Irene Brociner stood outside Moe’s Southwest Grill and handed fliers to patrons. more

By Shannon Koehle | 10/22/11

Irene is raising funds for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and plans to run a half marathon with TeamChallenge in Las Vegas.

Running for a cure, not just to the bathroom

Irene Brociner quietly suffered with painful intestinal cramping and urgent bathroom breaks growing up. She was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at 26 years old. more

By Shannon Koehle | 10/12/11

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