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The facts about smoking are everywhere, yet many people continue to smoke. Cigarette smoke contains more than 6,000 chemicals, and at least 200 of those chemicals are known to be harmful to your …
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Dr. Alina Bergan, DDS
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9/18/17
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Mustaches for Kids kicked off its annual fundraiser earlier this month for children with cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the month-long initiative will lead to the ’Stache Bash at the Long Beach Hotel on Nov. 5, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event will feature raffles, live music, food and other activities.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/4/16
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There was perfect autumn weather for the start of the annual 5K Walk and Health Fair at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside last Sunday. Hundreds of residents took part, helping to raise …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/28/16
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The Michelle O’Neill Foundation kicked off its 20th annual volleyball tournament last Saturday, an event that attracted thousands of participants and spectators to the nets along Long Beach’s shore for competitive and recreational play.
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By Ben Strack
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9/14/16
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A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . .
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9/8/16
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When Lora Webster began to feel constant pain in her knee while playing on two basketball teams nearly 20 years ago, she paid a visit to the doctor. After a biopsy showed a cancerous tumor in her left tibia, the then-11-year-old athlete made one request.
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By Ben Strack
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9/7/16
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced new legislation on Aug. 10 aimed at helping firefighters across New York state combat cancer, which frequently affects those in the emergency services sector. …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/24/16
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There are certain events in our lives that, from the instant they happen, we forever remember details of the moment, exactly where we were and how we felt. I’ve recently added another such moment. On April 8 at 8:21 a.m., the doctor told me I had cancer.
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8/10/16
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Though shortened by rainy weather, Long Beach’s Relay for Life — benefitting the American Cancer Society — drew dozens of residents on May 21 who celebrated family and friends who have survived the disease, supported those who are battling, and remembered loved ones lost.
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By Ben Strack
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6/1/16
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Environmentally speaking, the mid-20th century was a terrible time. Government and industry experimented with all manner of chemicals . . .
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4/7/16
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