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Quick: What’s the most common form of cancer? more

11/20/14

Myths — and truths — about breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to gauge your awareness. Are the following statements true or false? more

10/9/14

Football players should wear black and blue

Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . . more

9/25/14

Raise the smoking age to 21

Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes is unhealthy. It’s a fact that smoking has immediate negative health consequences and that, over a prolonged period, it causes several different forms of cancer . . . more

8/27/14

Schilling’s friends, lifeguard supervisor John Skudin, left, and retired lifeguard supervisor Tom Daly paddled out the memorial wreath and Schilling’s ashes.

Lifeguards say goodbye to one of their own

“He just had a great enthusiasm for working,” said Long Beach Chief of Lifeguards Paul Gillespie. “He came in every morning, always cheerful. He will be missed. It’s hard to replace guys … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 8/25/14

Don't ignore the signs of depression

If the tragic death of Robin Williams shows us anything, it’s that depression can affect anyone — even those who seem the most successful, the most well off, the happiest. more

8/20/14

Fritos, Cheetos and Coke: the parent trap

Because I don’t live near my children, when I visit, I stay with them, for anywhere from a few days to a week. more

7/9/14

To all of you dancing in the sunshine

As spring turns to summer and the best and brightest days lie ahead, I want to toss a bouquet to those whose lives are shadowed by serious illness. more

6/19/14

Senator Reid, character attacks are never the best defense

The possibility that the Democratic Party will lose control of the U.S. Senate in November has put Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in attack mode. more

4/17/14

U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy accepted a plaque from Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic Committee chairman, during the Nassau County Democratic Committee’s annual spring dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club on Monday.

Democrats honor McCarthy at Woodbury fundraiser

Long Island Democrats came out in force Monday night for a dinner fundraiser at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury that paid tribute to Carolyn McCarthy, of Mineola, for her 17 years representing Nassau County in Congress. The gala’s guest list included Democratic notables from the region and beyond, like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and it likely netted hundreds of thousands of dollars for the party. more

By Brian Racow | 4/3/14

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