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The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness

Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more

10/17/13

The post-prom party, a relief valve for teens

High school seniors will soon face a potentially life-altering decision only days before they graduate –– to drink or not to drink on prom night. more

6/13/13

Protect the bays — fund the Bay Park pipe

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

6/6/13

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

On an island of plenty, hunger abounds

When people in other parts of the country think of Long Island, they may imagine lavish Hamptons soirees attended by A-list Hollywood glitterati. They see Gold Coast palaces. But this American paradise has a desperate side that is too often hidden by the glare of its wealth. more

9/20/12

Nassau weighs total ban on ‘synthetic pot’

It’s marketed as herbal incense at gas stations and convenience stores across the country, but what’s sold under brand names like Spice and K2 is really a combination of herbs and chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to the New York State Department of Health. While smoking the compound, users might suffer heart attacks, respiratory distress or kidney failure. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 5/3/12

Sections of Franklin Square and surrounding areas will be treated by truck with adulticide on Sept. 21, along with sections of Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and Lakeview.

Nassau announces mosquito-spray schedule

Based on current mosquito trap data, the Nassau County Health and Public Works departments announced yesterday a schedule for localized truck-spraying of adulticide — a product used to reduce adult mosquitoes — to occur at targeted areas in the county. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/20/11

Mosquito spraying on hold across Nassau County

Aerial spraying to treat West Nile virus has been postponed after the federal government imposed a no-fly zone over the area during the 9/11 weekend and beyond, according to the Nassau County Department of Health. more

By David Weingrad | 9/14/11

This Nassau County Department of Health map shows the locations of traps where West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes have been reported.

At war with mosquitoes

Because of severe mosquito outbreaks recently, the Nassau County Department of Health recently upped its mosquito surveillance program and started spraying to protect the health of residents from mosquito-borne infections such as West Nile virus. more

By David Weingrad and Alex Costello | 9/2/11

East Rockaway student dies

The Nassau County Department of Health is investigating an influenza associated pediatric death of an East Rockaway district student who died last Friday, according to county spokeswoman Mary Ellen Laurain. The student is said to be a five-year-old kindergartner who attended Centre Avenue School in East Rockaway. more

3/2/11

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