Maintaining your health is something that is important to everyone, and with the medical advances that are made, it seems as though there are new ways to improve your health & wellness each and every day. Long Island Health & Wellness articles will give you the scoop on the important health issues you'll want to know about, as well as topics of specific interest to Long Islanders.
By Long Island News & PR July 26, 2015
Suffolk County Health Services Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that six more mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus.
By Long Island News & PR July 24, 2015
Suffolk County Department of Health Services Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, today advised residents, especially parents and guardians, about foam parties/fests, gatherings where soapy foam is sprayed onto participants.
By Long Island News & PR July 23, 2015
Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky authored a letter to the New York State Department of Financial Services last week to express deep concern about the lack of commercial insurance coverage for mental health services for middle class ...
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Suffolk County SPCA alerts the public of hot car safety and pets.
By Long Island News & PR July 21, 2015
If you have diabetes, you know how important it is to have a care routine. Yet summer weather, with its high temperatures and extreme storms, can cause problems with that routine and make it more ...
By Long Island News & PR July 20, 2015
In an effort to help Nassau County residents cope with high temperatures and humidity, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that cooling centers will be open today and tomorrow with the assistance of ...
By Long Island News & PR July 19, 2015
Suffolk County Health Services Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that four more mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus.
By Long Island News & PR July 19, 2015
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D., J.D. today issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Long Island, New York ...
By Long Island News & PR July 19, 2015
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has reported that cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) have exceeded bloom criteria in three new water bodies in Suffolk County: Old Town Pond in Southampton, ...
By Long Island News & PR July 18, 2015
Hot weather can spell danger for your pets.
By Long Island News & PR July 17, 2015
The Over 50 Fair, in its sixth year, continues to improve year after year.
By Vascular Birthmarks Foundation July 16, 2015
Former pro-athletes play again to support the Frank Catalanotto Foundation's mission to aid early treatment of vascular birthmarks.
By Long Island News & PR July 15, 2015
Americans consume too much sodium, according to the CDC.
By Long Island News & PR July 14, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that Nassau County Department of Health and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums will host a free, family-fun Children’s Day and Health, Fitness and Sports Expo ...
By Long Island News & PR July 14, 2015
Weather permitting, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works is planning for aerial larvicide and pesticide application July 14-16.
By Long Island News & PR July 13, 2015
Senator Ken LaValle issues a statement concerning the affiliation of Eastern Long Island Hospital and Stony Brook Medicine.
By Long Island News & PR July 10, 2015
Suffolk County Health Services Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that another mosquito sample has tested positive for West Nile virus.
By Long Island News & PR July 10, 2015
Three out of 4 American adults—including 7 in 10 cigarette smokers—favor raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21, according to an article by CDC published in the American Journal of ...
By Long Island News & PR July 08, 2015
The Town of Islip has raised purple and red warning flags to inform residents of potentially dangerous marine life and hazardous swimming conditions at Town beaches.
By Long Island News & PR July 08, 2015
If weather permits, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will treat sections of the following communities as part of its ongoing annual effort to control adult mosquitoes.