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 October 12, 2016
Henry Schein, Inc. is calling on dentists and other oral health professionals to be heroes in their communities by volunteering their time and talent.
By Long Island News & PR October 11, 2016
One mosquito sample, a Culex pipiens-restuans collected on September 27, 2016, from Lindenhurst, has tested positive for West Nile virus.
By Long Island News & PR October 10, 2016
New York has significantly reduced the number of uninsured since the Marketplace opened in 2013. Open Enrollment to begin November 1st.
By Long Island News & PR October 07, 2016
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a health alert today on New York’s shortage of registered organ donors to mark Organ Donor Enrollment Day.
By Long Island News & PR October 07, 2016
The Gabreski Air National Guard Base Site (#152148) (Southampton, Suffolk County) has been added to the Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites.
By Long Island News & PR October 07, 2016
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of five states, brought a lawsuit today against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By Long Island News & PR October 06, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Matthew.
By Long Island News & PR October 06, 2016
New York State Senator Michael Venditto will be hosting a free Senior Citizen Health Fair at the Freeport Recreation Center on Thursday, October 20th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
By Long Island News & PR October 06, 2016
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that ventilation regulations to protect workers and customers in nail salons across New York are now in effect.
By Long Island News & PR October 06, 2016
Schneiderman: This settlement agreement sends a clear message that companies who fail to provide the required health services to inmates won’t be tolerated In New York State.
By Long Island News & PR October 05, 2016
DEA has reduced the amount of almost every Schedule II opiate and opioid medication that may be manufactured in the United States in 2017.
By Long Island News & PR October 04, 2016
Two mosquito samples one Culex pipiens-restuans and one Culex salinarius collected September 21, 2016, from Aquebogue, have tested positive for West Nile virus.
By Long Island News & PR October 04, 2016
Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken reported today three human cases of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year.
By Long Island News & PR October 04, 2016
Donna and John Kontje will host their 10th annual Halloween Grand Stand on Monday, October 31 at 12 PM at 19 Clover Meadow Ct, Holtsville, NY 11742.
By Long Island News & PR October 04, 2016
NYS Senator Michael Venditto will be co-sponsoring a free Overdose Prevention & Naloxone (Narcan) Training Program at Seaford High School on Wednesday, October 26th.
By Long Island News & PR October 03, 2016
The ABCs of safe sleep are: baby sleeping Alone, on his or her Back and in a Crib, uncluttered by blankets, bumpers or stuffed animals.
By Long Island News & PR October 03, 2016
Discussed were ways to stop the flow from China to the United States of deadly synthetic drugs.
By Long Island News & PR October 03, 2016
Residents who use tobacco encouraged to obtain help through Suffolk County's “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program.
By Long Island News & PR September 30, 2016
The New York City Council recently approved a $100,000 study on "supervised injection facilities."
By Long Island News & PR September 30, 2016
Seniors across Nassau County who face mental health and substance use issues will benefit from a new “triple partnership.”