10.26.2014 Health Health Column: E-cigs trending among teens, experts say What was intended as a smoking cessation aid is the new smoking trend among Long Island’s youth, say health experts and local school officials, who are seeing an uptick...
10.19.2014 Health Health Column: Breast cancer — who is at risk? A woman born today has roughly a one in eight chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during her life. On the other hand, the chance that a...
10.12.2014 Health Health Column: Clean out that medicine cabinet Perhaps it’s a leftover painkiller from recent dental work or a magical stress reliever saved for a future airplane ride. Or maybe you just didn’t know what to do...
09.21.2014 Health Health Column: Respiratory virus isn’t here — yet Experts say the uncommon respiratory virus that’s sending hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest could “certainly” make its way here. But those same experts are quick to...
09.13.2014 Health Health Column: The risks behind those ramen noodles When packing up the kids for college, it’s almost a requirement to send them off with what seems like an unlimited supply of ramen noodles — those instant noodles...
09.06.2014 Health Health Column: Let your teen sleep a little later It’s a constant struggle during the teenage years. The kids fall asleep late at night, then struggle to wake up hours later, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, with minimal time to...
08.31.2014 Health Health Column: Powdered caffeine and alcohol a concern An expanding selection of powdered products is opening up some dangerous doors, according to federal officials who are warning consumers not to get caught up in the novelty. The...
08.02.2014 Health Health Column: Does Facebook really help your social life? It’s a way of keeping in touch with friends and family — a way to enhance professional relationships and sometimes even cultivate romantic ones. I’m referring to Facebook, which...
07.20.2014 Health Health Column: It’s time to retire those old flip-flops You either love ’em for their easy breezy fit or loathe ’em for their unappealing sight and smell. I’m referring to flip-flops — the unofficial footwear of summer.
07.12.2014 Health Health Column: A foolish common cure for a jellyfish sting The next time a friend makes his way up from the bay, writhing in pain from a jellyfish sting, do him a favor and keep your bottoms buttoned. The...