New York Health

MTA Promises The Stench And Dust Coming From The 2nd Avenue Subway Is Not Dangerous

Posted 01.19.2012

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After complaints regarding a "skunk-like" odor permeating from the 2nd Avenue subway construction site, the MTA is reassuring New Yorkers that their a...

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Is Cuomo Looking To Lift Fracking Moratorium?

Posted 08.30.2011

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The New York Times is reporting that New York State is looking to end the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial drilling method use to e...

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New York Has The Lowest Suicide Rate, Yet Is Still 'Unhappy'

Posted 06.25.2011

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New Yorkers may be be the least likely of Americans to commit suicide, but that doesn't mean they're the happiest. Researchers from Hamilton Colle...

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Bronx and Brooklyn Are Overweight And Manhattan's Depressed, Study Finds

Posted 05.31.2011

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Looks like New York City might need a gym membership. The Bronx and Brooklyn ranked, respectively, 62nd and 58th out New York's 62 counties in a r...

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New York's $370,000 War On Salt

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York City Health Department earned praise from health advocates across America this afternoon by announcing that an impressive new roster of c...

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Health Dept. Launches New Gross-Out Ads (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soft Drinks, Advertising, Soda Calories, Soda, Slidepoll, New York Subway, Are You Pouring on the Pounds, Liquid Calories, Obesity, New York Health, Subway Ads, New York Health Department, New York News

New York wants to know if you're "pouring on the pounds." On Monday, the Health Department rolled out their new ad campaign targeting liquid calori...

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