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Compound in Blueberries May Prevent Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes 8-30-04 -- Eating only one half cup of blueberries satisfies one of the daily fruit and vegetable requirements and may help reduce your bad cholesterol levels. Frozen blueberries are as good as fresh, says the FDA.
Hospitals Inundated With Uninsured as Emergency Room Visits Grow 8-11-04 -- Advocacy group calls for increased funding to community health centers. Over one million New Yorkers served by community health centers in 2003.
NYC Health Department Encourages Mothers to Breastfeed 8-10-04 -- As a part of the Take Care New York health promotion program, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is encouraging new and expectant mothers to breast feed their babies.
Barr Re-applies for OTC Emergency Contraceptive in Women and Girls Over Sixteen 8-9-04 -- In May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application by Barr Pharmaceuticals to market their Plan B^® emergency contraceptive product over-the-counter (OTC).
Drink Up? Study Re-evaluates the Antioxidant Benefits of Green Tea. 5-27-04 -- Do we really need to start brewing cups of green tea? On March 25, 2004 the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation, published the results of a study exploring the effects of the antioxidant found in green tea on present and future arterial plaque buildup. As heart disease and stroke remain the No. 1 and No. 3 causes of death among Americans determining the effectiveness of antioxidants on the prevention and elimination of plaque buildup in arteries is crucial. Evidently, the timing of antioxidant treatment is key.
	Marijuana Abuse Rising in United States, British Medical Journal Questions Existence of Negative Social Effects from Marijuana 5-20-04 -- According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, marijuana abuse is on the rise. Is this true? British researchers question the relationship between marijuana use and social and psychological harm.
	NYC Department of Health Launches New Restaurant Cleanliness Certification 5-10-04 -- Last week, New York City Department of Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden announced the launch of the “Golden Apple” award, which city restaurants can display when they have met exemplary standards of cleanliness and quality assurance. Look for the Apple at your favorite restaurant.
	Men Are Becoming More Like Women: Recent Study Shows Men Are Self-conscious About Physical Appearance Too. 5-5-04 -- Women are notorious for stressing their physical appearance but it seems the fellas are becoming upset about expanding waist lines and sagging breasts.
	Does Mother Know Best? Parental Misconceptions About Adolescent Contraception 5-4-04 -- In the ongoing debate over the provision of sex education in schools, many agree that parents should be the primary source of sex education for their children. A recent survey explores whether parents know what they are talking about.
	New York City Air Quality Among Worst in Country; American Lung Association Campaigns Against Bush Administration Environmental Policy 4-30-04 -- You’re standing on the West Side Highway, about to begin your run around the island and you catch a face full of truck exhaust. Do you ever wonder what the air quality in the City does to your health? Is it even worth it to exercise outside when the air quality is poor? What can you do about it?
		Stretching Not Proven to Prevent Sports Injury, CDC Researchers Say 4-29-04 -- Before your start your workout, or get in the game, you have to stretch, right? Maybe not, say researchers who found no reduction of injury risk during exercise from stretching before or after workouts.
		American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Finds Corn Syrup in Beverages Contributes to Epidemic of Obesity, British Medical Journal Finds Reducing Consumption of Soda in Schoolchildren Causes Weight Loss 4-28-04 -- With high protein diets such as Atkins taking over popular consideration of diet, a new analysis of the American diet finds that much of the current epidemic of obesity can be attributed to an increase in the consumption of carbohydrates, mostly simple sugars like corn syrup.
		Department of Health Encourages Colonoscopies for Those Over Fifty: Recent study dashes hopes for virtual tests. 4-26-04 -- You’ve spent your life eating fast food, smoking, and binge drinking. When you hit forty, you changed your ways and got your cholesterol down. But how’s your colon? If you’re over fifty and haven’t had a colonoscopy, now is the time.
		Help NYC “Pass the Flame, Unite the World” 4-14-04 -- Support the torchbearers and come help NYC host its leg of the Olympic Torch's first Global Relay on June 19, 2004. The 2004 Global Relay will cover 33 cities worldwide and all seven continents in 35 days for a total of 48,500 miles.
		Expansion in Workforce Associated with Increase in Employee Sick Days 4-13-04 -- While there are many benefits to be reaped by the worker who is employed during the current economic recovery, a recent study published in The Lancet warns of significant health risks associated with employment in a fast-growing company.
		Low Health Literacy Endangers 90 Million Americans 4-8-04 -- Is your doctor even speaking the same language as you are? Even if she is, many Americans are still unable to understand what their doctor is saying. In a report finding that 90 million Americans have trouble understanding medical advice, the Institute of Medicine calls for changes to eliminate the costs of consumer confusion.
		Frequency of Ejaculation Unrelated to Prostate Cancer Risk 4-7-04 -- While researchers still do not know what exactly causes prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death in men, a study in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) lets ejaculation off the hook.
		New York City Resumes Glass and Plastic Recycling 4-6-04 -- The administration has given residents a 60-day moratorium on fines for failing to recycle and has launched an extensive advertising campaign to remind New Yorkers that recycling is back, reducing the amount of waste that must be shipped to landfills and incinerators.
		Food and Drug Administration Allows Qualified Health Claims for Walnuts 4-05-04 -- Often associated with the approval of claims of pharmaceutical safety and efficacy, with this announcement the FDA more clearly defines its role in determining and advocating the importance of dietary patterns for the prevention of disease and mortality.
			FDA Approves 20-Minute Bloodless HIV Test 3-31-04 -- Have you been tested this year? It just got easier with the approval of an oral swab test that can detect antibodies to HIV in only 20 minutes.
			New York City Department of Health Announces Ambitious Public Health Campaign 3-26-04 -- Seeking to address the leading causes of preventable disease and death in New York City, Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH launched the Take Care New York campaign, challenging all members of the community to take action to make New York a healthier city.
	Obesity Soon to Pass Tobacco as Leading Cause of Death in United States 3-11-04 -- New analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association makes a strong case for an increased focus on lifestyle and behavior changes to prevent disease.
	McDonald’s Ends Super Size^®Portions in Advance of Satirical Documentary 3-10-04 -- If you were waiting to eat Super Size French fries as soon as you fell off of your diet, you may want to hurry to your nearest McDonald’s before it is too late. If you must wait until after the vacation at the beach, don’t worry, you can still order a Large.
	Herbal Supplements May Render Migraine Medications Ineffective: Study Points to Wider Lack of Integration of Traditional Medicine and CAM Therapies
	Herbal Breast Enhancement: Questions
	American Cancer Society Links Overweight to Additional Cancers
	Scientists Discovery Noriceptors in Rainbow Trout: Opportunity for Empathy with Fish from Painful Animal Study

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