Health Products

Two mosquito samples in Riverhead and a mosquito pool in Commack have tested positive for viruses, the Suffolk County Department of Health said Tuesday. The Riverhead mosquito samples tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus and were the...

Read the owner's manual, get regular oil changes and an occasional tuneup, and a well-made car should serve you for years. But the tons of information on how to take care of our bodies — and new studies every day — can confuse people on...

A partnership has been signed this week between the Howard County Health Department and Thunder Hill Elementary School. The Health Department will participate in wellness events at the school and will provide information on its Healthy Howard Initiative...

Federal health officials today posted a more detailed picture of Lehigh Valley hospitals on a Web site, allowing consumers to compare certain death rates at the hospitals with national and statewide averages. Most area hospitals show 30-day mortality...

Tropical Storm Fay knocked out power for more than 3,200 of Florida Power & Light's business and residential customers as of Monday evening. About 1,300 customers were without power in Broward County as of 6:30 p.m. About 800 were without power in Miami-...

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly raising the prices of specialty medications by 100 percent or more — sometimes much more — attracting scrutiny from legislators who have pledged to lower health care costs. Drug prices have...

A new public health measure took effect July 1 in New York City, requiring fast-food and chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menu boards. In California, a similar proposal, SB 1420, is being debated by lawmakers. Although the restaurant...

Briana CaBell didn't need a physician to tell her she had to do something about her diet. An admitted carb-fats-salt junkie who's been overweight as long as she can remember, CaBell has known for years that she needed to mend her food ways, to stop...

Ellie Krieger has a simple philosophy about healthy eating: It shouldn't hurt. That's the message behind the Food Network star's recent cookbook, "The Food You Crave" (The Taunton Press, $28)—that a healthy diet can taste and look satisfying. And...

In the summertime, most people try to avoid a sweaty afternoon in the heat. Some men, however, are actually going to a place in order to sweat some more -- for their health. It's called The Chicago Sweatlodge. Here patrons can sweat in both wet and dry...

A new public health measure took effect July 1 in New York City, requiring fast-food and chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menu boards. In California, a similar proposal, SB 1420, introduced by state Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) and...

For Marlene Lieberman, caregiving is her profession and a large part of her personal life. She drives from Cooper City to Aventura to visit her 95-year-old mother every weekend and talks on the phone with her every day. She also cared for her father...