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Beginnings: On June 10, 1664, agents of the new plantation at Setauket, bought all the Indian land east of Port Jefferson Harbor as far as Wading River. That included what was to become Mount Sinai. Much of this purchase was known by the peculiar name "Old Man's.'' Historians trace the name to a Capt. John Scott, a known scoundrel who in the mid-18th Century apparently had duped an elderly retired English Army officer, Maj. Daniel Gotherson, into giving him a large amount of money to buy land near Long Island Sound. The buy was not officially recognized, Scott fled and people would allude to the property Gotherson thought he owned as "the old man's.''
Photo: A bit of Mt. Sinai Harbor (P...
Photo: A bit of Mt. Sinai Harbor (P...
Beginnings: On June 10, 1664, agents of the new plantation at Setauket, bought all the Indian land east of Port Jefferson Harbor as far as Wading River. That included what was to become Mount Sinai. Much of this purchase was known by the peculiar name "Old Man's.'' Historians trace the name to a Capt. John Scott, a known scoundrel who in the mid-18th Century apparently had duped an elderly retired English Army officer, Maj. Daniel Gotherson, into giving him a large amount of money to buy land near Long Island Sound. The buy was not officially recognized, Scott fled and people would allude to the property Gotherson thought he owned as "the old man's.''
Photo: A bit of Mt. Sinai Harbor (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: A bit of Mt. Sinai Harbor (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Kids can overcome allergies by gradually eating foods that cause reactions, study says
Kids who are allergic to foods can overcome their reactions through therapy that involves giving them increasing doses of the specific foods, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and other hospitals. The research adds to...
Tags: Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Allergies, Duke University, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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Dr. Mark I. Rossberg
Dr. Mark I. Rossberg, a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Thursday of prostate cancer at his...Tags: Heart Disease, Teachers, Procedural Sedation, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dana and Jordon Heil Valentino
Kristin Heil Valentino, formerly of Catonsville, now residing in Hunt Valley, is pleased to announce the marriage of her son, Jordon Heil Valentino, to Dana Cullen, daughter of James and Elaine Trezza, of Litchfield Park, Ariz. The ceremony and reception...Tags: Hunt Valley, Marriage, Manhattan (New York City), Family, Catonsville
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DANGEROUS REMEDY
Sun reporterAmerican military doctors in Iraq have injected more than 1,000 of the war's wounded troops with a potent and largely experimental blood-coagulating drug despite mounting medical evidence linking it to deadly blood clots that lodge in the lungs, heart and...Tags: Defense, Gaming, Health and Safety at School, Transportation Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics
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Past blackouts showed best, worst of NYC
Sun National StaffBack then, New York City was nearly bankrupt. It was hot, and the Son of Sam was still on the loose. And then the lights went out. The 1977 blackout in New York struck a city already on edge and threatened to push it over. The power outage, which...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), History, Folklore and Mythology, Hudson River, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bed rest no help for women at risk of early delivery
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having a short cervix increases a pregnant woman's chance of delivering prematurely, and a new study suggests going on bed rest does nothing to allay that risk. Researchers found that women were more than twice as likely to...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Research, Premature Birth, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Gynecology
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Dr. Thomas Ruggieri, treated members of religious orders
NewsdayDr. Thomas Ruggieri, a Port Jefferson internist known for dispensing free treatment to clergy and members of religious orders, died April 30 in Mather Memorial Hospital in the North Shore village. He was 76. The cause of death was complications...Tags: Garden City (Nassau, New York), Port Jefferson, Long Island, Health and Medical Professionals, Manhattan (New York City)
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Toxic Chemicals Bill Needed To Protect Children
The Hartford CourantA bill that would provide protection to young children against toxic chemicals — both before and after birth — was unfortunately bottled up in the General Assembly's Appropriations Committee last week but should be revived by amendment...Tags: Asthma, Health and Safety at School, Autism, University of Connecticut Health Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Doctors order fewer tests when they know prices: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors order fewer laboratory tests during a patient's hospital stay if they know how much the tests cost, according to a new study. Researchers found that doctors at one U.S. hospital ordered about 9 percent fewer lab...Tags: Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Hoag honored as 'Great Hospital'
Hoag Hospital has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's annual list of the "100 Great Hospitals in America." Established in 1952, the Newport Beach-based 579-bed hospital was the only Orange County facility to join leading academic medical centers,...Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Parent Organizations, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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Childhood ADHD may lead to troubles later on: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly a third of people diagnosed as children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) still have the condition in adulthood, according to a large new study that also found they're more likely to develop other...Tags: Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ADHD, Culture
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Teens who volunteered reduced their heart disease risk, study says
People who volunteer are often known to say they get more out of the experience than those who are being helped. A study in Canada concurs that that may be true: Researchers say that high school students who volunteered improved their own health. The...
Tags: Teen Health, Heart Disease, Health and Safety at School, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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