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Monday, May 06, 2013  New York's Nassau County is no longer using condoms as evidence in prostitution cases.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  New research from the Harvard School of Public Health links 180,000 deaths worldwide each year to sugary drinks.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Add cranked-up earphones to the list of health dangers Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants New Yorkers to quit.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Massachusetts public health officials are reporting 18 flu-related deaths in the state already this season, and Boston has declared a public health emergency.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A new study shows low-income smokers in New York spend 25 percent of their income on cigarettes.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  The Madison County Public Health Services Committee is launching efforts to ban the possession of synthetic drugs within the county borders. At this point, New York State bans the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs like the popular bath salts, but individuals are not penalized for having the drugs on their person.

Monday, June 18, 2012  Clean up crews are beginning work on a property in the town of New Haven that was declared a "public health nuisance" by the Oswego County Board of Health last week.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Sources have confirmed to CNY Central, that the body of Harold Curran had been partially devoured by his two dogs before the corpse was discovered last August.

Monday, June 11, 2012  The Oswego County Board of Health, in an extraordinary special session Monday morning, declared a property in the town of New Haven a "public health nuisance."

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Oswego County may declare a New Haven property a, "public health nuisance." Its located near the home where a 4 year old contracted the mosquito borne EEE virus and died.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Advocates for New York sex workers are coming to Albany to push for legislation that would ban condoms as evidence in prostitution cases, arguing the law-enforcement tactic is bad for public health.

Monday, April 02, 2012  A new study has some health experts concerned about some women seeking birth control. The problem isn't the drugs themselves, but how these women are getting the drugs without a prescription.

Monday, June 13, 2011  Protesters against a controversial form of natural gas drilling known as hydrofracking were making their voices heard on Monday outside the state office building in downtown Syracuse.