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New York: Manhattan and Bronx have highest average levels of airborne nickel particles(0)
New York NY–Airborne nickel concentrations vary widely across New York City during winter months, according to a new report on street-level air quality, and building boilers remain a major contributor of air pollutants. The Health Department released the new findings as a follow-up to the City’s first report on wintertime air quality, which came out [...]
Full Story»New York: EMS Memorial Ceremony honored three who died in service to others
Albany NY–Three Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals who lost their lives while in service to others were honored at the annual New York EMS Memorial Dedication Ceremony on May 19 in Albany.
The dedication ceremony, attended by EMS providers, State and local officials, and family members and friends of fallen EMS professionals, is held each year [...]
New York: State lab links lettuce to nationwide E.coli outbreak
Albany NY–State and county public health epidemiologists, also known as disease detectives, along with the New York State Health Department’s (DOH) Wadsworth Center laboratory played pivotal roles in the identification of lettuce as the source of an outbreak of Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli O145) that has sickened at least 19 people in Michigan, Ohio [...]
New York: Health dept reports outbreak of mumps in Jewish communities in Brooklyn
New York NY–The Health Department continues to identify mumps cases in Brooklyn’s Jewish communities and is encouraging young adults – especially males – in the community to get vaccinated unless they know they have been fully vaccinated in the past. As the Health Department noted in a December 2009 medical alert, young men in Williamsburg, [...]
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