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NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- New York City logged a 41 percent drop in deaths among blacks living with HIV/AIDS from 2001 to 2010, health department officials said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A New York City TV campaign on the health consequences of "light" smoking -- 10 or fewer cigarettes per day -- is scheduled to begin next week, officials say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The attacks on the World Trade Center put about 500,000 people at risk of negative health effects from chemicals, toxins and trauma, U.S. researchers say.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Drinking just one 20-ounce soda a day translates to eating 50 pounds of sugar a year, a New York City health department public education campaign says.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- In 2010, the New York City health department recorded 1,429 lead poisonings among children age 6 years and under, a historic low, health officials say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Each year, about 300 older adults die after falling in New York City, but city health officials say exercise can help mitigate the risk.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- More than 70,000 people exposed to the World Trade Center attacks in New York will be surveyed for the third time, city health officials say.
NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- New York City, which battled a tuberculosis epidemic more than 20 years ago, had an 81 percent drop in cases in 2010 from the late 1980s, health officials say.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Finding a free condom in New York City is easier thanks to a free smartphone application that locates the nearest dispensers, officials say.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- From 2002 to 2009, the smoking rate in New York City dropped by 27 percent, saving an estimated 6,300 lives, city health officials say.
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