NEW YORK, April 8 (UPI) -- More than half of New York City non-smokers have been exposed to second-hand smoke at levels high enough to leave residues in the body, researchers said.

NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- New York City smokers will soon pay $9 or more for a pack of cigarettes, or about $275 a month for those smoking a pack a day, health officials said.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The New York City Health Department's Cribs for Kids program provides cribs at no-cost to families in need.

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Officials in Allentown, Pa., said a city health inspector found a bagged deer that had been butchered at a pizzeria in the city.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Matchbooks distributed by the New York City health department have images of ravaged lungs, rotting gums and large, painful tumors, officials said.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A report by New York officials says the city gave away 39.07 million male condoms during fiscal 2008 -- amounting to six condoms for every city resident.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Nearly 4,800 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006 -- three times the national rate, New York City Health Department officials said.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A New York anesthesiologist has been suspended and is accused in lawsuits of infecting patients with hepatitis B and C.

NEW YORK, July 7 (UPI) -- The New York City health department has posted a page on MySpace, the social networking site, to engage teens grappling with depression, drugs and violence.