Nassau News: Healthcare Archives

April 11, 2008

ADHD: Prescription Drug Abuse Devastates a Long Island Families Future

By Adam Holden
Nassau News Staff Writer

Nassau News explores how Adderall, an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication, changed the life of Brian Helfstein, a former Hofstra University student.

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Coffee Drinking in Nassau County has Negative Effects

By Shanna Brownlee
Nassau News Staff Writer

Due to the growing popularity of coffee in Nassau County, it's only fair that the public learn about the negative effects of drinking the caffeine-rich beverage.

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January 16, 2008

Reinventing Uniondale's A. Holly Patterson Nursing Care Facility

By Dorothy Pumo
Nassau News Staff Writer

An aging goliath of a Nassau County nursing home will be modernized. The surrounding open space around the A. Holly Patterson Nursing Care Facility in Uniondale will be used for new assisted living facilities, senior congregate housing, a new community center, and very likely, a dialysis center and diagnostic treatment facility. An additional four acres will go to neighboring Turtle Hook School. While this is good news for the older residents of Nassau County, an advocate for "work force" or "next generation" housing still sees an unmet need.

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Women's Health Services in Nassau County

By Christine Gonzalez
Nassau News Staff Writer

A look at two providers of women's health services in Nassau County.

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Is a Religious Approach to Sex Ed Okay for Hempstead?

By Khnuma Simmonds
Nassau News Staff Writer

"Teen Sex? It’s okay to say no way!” is a slogan used by Planned Parenthood to urge teens to make smarter choices about sex.

“There are many reasons to wait to have sex: What’s Yours?” is the slogan for the “No Sex, No Problems” campaign by the Washington State Department of Health -- an initiative to decrease the pregnancy and STD rates of teens in the state.

Why are these campaigns relative to the Village of Hempstead?

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Nutrition in Hempstead School District

By Jessica Crankshaw
Nassau News Staff Writer

New cafeteria programs are being offered to provide healthier food choices for students in schools. Nassau News takes a look at what might be done to improve nutrition in the area's elementary schools.

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Dextromethorphan and other Drug Abuse in Nassau County

By Alison Omelio
Nassau News Staff Writer

Drug abuse is an ongoing issue within public schools across Long Island with over-the-counter drugs becoming an increasing problem.

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