A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women who suffer sexual dysfunction as a side effect of anti-depressant medication were helped by taking a dose of Viagra.
The researchers found that 73 percent of women taking placebo, compared with 28 percent of women taking Viagra, reported no improvement with treatment. [...]

Thirty-nine people who were at a clinic at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Ramapo earlier this month may have been exposed to chicken pox, according to county officials. A staff member who worked at the outpatient mental health clinic in Building F has been diagnosed with the disease, according to Mary Ann [...]

An air quality alert has been issued for the Lower Hudson Valley, including Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, for today. A warning was also issued yesterday. The state departments of Health and Environmental Conservation issued the warning because of unhealthy levels of ozone in the air. Ozone is the main component of smog and it [...]

Every year, it seems, we write stories about children in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, who drown in backyard swimming pools. Just as common are stories about youngsters who suffer severe, sometimes fatal, head injuries after the fail to wear a helmet while bike riding.

The state Department of Health has issued a list of safety [...]

The percentage of the U.S. population getting fluoridated water increased from 62 percent in 1992, to 65 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in 2006, according to a new study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The federal agency said “public health officials and policymakers in states with lower percentages of residents [...]

The Rockland Department of Health has won an award for a program it runs to help children with severe asthma. The Steps to Better Breathing Program, developed in 2004, uses a three-session, home-based approach to educate families about the disease. The program has helped over 100 children with asthma and their families learn how to [...]

An air quality health advisory was issued today by the state for the New York City metro region, which includes Rockland and Westchester. The advisory will remain into effect until noon tomorrow. The state departments of Health and Environmental Conservation issued the warning because of unhealthy levels of ozone and fine particulate matter the air. [...]

First it was salmonella in tomatoes, now it’s E. coli in beef. The USDA has announced that Nebraska beef is recalling nearly 600,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
That strain originates in the intestines of cows and is passed to humans through meat contaminated by cow feces.
It can cause [...]

People with chronic health problems like diabetes, asthma, arthritis and other conditions can learn ways of coping with their disease at a new workshop being offered by the Rockland Department of Health.
The Living Well Program is a workshop given two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks.
Workshops are [...]

New Yorkers had the second-highest number of assisted reproductive technology treatments in the nation, according to a new CDC report. California was tops with 18,655; New York had 12,032; Illinois, 9,449; New Jersey, 9,325; and Massachusetts had 8,571.
In 2005, a total of 134,260 procedures, including in vitro fertilization and related procedures were reported to [...]