Obesity
HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS
T. McMillan |
New study finds that fast food chains aren’t the only reason U.S. children are getting fat. The rising price of fruits and vegetables is also to blame.
Manhattan
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT:
OVERCROWDING EYED IN ROLLOVER DEATHS
Cassi Feldman |
More infants are dying while sharing beds with parents. Could overcrowding play a role?
Obesity
Stocking the Market
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The fight against inner-city obesity is coming soon to a bodega near you.
Lower East Side
Bad Medicine
City Limits |
Illegal drug trading has found a new niche, in HIV and AIDS medications bought by Medicaid, then peddled on the street. The cost is high: millions of dollars in fraud, and a rapid decline in patients’ health.
Health and Environment
MEATLESS MONDAYS?
Bennett Baumer |
City launches study and interventions to improve workplace health.
Obesity
Health Care Jetsons Style
Janelle Nanos |
Automation meets medicine at select local clinics.
Obesity
The Action Diet
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Enough of the bad news about obesity–the food justice movement is trying to do something about it. How young New Yorkers are learning a new way of eating, and leading the way to a healthier future.
Obesity
AMERICA’S LEAD
K. Wright |
U.S. teens are more likely to be overweight than those in 14 other industrialized countries.
Bronx
BATHS CLEAN-UP
K. Wright |
The 100-year-old publicly owned baths on 59th street are set for a $25 to $30 million renovation.
