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Health Commissioner Reminds Residents of Risks of Diabetes

Diabetes is the most rapidly growing chronic disease of our time. It has become an epidemic that affects 1 out of every 12 adult New Yorkers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently predicted that 1 out of every 3 children now born in the United States will develop diabetes in their lifetime. For Hispanic/Latinos, the forecast is even more alarming: 1 in every 2.

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Protect Your Family from Whooping Cough

With the holiday season fast approaching, families will be gathering to share meals, gifts and sometimes germs. One thing they could be sharing is pertussis, or whooping cough as many people know it. Pertussis is a very serious and contagious disease that is especially dangerous to infants who have not been fully vaccinated.

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