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Facial surgery patient Vincente Sobredo,

NUMC -- Facial Surgery

A patient has surgery to reconstruct his face. ...

Nassau

Dr. Louis Riina with his

NUMC - Patients

The human life of health care. ...

Nassau

Diabetes out-patient Thomas Newby of

NUMC -- Hyperbaric Chamber

The Hyperbaric chamber that improves lives. ...

Nassau

View from the roof at

NUMC -- Plant

The largest (and tallest) facility in Nassau County. ...

Nassau

Rene Castro, a former in-patient

NUMC -- Rene Castro

A patient is rushed to the ER after being struck by lightning. ...

Health

Debbie Barra of Long Beach

Dropping LBS: LIers share weight-loss success stories

Introducing Dropping LBs, our biweekly feature highlighting weight-loss success stories. Do you have a weight-loss ...

Newsday

Pregnant women, health care workers

Who Should Get Swine Flu Vaccine First?

Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at ...

News

Thousands lined up for free

How Long Would You Wait For Free Health Care?

Thousands lined up for free health care near Los Angeles with some traveling for hours. ...

News

Pregnant women, health care workers

Who Should Get Swine Flu Vaccine First?

Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at ...

News

An Israeli man says he

Cash for Kidney: Some Say Legalize Organ Selling

An Israeli man says he sold one of his kidneys for more than $20,000 and ...

News

Aaron Boone began his comeback

Boone Playing Ball After Heart Surgery

Aaron Boone began his comeback from open heart surgery Monday night by playing in a ...

News

International cancer experts have moved

Study: Tanning Beds As Deadly As Arsenic

International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk ...

News

Federal officials offer new guidelines

Feds: Calmer Flu Response As School Begins

Federal officials offer new guidelines for how school districts should cope with flu outbreaks this ...

News

Aaron Boone began his comeback

Boone Playing Ball After Heart Surgery

Aaron Boone began his comeback from open heart surgery Monday night by playing in a ...

News

Two hundred and thirty mpg.

Money Minute: Chevy Volt, Productivity, Aspirin

Two hundred and thirty mpg. That's what General Motors says its Chevrolet Volt electric car ...

Health

A Seattle college student doesn't

Student Asks for Donations for Gastric Bypass

A Seattle college student doesn't want to be the "biggest" man on campus and has ...

Technology

The Cassini spacecraft has detected

Cassini Finds Evidence of Lunar Ocean

The Cassini spacecraft has detected new evidence that one of Saturn's moons has an ocean ...

News

President Barack Obama has been

Obama Huddles With U.S. Neighbors on Swine Flu

President Barack Obama has been meeting with Mexican and Canadian leaders on swine flu and ...

News

Rep. Tim Bishop joined FDNY

Firefighters and Rep. Bishop hoping to pass renewed 9/11 legislation

Rep. Tim Bishop joined FDNY members as well as the wife of John McNamara, who ...

News

Hanqi Miao said she wanted

N.Y. Taxes to Pay Donors for Stem Cell Studies

Hanqi Miao said she wanted to donate her eggs to help infertile couples reproduce, but ...

News

Family members of veterans wounded

Wounded Troops' Families Ask Congress for Help

Family members of veterans wounded in recent wars, like Iraq, are asking Congress to pass ...

News

As the legal trade of

Legal Pot Trade Flourishes in California

As the legal trade of marijuana for medical use flourishes in California, state officials says ...

News

The Elysee Palace says in

French President Falls Ill While Exercising

The Elysee Palace says in a statement that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has felt unwell ...

News

The Elysee Palace says in

French President Falls Ill While Exercising

The Elysee Palace says in a statement that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has felt unwell ...

News

California health programs will lose

California Cuts Health Care Services

California health programs will lose more than a billion dollars under the state's new budget. ...

News

Long-serving Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd

Sen. Dodd Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

Long-serving Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Dodd says the cancer ...