City legislators are trying to toughen sanctions for buyers and sellers of HIV medications on the black market.
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City Limits: Crackdown on HIV drug black market
Posted on 22 January 2012.
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Caring for drug users in the South Bronx
Posted on 13 November 2011.
Two syringe exchange programs in the South Bronx play an important role in the lives of drug users
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Highbridge tackles childhood obesity
Posted on 12 November 2011.
School officials hope learning about health will help young kids make better choices
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Struggling to keep Soundview healthy
Posted on 21 October 2011.
Nutrition support from Soundview Health Center saved this Bronx grandmother’s life. With the center under threat of closure, others might not be so lucky.
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Bringing the farm to the Grand Concourse
Posted on 18 October 2011.
A Bronx food-share project has reached its membership limit so now organizers are hoping to spread the healthy eating message in other ways, such as the potluck supper, which was made by members using their recent supply of produce.
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Fighting breast cancer in Morrisania
Posted on 06 October 2011.
Breast cancer kills over 1200 people in New York every year and still 23 percent of women 40 and older have not had a recent mammogram.
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Research at Montefiore seeks to advance treatment of pancreatic cancer
Posted on 25 February 2011.
A new grant is helping researchers at Montefiore and Albert Einstein study the use of nanoparticles to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer.
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[VIDEO] A Bronx battleground in a global epidemic
Posted on 19 February 2011.
Doctor Meredith Hawkins talks about the Global Diabetes Initiative at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Watch the video Q&A.
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