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South Bronx Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak – Get The Facts
August 4, 2015 UPDATE New York Health Officials announced Monday evening that an additional three people failed to recover from their infections over the weekend, while 10 additional cases of Legionnaires’ Disease were confirmed, bringing the total to seven dead and 81 infected. Officials also announced that all five contaminated…
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Safe Streets for Seniors – New York City
One of the great things about aging in New York is that you’re never more than a few blocks’ walk from anything you could ever want. Of course, nothing is as easy as it seems, and crossing a busy street can be a real challenge for people with sensory or…
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SelectCare NYC Observes World Hepatitis Day
The vast majority of our work at SelectCare Home Care Services focuses on the immediate, day-to-day needs of our clients – providing older New Yorkers with the assistance they need to stay active, healthy and independent. While home care might be our primary focus, we believe it is important to…
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NY Public Health Officials Work to Combat West Nile Virus
With summer (and mosquitoes) in the air, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is once again working to combat insect-borne diseases like West Nile Virus (WNV) with a series of aerial sprayings throughout the week, covering non-residential sections of Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx throughout…
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New York Top Food Delivery Services – Part 2
Next Day Grocery Delivery Service Earlier, we covered a pair of services that provide New Yorkers with prepared foods. Today, we are looking at grocery services, one for scheduled deliveries and another focused on same-day deliveries. Fresh Direct: Shopping for the long haul Fresh Direct has been a New…
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New York Top Food Delivery Services – Part 1
New Ways to Bring Dinner to Your Door New York might be the city that never sleeps, but it certainly has to eat! As of 2013, the NPD Group think tank reported that there are 24.4 restaurants for every 10,000 residents living in our city. With so many dining…
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