06.20.2014 Health State Senate’s tick task force releases data, plans action New data outlining the extent of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in New York State was released Thursday by a state Senate group that also came up with an...
06.14.2014 Columns Column: Think you have the flu? Check for a tick “Thank God my wife is such a pain in the a–.” That was how my brother Chris kicked off our phone conversation Monday, days after our mom had informed...
05.31.2014 Health Health Column: A bill to help Lyme patients & doctors Get the bug spray ready: Ticks are emerging and looking for warmblooded beings like you and me to snack on. And all too often, the critters leave behind harmful...
05.13.2014 Columns Karl Grossman: A public health scandal When I was a boy camping with my family at Wildwood State Park in Wading River, deer ticks were unknown. As a Boy Scout involved in intensive hiking and...
04.07.2014 Giveaways Tips for non-toxic tick control Spring is upon us. And while it may bring beautiful flowers and warmer weather, it also brings those little pests that have been hiding all winter: ticks. There are...
10.03.2013 Top News Committee OKs tick bill; Legislature votes next week A proposed law introduced recently to aggressively address tick-borne illnesses was unanimously approved by the Suffolk County Legislature’s Public Works and Transportation Committee on Tuesday, and will go to the full...
09.17.2013 News Bill aims to control tick-borne diseases In an effort to combat tick-borne illnesses, county Legislature Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) has introduced new legislation to step up pressure on Suffolk County Vector Control, which is in charge...
07.27.2013 News Hospitals see spike in tick-borne illness Three East End hospitals have reported a spike in one of six tick-borne illnesses commonly seen on Long Island, hospital officials said. Though Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted...