A man drinks a glass of goop made to look like fat in a new video released by the New York City health department as part of a campaign to curb the consumption of sugary beverages. In the nauseating video, which was posted ...

New Yorkers may be reduced to hiding in the bushes to smoke if new rules go through on lighting up outdoors. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's health commissioner, Thomas Farley, declared Monday he wants to take the war on smokers to the city's beaches and parks. Smoking has been illegal in offices, train stations and other indoor public places since ...

New York announced free swine flu vaccinations Tuesday for all elementary school students ahead of the new academic year and a feared resurgence of H1N1 infections. The mayor's office and the city health department said the free shots would be given for the next several months to students whose parents requested them. The vaccine is expected to become available ...

Hundreds of schools are heeding the government's call to set up flu-shot clinics this fall, preparing for what could be the most widespread school vaccinations since the days of polio. An Associated Press review of swine flu planning suggests there are nearly 3 million ...