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New York City Health Department

  1. back to school
    Sensible Plan to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Sure to Be Met With OutragePlease, no one tell Rush Limbaugh about this smart pilot program in New York City schools. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  2. health
    Men Hate Vegetables and Die EarlierMore than nine out of ten New York City men didn’t listen to their mothers at the dinner table.
    By Avi Zenilman
  3. Health Concerns
    City’s War on Salt: Who’s for It, and Who’s AgainstWhat the “experts” are saying about the Health Department’s latest crusade.
    By Daniel Maurer
  4. Trans-Fat Express
    McDonald’s Kicking Mad Over Possible Trans-Fat Ban We hope the city’s coffers are full, because this time they may have picked a fight with the wrong enemy. McDonald’s, never a fan of regulation in any form, has hired a high-powered attorney, former deputy mayor Randy Mastro, to block the NYC Health Department from banning delicious trans fats, and the fast-food industry will no doubt be watching closely. The crux of the matter seems to be the question of whether government officials (i.e., city health commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden) can decide such matters by fiat or whether such a ban requires the assent of the legislature. No need to ask us which side we’re on; we’re still mourning the loss of beef tallow from McDonald’s cooking oil in 1990. McDonald’s Readies for NYC Trans Fat Fight [Crain’s New York Business]