After 40 years opening doors for the tenants at the same Upper East Side building, Jonah Seeman probably would not like to be remembered as the "Bad Breath Doorman;" who would? Still, he's happy he spoke up when he received his third disciplinary letter in nine months, suspending him for having terrible halitosis. The message was quite clear that he was going to be dismissed because of bad breath that someone--never identified--who felt that his oral odor was just too much to bear. Seeman is 60 years old and has worked at Gracie Gardens on East 89th St. since 1967. For now, it seems that his continued employment seems assured. more ›

Growing up, there were very few crimes in the Gothamist Health household that were as grave as going outside without a hat in the winter. Our mom was convinced that colds and flu's were spawned from such sartorial oversight as well as other offenses that included venturing outdoors with a wet head of hair. Although over the years (mostly by going to medical school) we've been able to disabuse mom of most of these myths and oldwive's tales (her finally being an old wife - don't tell her we said that). But a recent publication from the Mayo Clinic and an article in Medical News Today may re-establish some of these time tested treatments. more ›

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Watch out for raccoons - two women in the Bronx were bitten by rabid raccoons or very possibly the same one. One woman was bitten in her backyard, while the other woman was bitten two blocks away in Riverdale. These are the first rabies attacks in the city in five years, but city health officials have found ten rabid animals in the Bronx so far, more than in any other borough. more ›

The Daily News isn't just the rival to the NY Post or the paper behind fouled up Scratch'N'Win promotions: It's become the leader using subway riders' cameraphone pictures to catch sleeping subway clerks. Today's bust involves a photograph of a very slumped-over C train clerk at the 163rd Street station. According to the photographer, who took the picture at 2AM, the clerk was sleeping for at least 20 minutes, even with loud construction work going on in the station. Earlier this year, the Daily News published a photograph of a sleeping Brooklyn subway clerk on the cover - and that clerk was suspended without pay for five days. The Daily News sent a reporter to talk to the 163rd Street station clerk and ask him whether or not he was sleeping:

"I wasn't sleeping," said the man, who appeared to be in his 40s and declined to give his name. "I was probably just reading a paper or praying." more ›

More about the heart programs at NY Presbyterian and the Mayo Clinic on heart bypass surgery.
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