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Fewer people lit up in 2012, with the national percentage of adults over 18 who smoke falling to 18 percent, down from 18.9 percent in 2011, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control.

The percentage of current smoking adults has seen a noticable decrease over 15 years, with 24.7 percent of adults counted as smokers in 1997.

The report also broke down...

With warmer weather finally arriving on Long Island, people are flocking to beaches, parks and other outdoor locations for some fun and fresh air.

But with summertime activities also come those inevitable bumps, cuts, scratches and bug bites. To combat these annoying maladies and more, the American Red Cross recommends keeping a stocked first aid kit at home and in your car. While there are...

Whether oral sex did cause Michael Douglas’ bout with cancer really doesn’t matter. What does matter are the questions and resulting conversations that came from his interview.

Before an overabundance of “Oral sex gave me cancer” headlines, the likelihood is that most HPV-related conversations focused on vaccines for young women. Instead, people are now left wondering, “Can doing that really...

For as long as he can remember, Jordan Eisenberg’s father carried aspirin tablets wrapped in cellophane in his wallet as a preventive measure for heart attacks.

As an adult, Eisenberg, 31, picked up on the habit, packaging antihistamines (to combat his allergy to most raw fruits and vegetables) rather than aspirin.

The only problem, Eisenberg said, was sitting down.

“For years...

If only this headline were just a cleverly planned ruse to get readers to click, instead of being an actual thing.

Unfortunately, it's not.

Sigh.

To celebrate their 50th anniversary in Puerto Rico, Burger King gave away 50 free "hands-free Whopper holders" for loyalty program customers.

Let's talk about this for a moment.

Hands-free. As in, not requiring any...

Are you ready to workout?

Then strap on your ankle weights, throw on your favorite tight white spandex pants, find some awesome background music and get ready to Prancercise.

Yep, you read right. Prancercise.

If you have no clue what I'm talking about, may I introduce the latest fitness "craze," which includes prancing around like a horse.

According to the Prancercise...

Whether you're planning a weekend at the beach, packing a bag for your summer vacation or just hanging out in your backyard, sunscreen is a staple for combating the harmful, and sometimes painful, effects of the sun.

SPF, or Sun Protection Factor, has long been the standard of measurement for sunscreen products, with many consumers choosing a higher SPF for greater protection, but the FDA...

Hey Long Island, do you have health and fitness questions that you want answered? Well here's your chance to let us know!

Daily Apple contributor Brian T. Dessart is taking your questions!

A nationally accredited Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Brian is also a New York State Critical Care Emergency Medical Technician and an FDNY firefighter.

You can submit your...

Saturday is the Long Island Adventure Race in Calverton, a mud run with what is promised to be an interesting array of obstacles.

The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of rain. Rain means more mud. Temperatures will be in the 50s. That means cold mud.

Then again, if you don't like mud, you probably shouldn't be doing a mud run.

I did my first mud run at The Survival...

I’m not one to buy into workout plans that promise results like ripped abs or body overhauls over short spans, but since I had to skip a morning swim at the local town pool, and I had only a short amount of time, I decided to give in and try a 7-minute workout featured in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal.

The article, written by Brett...