Deer Park-North Babylon Blogs of the Week: Mar. 10

What are your neighbors thinking about? Is a national-news story peeking the interest of the neighborhood or is someone simply sharing their insight on every day life? No worries if you missed the past week – we've collected the top blog posts across our local Patch sites in one convenient place. 

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Is Your Love Life an Indication of Medical Heart Complications?

Dr. Deepak A. Kapoor takes a look at how heart disease could be shown by its early signs in the least likely of places – in the bedroom. Dr. Kapoor notes the connection between heart disease and erectile dysfunction. 

"Atherosclerosis, or the hardening and narrowing of the arteries, is the most common cause of heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease," he writes. "It typically first manifests symptoms in the small arteries of the body, such as the penis where the blood flow is diminished faster, making an erection difficult."

Protect LI's Drinking & Coastal Waters from Dangerous Pesticides with CCE

Blogger Patty Sevidio writes in about the Citizens Campaign for the Enviornment and their drive to save our locals waters from the runoff of pesticides.

"Back in 1979, the pesticide Temik was banned on Long Island, but the levels of this toxic pesticide continue to increase in water supplies for 20 years after its use," she writes. "Because homeowners and farmers nowadays don’t like to see the appearance of disease or insects on their crops or lawns, they don’t realize the ramifications for future generations, and that not only frightens me, but makes me sad for the selfishness."

Education News & Views

Blogger Dr. Meryl Ain continues her weekly blogs on education news and updates, including speaking about letters sent home to parents about the weight of their children and offering some good news for parents of children with autism.

"The study in the journal Pediatrics indicates that some children with autism develop language skills as late as elementary or secondary school," she writes in. "Scientists at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders in Baltimore, Md., studied 535 children ages 8 to 17 who at age four were diagnosed with autism and with severe language delays. Their language delays ranged from not speaking at all to using single words or phrases without verbs."