Source: NJ.com Swimming was allowed at six Lake Hopatcong beaches for the first time since late June, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced this week. The DEP lifted its harmful algal bloom advisory for Pebble Beach, Sand Harbor, Bass Rock Beach, Sperry Springs Beach, Beck Lane Beach and CAPP Beach after water […]
Psoriatic Disorders: Skin Rash Psoriasis · Psoriatic Arthritis New Jersey Specialists · Cosentyx Medication · Donate Source: National Psoriasis Foundation (Psoriasis.org) Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin. While scientists do not know what exactly causes psoriasis, we do know that the immune system and genetics […]
Source: The Guardian.com Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease, scientists have said, after a trial of four medications used against the major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US NIAID) co-sponsored the trial. […]
Sources: NJ.com; PrideCenter-NWK.org Algae blooms, which may sound harmless but in reality are quite toxic, began in June in Lake Hopatcong and continue to spread to other New Jersey lakes and reservoirs, most recently the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell. Here are the ones that are safe: Some of them had been on an advisory list, […]
Source: CentralJersey.com; KidzDent.com The Monmouth County Park System has confirmed that a “harmful algal bloom (HAB) is present in the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell NJ with levels quantified at or above the New Jersey Health Advisory Guidance.” In an advisory message posted online, park system administrators warned the public “not to drink or have contact […]
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