Source: RLS Media New Jersey Department of Health officials in Newark have confirmed that a 61-year-old man hospitalized since spring 2022 contracted and has been sickened by Legionnaires disease. On April 30th, the resident was taken via ambulance to the hospital after experiencing severe pneumonia-like symptoms while living at the Seth Boyden Elderly Towers in […]
Source: CentralJersey.com Getting past plastics one bottle at a time. That is the movement the East Brunswick Hadassah, the East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force and Alpha Delta Kappa launched at a public forum as they hosted a panel to discuss alternatives to plastic, recycling habits and the adverse effects that plastic materials have on humans, […]
Summer Safety Awareness: Swimming · Fireworks · Insects · Grilling · Pets · Heat Safety · Sunscreens · KidsAndCars.org Emergency situations that may require first aid can occur anytime, anyplace. The American Red Cross First Aid App is an important tool everyone can download to their mobile device, putting free and simple lifesaving information at […]
Source: US Food and Drug Administration Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) to authorize state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid to eligible patients. “The FDA recognizes the important role pharmacists have played and continue to play in combatting this pandemic,” said Patrizia Cavazzoni, […]
PART ONE Source: Prevention/Pocket Here other things that a chronic a lack of sleep can hurt: Your sex drive. “When you’re fatigued, your brain prioritizes getting sleep over other things,” says Dr. Winters. But other chemicals that are important for sexual performance and arousal, such as oxytocin, can be lowered by sleep deprivation. One study […]
Source Prevention/Pocket Even before the pandemic, more than a third of Americans weren’t getting the recommended seven plus hours of nightly sleep. And by certain estimates, as many as 68% of Americans say they just aren’t getting enough rest. “Most of the systems in our body are predicated on some process of renewal or need […]