Source: Central Jersey.com Maybe it starts with a tickle in your throat. Or perhaps you can’t stop sneezing or your nose just won’t stop running. For a second, you wonder: “Do I have the coronavirus?” Seasonal allergies — or allergic rhinitis — affect as many as 60 million adults and children throughout the United States. […]
Source: NJ.com Drug overdose deaths in New Jersey have leaped 20% this year amid a pandemic that advocates fear has exacerbated drug abuse and made it harder for those with addictions to secure treatment. New Jersey saw 1,339 people die of suspected drug overdoses in the first five months of the year, 225 more than […]
Source: North Jersey.com New Jersey recently passed the 1 million mark in diagnostic tests performed in the state. We need to continue this trend to slow the transmission of the virus. Testing is vital to identify positive cases quickly, trace contacts and encourage them to get tested, self-isolate and monitor for symptoms. As summer approaches […]
Men’s Health Awareness: Men’s Health Month · National Men’s Health Week (CDC.org) · Men’s Health Network ·Common Ailments The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives health care providers, public policy makers, the […]
Source: BlackDoctor.org If chocolate is one of your favorites, you don’t have to feel guilty indulging — Instead, you can take advantage of many of its health benefits! The darker you go, the more benefits you get, so aim for a bar with at least 70% cacao. Milk chocolate has a lower percentage of cacao […]
Source: Jersey Shore Online BRICK NJ: A police officer performed the Heimlich maneuver to save an EMT who was choking while at the station. Police shared the dramatic security footage of the EMT, Katelyn Lammer, who was eating at a table in the station’s lobby. She was there screening people for COVID-19 when they enter […]