PART ONE Source: Prevention.com “The neurochemical changes that happen when we consume caffeine are complex and have as much to do with the behaviors and cues surrounding the caffeine consumption as they do with the actual chemical properties of the coffee drink,” says says W. Christopher Winter, M.D.. But that doesn’t mean that coffee is […]
Source: Prevention.com About 75% of Americans drink coffee, and many rely on the brew to help them perk up in the morning. But new research has found that feeling alert after having a morning cup of coffee may actually be due to a placebo effect. The study, which was published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, […]
Source: BIANJ.org The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) has named Wendy Berk, MSW, LCSW, its new Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2023. She previously served as BIANJ’s Vice President. Berk takes on the leadership role from Rita Steindlberger, MSUP, who has served as CEO for more than seven years. Steindlberger is staying […]
Source: CBS News 61-year-old Carol Noon has an aggressive form of endometrial cancer. It’s treatable, but the night before her second dose of chemotherapy, she received a call from her doctor to inform her that the hospital had run out of her treatment medicine. Thankfully, Noon got her dose a week later. She says, “It’s […]
Source: Asbury Park Press Smoke spawned from wildfires burning across Canada was moving back into New Jersey today, causing air quality measures to crash across the state. Air quality monitors from the federal government showed air quality was already unhealthy for people with sensitive health conditions at many locations in the state by 9 a.m., […]
Source: RLSMedia With the start of the summer season National Mosquito Control Awareness month kicks in New Jersey with the departments of Health (NJDOH), Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and Agriculture (NJDA) urging residents to protect themselves from mosquitos, ticks and related vector-borne insect diseases. When infected vector-borne insects bite someone, they can spread illnesses such as […]