Source: Fox29.com Three popular powdered infant formulas recently linked to bacterial contamination are being recalled in the U.S. after four babies were hospitalized, including one who died. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FSA) issued a warning last week to parents about the formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan, identified as certain lots […]
Cancer Prevention Awareness: ScreenNJ.org · PreventCancer.org · American Cancer Society · New Jersey Dept. Health Source: American Insitute For Cancer Research (AICR.org) These behavior changes are listed as the top contributing factors for cancer prevention: Quit smoking: (this includes cigarettes, pipes, cigars, chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes) Tobacco use has been shown to increase the risk […]
Source: New York Times A woman of mixed race appears to be the third person ever to be cured of H.I.V., using a new transplant method involving umbilical cord blood that opens up the possibility of curing more people of diverse racial backgrounds than was previously possible. The gender and racial background of the new […]
Source: NBC News The state of New Jersey has suspended new admissions at a nursing home, citing the results of recent inspections in which staff members allegedly failed to do CPR or call 911 for unresponsive patients or provide lifesaving medicine for Covid patients. The facility, once known as Andover Subacute II but now known […]
Source: Haddonfield Sum Testing will no longer be available on Mondays from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Camden County Complex located at 2600 Mt. Ephraim Avenue in Camden City. In addition, testing will also no longer be available on Thursdays at the same time at the Health Hub. Nevertheless, if demand does increase again […]
Source: New Jersey Patch Beginning each week, Middlesex County Community Health Teams will begin door knocking, letting people know about vaccines, test sites & more Starting Wednesday, February 9, Middlesex County will launch a new program called “Middlesex County Community Health Teams,” where teams of county workers will go door-to-door throughout the county from 1 […]