Thanks: Fox News New York City Source: FoodAllergy.org This Halloween, the Food Allergy Research And Education (FARE) organization is encouraging communities to start a new tradition that will help make this holiday season less scary for children with food allergies: the Teal Pumpkin Project. The Teal Pumpkin Project is designed to promote safety, inclusion and […]
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Infection Prevention Week “Clean Greeting” video contest Thanks: APIC.org To spread the message that everyone plays a role in infection prevention, Home Health Radiology Services is proud to support the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) International Infection Prevention Week, which occurs globally October […]
National Alliance On Mental Illness: New Jersey Chapters The National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. Through education, support, advocacy and public awareness programs, NAMI New Jersey fosters understanding about mental illness, confronts stigma often associated with mental disorders, […]
New Jersey Macular Degeneration Foundation · Eye Health and Safety Info Sources: Medical Daily.com, Prevent Blindness.org According to polls, Americans dread blindness more than any other disability. And as people age, their chances for developing eye diseases increase dramatically. Few people are aware that macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease and that it […]
Sources: Meridian Healthare Cardiovascular Network, Centers For Disease Control Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that your body needs. But when you have too much of the wrong kind of cholesterol in your blood, it can build up on the walls of your arteries and form blockages — which can lead to heart disease, heart […]
Source: Cherry Hill Courier-Post The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed…New Jersey’s first case of a child sickened by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)…The department sent about a dozen specimens to the CDC Wednesday to determine whether the virus is present… The child went to a Philadelphia hospital, improved and was discharged, according to the […]