Health, US NewsSouth Carolina bill would make it a crime to implement ObamaCare
Posted: May 3rd, 2013 7:40 AM
The Supreme Court may have ruled ObamaCare is constitutional, but implementing the controversial federal law would become a crime in South Carolina if a bill passed by the state House becomes law.
The bill, approved Wednesday by a vote of 65-39, declares President Obama's signature legislation "null and void." Whereas the ... Read More
Health, Local NewsOCEAN COUNTY RECORDS THE FIRST BIRD POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS DURING THE 2012 SEASON – From LPD Chief Rob Lawson
Posted: Jul 16th, 2012 4:50 AM
“The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) has received the first positive results for West Nile Virus (WNV) identified in a crow collected from Point Pleasant Borough on July 5th,” said Ocean County Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little, Liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. “In addition, four other birds tested ... Read More
Health, ImpactChildren Should Spend The Holidays With Friends And Family, Not In The Emergency Room – Submitted by LPD Chief, Rob Lawson
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2011 6:52 PM
“Holiday shopping is in full swing in Ocean County and there are some great sales,” said Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, Liaison to the Ocean County Health Department, “But when it comes to buying toys and some of the other requests from children, the lowest sale price may not be the safest for ... Read More
HealthCompanies Tell Smoking Employees To Pay Up
Posted: Jul 6th, 2011 9:02 PM
If you smoke, you'll pay more. That's the message and policy coming out of some of the country's largest corporations.
As of July 1, employees at Macy's who admit to using tobacco will be charged an extra $420 a year for health coverage, reports Bloomberg Businessweek.
Macy's is joining the ranks of companies like ... Read More
HealthTylenol Caplets Recalled due to Odor
Posted: Jul 4th, 2011 9:29 AM
Johnson & Johnson announced another Tylenol recall due to a musty moldy odor linked to a trace chemical.
The company’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit is recalling one product lot of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets made in February 2009 and distributed in the U.S. The recall totals 60,912 bottles, each of which has 225 ... Read More
Health Do Smokers Know How Much They Spend on Cigarettes?
Posted: Jun 23rd, 2011 8:49 AM
If you think your cigarettes are getting even more expensive, you're right. In the past 10 years, 47 states and the District of Columbia have implemented 105 cigarette tax rate increases. (In contrast, Missouri and North Dakota haven't raised cigarette taxes since 1993, while California last hiked them up in 1999.)
According ... Read More
HealthFDA Issues New Graphic Labels To Appear On Cigarette Packs
Updated: Jun 21st, 2011 8:45 AM
In the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released nine new warning labels that depict in graphic detail the negative health effects of tobacco use.
Among the images to appear on cigarette packs are rotting and diseased teeth and gums and a man with a ... Read More
HealthMore NJ Young People Being Diagnosed With Mental Health Problems
Posted: Jun 12th, 2011 9:43 AM
A new study by the World Health Organization finds almost half of all disabilities suffered by young people ages 10 to 24 are caused by mental health problems - like depression, bipolar illness and schizophrenia.
Debra Wentz, the CEO of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies says we know "that 1 in 5 people at ... Read More
HealthWHO: Cell Phone Radiation May Cause Cancer
Posted: May 31st, 2011 2:21 PM
A group of experts from the World Health Organization has classified the radiation emitted from cell phones as a possible cancer-causing agent, concluding that cell phones could be associated with an increased risk for glioma, a type of brain tumor.
The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer ... Read More
HealthRabbi Ovadia Yosef Calls on Faithful to Quit Smoking
Posted: May 8th, 2011 6:47 PM
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, president of the Shas Council of Torah Sages, has warned his followers of the dangers of smoking, and stressed the importance and plausibility of quitting if one is already addicted.
“Doctors are against smoking; they say it causes lung cancer. Whoever can refrain from it, all the better; he should take ... Read More
HealthJ&J Recalls Tylenol Due To Musty Odor
Posted: Mar 30th, 2011 6:03 PM
Johnson & Johnson is recalling a batch of Tylenol because of a musty smell that has already caused five other recalls of Tylenol products.
The latest recall includes more than 34,000 bottles of Tylenol 8-Hour Extended Release Caplets.
The odor is thought to be caused by a chemical used to treat wooden pallets on ... Read More
HealthNYC Patient Infected With AIDS Virus By Transplant
Posted: Mar 17th, 2011 2:09 PM
ATLANTA — Health officials are reporting that a patient was infected with the AIDS virus through a kidney transplant from a live donor.
They are calling it the first confirmed instance of HIV spreading through an organ transplant from a live donor since routine laboratory screening of donors began in the 1980s.
It ... Read More
HealthNJ's Public Employee Retirement System Gets $39M
Posted: Mar 14th, 2011 9:16 AM
New Jersey's state public employee retirement system has received $39 million from a federal health insurance overhaul that Gov. Chris Christie regularly criticizes.
And the state's administration says it's pursuing another $40 million from the fund set up to reimburse employers and labor unit benefit funds some of the ... Read More
HealthNJ To Hold Hearing On Medical Marijuana Rules
Posted: Mar 7th, 2011 2:28 PM
TRENTON — New Jersey's Health Department on Monday will finally hold a hearing on proposed rules for how the state will regulate medical marijuana.
Lawmakers passed a law more than a year ago to allow pot for patients with certain medical conditions, but exactly how it's done has been bogged down in the rule-making ... Read More
HealthCDC: NJ ahead of NY, Pa. and Conn. in flu activity
Posted: Mar 5th, 2011 8:21 PM
LAKEWOOD — New Jersey is experiencing wide spread flu activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The influenza like illness data posted for week 8 — Feb. 20 through 26 — shows New Jersey ahead of New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut in flu activity, the CDC reports.
State Department ... Read More
Politics, Health, Opinion New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes Bill To Create Obamacare Health Insurance Exchange
Updated: Dec 13th, 2012 5:51 PM
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) became the latest state chief executive to rebuff President Barack Obama's health care reform law Thursday by vetoing a bill that would have created an online marketplace for uninsured residents to shop for health insurance.
For the second time this year, Christie rejected legislation ... Read More
HealthWal-Mart Pulls Enfamil Formula After Baby's Death
Posted: Dec 22nd, 2011 7:43 AM
Wal-Mart says it has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy became gravely ill with a suspected infection and died after being taken off life support.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Dianna Gee said Wednesday the move is cautionary as health officials investigate Sunday's death of ... Read More
HealthN.J. Health Commissioner Pleas For People To Donate Blood After Hurricane Irene Causes Shortages
Posted: Aug 31st, 2011 12:36 PM
Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O'Dowd today issued a plea for people to donate blood - in short supply because Hurricane Irene led to the cancelation of blood drives around the state.
People willing to donate may find more information at 1-800-Red Cross,www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation, ... Read More
Health, ImpactIt's Our Duty To Fight Against Smokers
Posted: Jul 4th, 2011 9:30 AM
Ultra-Orthodox public slams deputy health minister over his decision to back cabinet’s anti-smoking plan. ‘It’s about saving lives,’ Litzman insists
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman is being criticized from within his own public, after the government approved a national plan to help reduce smoking in Israel.
In ... Read More
HealthNew Federal Regulations Bans Sale Of Used Cribs
Posted: Jun 28th, 2011 10:49 AM
The hand that rocks the cradle is now attached to the long arm of the law.
The Feds have enacted tough new rules on baby-crib safety that, beginning today, effectively ban the sale of used cribs at retail outlets, online sites including eBay and Craigs-
list and even yard sales.
That's because a raft of new ... Read More
HealthBig Recall of Gel Fuel For Firepots
Posted: Jun 22nd, 2011 9:34 PM
Just over a week after warning about serious burn dangers linked to outdoor ceramic pots known as firepots, the government on Wednesday announced the recall of nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of the gel fuel used in the patio decorations.
"The pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and ... Read More
HealthVideo: Four Minute Inflight Fitness Program
Updated: Jun 14th, 2011 6:29 PM
Rabbi Lazer Brody shows you how to stay in shape in a mere four minutes while overcoming jetlag and inflight stiffness, with an easy exercise program that you can do right in your seat. Read More
HealthCellphone Cancer Warning Falls Lightly on US Ears
Posted: Jun 6th, 2011 8:35 AM
News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that’s pinning a cellphone to the ear.
Google searches for “cancer” and “cellphones” spiked this week. And some people vowed to ... Read More
HealthAllergy Season Hits N.J. Hard Thanks To Tree Pollen
Posted: May 10th, 2011 9:02 AM
Coughing, sneezing and itchy eyes are all signs that allergy season has hit New Jersey with a vengeance.
Holy Name Medical Center allergy director Dr. Theodore Falk tells The Record newspaper tree pollen "just exploded" a week ago because it has been a cool spring.
Dr. Mary Ann Michelis at Hackensack University Medical ... Read More
HealthLive Human Heart Grown In Lab
Posted: Apr 4th, 2011 9:26 AM
Scientists are growing human hearts in laboratories, offering hope for millions of cardiac patients.
American researchers believe the artificial organs could start beating within weeks.
The experiment is a major step towards the first ‘grow-your-own’ heart, and could pave the way for livers, lungs or kidneys to be ... Read More
HealthFlight From Tokyo Sets Off Radiation Detectors At Chicago O’Hare, No Threat
Posted: Mar 17th, 2011 3:56 PM
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HealthFeds Deploy More Radiation Monitors In Western US
Posted: Mar 16th, 2011 3:31 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal environmental regulators say they are adding more radiation monitors in the western United States and Pacific territories as concerns rise over exposure from damaged nuclear plants in Japan.
The Environmental Protection Agency already monitors radiation throughout the area as part of its RadNet ... Read More
HealthU.S. Gov. Takes Over Three Tylenol Plants
Posted: Mar 11th, 2011 11:21 AM
NEW YORK - The government is taking over three Tylenol plants following a blizzard of drug recalls and a Food and Drug Administration criminal investigation into safety issues at the factories.
The FDA and the Justice Department on Thursday took action against McNeil PPC and two of its executives -- its vice president ... Read More
Health Skippy Peanut Butter Recall Due to Possible Health Risk
Posted: Mar 6th, 2011 9:36 AM
Englewood Cliffs, NJ – Unilever United States, Inc. announced a limited recall of Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, ... Read More
HealthAP IMPACT: Ugly US Medical Experiments Uncovered
Updated: Feb 27th, 2011 1:13 PM
ATLANTA — Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into ... Read More
