Have a Healthy Halloween!
Friday October 27, 2006
If you are having a Halloween party this weekend or taking the kids out trick or treating, you will probably be exposed to some cold or flu bugs. Stay healthy ... Read More
Need to See a Doctor? Check Your Symptoms
Wednesday October 25, 2006
If you have been feeling under the weather lately, but aren't sure whether or not you should go to the doctor, take a look at the newest category on the ... Read More
If It Feels Like a Cold and Sounds Like a Cold...
Monday October 23, 2006
Ugh!! I think the cold bug got me. So far, I have avoided the cold and flu symptoms this fall, but this morning I woke up with a sore throat ... Read More
Healthy Monday Message
Thursday October 19, 2006
A new campaign has been started by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health called Healthy Monday. The objective is to focus the public's attention on their own health with ... Read More
Flu Shots Delayed
Tuesday October 17, 2006
The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced that there will be a delay in shipment of flu shots for children ages 6 months to 3 years. Sanofi Pasteur is the ... Read More
Tips for Staying Healthy at Work
Monday October 16, 2006
With people coughing and sneezing all around you, it may seem nearly impossible to avoid getting sick this fall and winter. But it doesn't have to be. If you can ... Read More
New Test For Detecting Flu-Like Respiratory Illness Identified
Friday October 13, 2006
The National Institute of Health (NIH) announced that a new test has been developed to identify a respiratory illness that made many New Yorkers sick in 2004. The respiratory illness ... Read More
Could That Cold Really Be Allergies?
Thursday October 12, 2006
This time of year, lots of people are starting to get colds. It's not uncommon for half the people in your office or in the restaurant where you eat lunch ... Read More
"Say Boo! To the Flu" Campaign
Wednesday October 11, 2006
A new campaign has kicked off to increase awareness and get more children immunized against the flu this fall. Families Fighting Flu, Visiting Nurses Associations and Clorox have joined forces ... Read More
Working While You are Sick
Tuesday October 10, 2006
In our fast paced society, there is a lot of emphasis put on working. It has become the norm these days to have 50, 60 or 70 hour work weeks. ... Read More
Americans win 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Tuesday October 3, 2006
Two Americans received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Andrew Z Fire, Ph.D., and Craig C. Mello, Ph.D., have been researching genes and discovered a new way to ... Read More
Cold, Or Something More?
Monday October 2, 2006
If you have had a cold for over a week and just can't seem to get rid of the pressure in your head, it may have developed into something more ... Read More