Health
Grape Seed Extract Kills Head & Neck Cancer Cells
Head and neck cancer, the 6th most common malignancy among men worldwide, kills close to 12,000 Americans every year.
Carbon Monoxide Scare In Bronx
High levels of carbon monoxide forced the evacuation of an apartment building in the Fordham section of the Bronx Monday. ...
Bone Marrow Drive For Bronx College Student
A young Bronx man is hoping someone in the community can help save his life....Bronx Health Facility Work Underway
Spector Group announced that construction is underway on a new $350 million medical campus at 1500 Waters Place in Bronx....
HHC, Hear Our Concerns!
Cuts, privatization of services, and lack of funding are disproportionately imposed on this poor and working community of color....
Concerned Dental Care Holiday Charity
The holiday season is always known as the season of giving. It just so happens that Bronx Dentist, Dr. Jay Fensterstock got started a little early....Man Up. Get Vaccinated.
City College of New York (CCNY) advertising workshop students and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have partnered in an effort to raise awareness of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its alarming rate of increase among sexually active men and women, in light of November being the Sexual Health Month....
Free Stay Well Exercise Classes
Several of the public libraries in the East Bronx would like to offer free weekly Stay Well Exercise classes, designed for adults 60 and over...."Heading" In Soccer Is Damaging
Using advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, have shown that repeatedly heading a soccer ball increases the risk for brain injury and cognitive impairment. The imaging portion of the findings was presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago....An Attitude Of Gratitude Has Tangible Health Benefits
Gratitude originates from the Latin word gratus which means “thankful”. Thanksgiving Day is often viewed as a time of family gathering, the practice of conscious gratitude, and often overindulgence in food. What many people don’t realize is that the daily practice of conscious gratitude and thanksgiving has tangible health benefits....Cancer Detection & Man’s Best Friend
Dogs are loyal, playful, loving and sometimes cute as a button. It’s no wonder we love them (some of us more than others, to be sure). ...African-American Men Shortchanged
Prostate cancer continues to remain the leading cause of cancer in men in the United States. Over 30 thousand men are estimated to die of prostate cancer this year alone. Also, for reasons that are not completely understood, African-American men are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 2.5 times likely to die of the disease....
Highbridge Tackles Childhood Obesity
At 8:15 am Thursday, nearly 30 4th graders sent mini tremors through P.S. 73. ...
Tirado Distillery Tasting Fights Cancer
The first distillery in the Bronx since prohibition, Tirado Distillery, Inc., would like to invite the public to a tasting event benefitting the National Breast Cancer Foundation....Vaccine May Prevent HPV Related Anal Cancer
Just days after the U.S. Government recommended that young men be vaccinated against human papillomavirus infection (HPV), a new study shows that such a vaccination may prevent the development of anal cancer....Get Vaccinated Before Flu Season
The office of the New York City Mayor issued the following news release:...
Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a unique, intimate facility where patients are known by name. Smiles and friendly greetings are exchanged all the time. ...
Free Tai Chi Self Defense Classes For Bronx Seniors
Members of Touchstone Health HMO and the Bronx House (JASA) Senior Center are invited to participate in free tai chi self defense classes. Seniors meet at 11am each Thursday at the Bronx House (JASA) Senior Center in Bronx, NY, to learn how to use tai chi for self defense....
Stomping Out Bronx Cigarette Ads
A day before Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced record lows for smoking in New York City on September 15, Bronx anti-smoking advocates were on the ground in Highbridge, still trying to put out a habit that has persisted despite citywide measures to curb it....
Take Your Best Shot
When I was youngster in the 1960s I had all the shots little kids went through back in the day. And because I’m a klutz and regularly hurt myself outdoors, I’ve periodically had my tetanus immunity updated....
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