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Study: No Health Benefit Seen In Adopting Low Sodium Diet
At the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine reviewed more than 30 recent research papers.
Rich Products Recalls Various Frozen Foods Due To E. Coli Concern
The potential contamination is in products with “best by” dates ranging from Jan. 1-Sept. 2014.
CDC: Flu Season Bad One For The Elderly
The U.S. is about halfway through the flu season, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, half of confirmed flu cases are in people 65 and older.
Tri-State Area Health Officials Say Hospitals Overrun With Flu Cases
“Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Dr. Shelley Greenman, who works in the emergency room at Cooper University Hospital. “Everyone who has the flu feels like they’re going to die.”
Centers For Disease Control: Flu More Widespread, But Eases Off In Some Areas
The Centers for Disease Control hinted that flu may have already peaked in some spots, but also that New York is experiencing “high activity.”
New Facebook App ‘Help, I Have The Flu’ Finds Out Who Got You Sick
By scanning profiles for keywords such as “sneezing” and “achy,” the app is supposed to determine which one of your Facebook friends spread his or her germs.
CDC: Data Shows Worsening Flu Season
In the last week of December, flu was widespread in 41 states; flu-related child and infant deaths climbed to 18 and outpatient visits for flu symptoms had jumped to 5.6 percent.
New CDC Study Finds 1 In 24 Admit Nodding Off While Driving
In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday, about 4 percent of U.S. adults said they nodded off or fell asleep at least once while driving in the previous month.
Yale Physician Predicts Bad Flu Season, Recommends Flu Shots
Dr. David Katz said that some children have already died from flu complications and that even a garden variety flu season kills as many as 30,000 people.
Health Officials: 1st Fungal Meningitis Case Reported In NJ
State health officials say a 70-year-old Cumberland County man is hospitalized with what is believed to be the illness. He received an injection of a steroid from one of the lots recalled by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts and tied to a meningitis outbreak.
Sen Schumer Calls For Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations As Number Of Cases Increases
The number of whooping cough cases has tripled in New York, and Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on health officials to provide free vaccinations.
In Light Of Recent Episodes, CDC Makes Statement That Zombies Don’t Actually Exist
The CDC said that even though it has a report on how to prepare for a zombie invasion, it acknowledges that there are no such things as zombies.
Bloomberg: Childhood Obesity Rates Falling In NYC
The announcement by the mayor comes following a study that was conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
New Yorkers React To Alarming Study About Domestic Violence, Rape
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 1 in 4 women have been the victim of domestic violence and 1 in 5 have either been raped or are the victim of an attempted rape.
NJ Lawmakers Push CDC For Guidelines On Treating Concussions
Football is back, and with it, the violent collisions that sometimes leave players with concussions
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