Health

ABOVE PHOTO:  Councilman Curtis Jones Jr City Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. stated, “Our hearts go out to all the 4,500 plus people in Liberia that have become fatalities of the Ebola Virus and to the one victim we’ve had that has died from the virus here in the United States. Many members of our Philadelphia…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Ebola treatment center in Kenema, Sierra Leone, Africa.   (Photo: IFRC / MGN)   American scientists are more concerned about an Ebola pandemic; scientists in Europe and Africa are more optimistic about control of the diease.   By Wendell P. Simpson Last week,…

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By Mike Stobbe associated press NEW YORK — A wave of severe respiratory illnesses has swept the country in the last two months, propelled by what was long considered an uncommon germ. The enterovirus 68 has caused serious breathing problems in many children, and now is being eyed as possible factor in at least four…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Debra Flores, president of Sentara CarePlex Hospital HAMPTON, VA–Debra Flores, president of Sentara CarePlex Hospital, was three months late for her annual mammogram when she drove to the Dorothy G. Hoefer Comprehensive Breast Center for her scan. Months earlier, Flores had found money in her hospital’s budget to purchase the first 3D mammography device,…

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 In the first study of its kind about critically ill infants, a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing  investigation shows that an insufficient number of nurses and poor work environments are associated with poorer health of infants born in hospitals that care for disproportionately many black infants. The research was published in the interdisciplinary journal…

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BPT You’ve checked off every item on the school’s supplies list, you’ve deliberated over the first-day of school outfit your child chose and made sure the fridge is stocked with healthy after-school snacks. But despite all your preparations, your son or daughter is still having last-minute jitters before the first day – and it’s not…

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By Lindsey Tanner associated press CHICAGO– Hundreds of children in more than 10 states have been sickened by a severe respiratory illness that public health officials say may be caused by an uncommon virus similar to the germ that causes the common cold. Nearly 500 children have been treated at one hospital alone – Children’s…

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BPT School means big adjustments and big demands for everyone involved: shopping for supplies, shuttling here and there, studying – or overseeing the studying – special projects, and more. It’s easy to forget nutrition in all the hustle and bustle. Make a pact to embrace healthful eating, whether breakfast on the run, packed lunches or…

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BPT According to the American Medical Association, approximately one in three Americans are obese, leaving at least one third of the country at risk for many health problems including type 2 diabetes, high-blood pressure, high cholesterol and sleep apnea. A growing body of medical evidence shows that bariatric surgery can be an effective option for…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Robin Williams 1951-2014   By Karen Rowan Live Science Legendary comedian/actor Robin Williams was found dead Monday afternoon at his home near Tiburon, California, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. He was 63. Emergency personnel found Williams unconscious and not breathing at 12 PM, local time; he was pronounced dead at 12:02…

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