Know the risk factors for heart disease that you can control, and make heart-healthy choices to reduce those risks. • High blood pressure. Over half of all adults with high blood pressure are women. This condition can increase your risk of stroke and heart attack. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, so talk to [...]
According to published reports, Peninsula Hospital will shut its doors for good on Monday, April 9. Hospital officials did not yet confirm, and local leaders could not verify the rumored sudden termination. Peninsula has already submitted a closure plan to the state Department of Health (DOH), which as of April 3 was still under review, [...]
Fifteen-year-old Carly Rose Nieves is turning ordinary people into heroes, one pint of blood at a time. For the second year in a row, the Middle Village teen — and her team of family members and friends — organized a blood drive and bone marrow registry at Christ the King (CTK) Regional High School. The [...]
Don’t forget to cast your vote for the best in Queens health and beauty. The Queens Courier’s Best of the Boro competition’s second category received over 400 nominations and has already received over 44,000 votes. Everyone has a doctor or hair dresser who is “the best.” Now, you have the chance to decide who truly [...]
As New Yorkers spin their wheels thinking of ways to save money with the nation in the midst of a recession and gas approaching $4 per gallon, a record number of residents are spinning a different set of wheels. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced recently that biking has doubled over the [...]
The Country Club has made some changes to its aerobics class offerings, in part to accommodate residents who are unable to attend daytime classes. Shelley Sander, chair of the Gym, Aerobics and Pool (GAP) Committee, said that they had received requests from members because the class schedule was heavily loaded during daytime hours when many [...]
By Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2011 Last year, I threw my arms up in the air and decided I wasn’t going to diet over the holidays — and I didn’t. I went wherever my instincts took me. If I wanted a piece of pie, I had a piece of pie. If I wanted it a la mode [...]
Healthfirst, a not-for-profit managed care organization offering low or no-cost health insurance to eligible individuals and families living in the New York metropolitan area and New Jersey, celebrated the opening of its new corporate headquarters at 100 Church Street in Lower Manhattan with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This special ceremony, attended by numerous local politicians, marked [...]
A new study finds that when medical personnel know what kind of care a patient wants at the end of life, fewer Medicare funds will be expended and the patient will be more likely to die at home rather than in a hospital – at least in certain areas of the country. The study, published [...]
For a week now I have been nursing the flu. I’ve been mostly in bed and it’s very frustrating. I can feel the fitness juice draining out of me. Several times I’ve thought of getting out of bed and putting on my sneakers, but each time, my body, lungs and head have said, “Whoa maybe [...]
