Infertility stress can wreak havoc on any couple trying to bring a child into the world. The extreme physical and emotional toll the treatments can take are extreme enough – add in the financial cost and the frustration is enough to bring someone to tears. That is why Dr. Ronit Vilan of Bayside Chiropractic is [...]
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, New York Hospital Queens will be offering free lectures about breast health and cancer at The Bay Terrace shopping center in Bayside. Upcoming speakers and dates will be: *Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m.– Susan Lee, M.D. Acting Director, Breast Center, New York Hospital Queens, will present a [...]
More New Yorkers than ever have put out their last cigarette. The number of New York City smokers has reached all-time lows, officials recently announced. In the past decade nearly half a million New Yorkers have put out their cigarettes, with 100,000 smokers quitting between 2009 and 2010. Smoking is down 35 percent throughout the [...]
The late Gloria D’Amico always encouraged exercise and healthy living. To honor her, residents of Queens gathered in Astoria Park on Saturday, September 17 for the sixth annual Honorable Gloria D’Amico Fun/Run/Walk. The event, which was organized by the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, included a 3K run around Astoria Park for participants [...]
One fateful morning in December of 2010, Darcy Novick’s life changed forever. Like thousands of women before her, Novick was diagnosed with breast cancer, shattering her reality and leaving her unsure of the future. “It’s like your world is coming to an end,” said Novick, a 46-year-old Bayside resident. “You think the worst. You think [...]
While representatives in D.C. squabble over national health care, local health care received a major overhaul right here in Queens. The Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica unveiled its newly-renovated care units, as well as an expanded rehab gym, at an event packed with elected officials, community members, facility employees and volunteers. “We [...]
Dominick Totino said it took six years – and a diagnosis of West Nile Virus in his elderly father – for his Whitestone neighbor to finally clean up his property – kind of. Totino said his 86-year-old father Giuseppe, who suffers from heart problems, spent 12 days in St. Francis Hospital at the end of [...]
Dear Savvy Senior What tips can you recommend to help seniors with downsizing? I have been thinking about moving to a retirement community, but in order to move I need to get rid of a lot of my stuff. I have a four bedroom house as well as an attic and basement that are full. [...]
Self-Therapy for the Stutterer is the classic self-help guide by the founder of The Stuttering Foundation, Malcolm Fraser. It is written to and for the many adults and teens who stutter. The 192-page book is available at most public libraries including the Queens Library in Flushing, the Lefferts Branch Library in Richmond Hill, the Queens [...]
As the aging population increases, it is important that family members are informed on how to care for elderly loved ones. Partners in Care, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Visiting Nurse Service of New York, has dedicated over 20 years to caring for the elderly and helping family members. There are three essential planks to [...]
