New York Health News (United States)

Northern Facilities, a network of rehab centers in NY, is currently spotlighting its range of dementia services and other senior care options, grouped under its Essentia program.

Under the agreement, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ medical students will be offered clinical assignments and training opportunities with South Nassau’s community and hospital-based physicians encompassing ambulatory, in-patient and emergency services.

South Nassau’s initiatives were among just 10 that were awarded special recognition and scored in the top tenth percentile of the HANYS 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety program.

Students salute favorite four-legged volunteer’s film role

Cribs, wheelchairs and other furniture from Blythedale to improve children’s health in disaster-ravaged Haiti

Leveling The Playing Field: MedicExchange offers a 30% reduction across the board on all MedicExchange products and services for diversified-owned healthcare vendors.

BrylaneHome® announced today that it has rolled out an even bigger assortment of seating options for Spring/Summer 2012 with trendy new styles and comfortable designs.

Dr. Norman Marcus has co-authored a chapter on muscle pain for The AAPM Textbook of Pain Medicine with Dr. Jason Ough. It will be the first comprehensive textbook on pain medicine with a chapter on muscle pain.

Dr. Norman Marcus demonstrated on Fuji Television Network the use of Muscle Pain Detection Device in diagnosing the source of neck and shoulder pain or katakori. The 90-minute special offered a better understanding and treatment of katakori.

“Evening of Good Taste” will benefit the ongoing expansion of the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center. The center is the only one on Long Island that is equipped with the Varian Novalis Tx™, da Vinci® Surgical System and Gamma Knife®.

Hotel’s Owners Mark 20 Years in Supporting Organization’s Mission to Find Cure for Blood Cancers and Improve Quality of Life for Patients and Their Families

Getting a late start on a New Year's resolution to lose weight and get in shape can actually be more successful and longer-lasting than impulsively buying a gym membeship on the first of the New Year, according to Personal Tainer Josephj Hunt.

Enhanced Assisted Living Residence More Than 50 Percent Occupied After Four months

New York City Lung Cancer Specialists Join the White Plains Hospital Family

Long Island Dentist Dr. David Scharf was voted "Best Dentist on Long Island" by the readers of the Long Island Press. This is the third year in a row Dr. Scharf has been voted best dentist on Long Island.

NOVA Plastic Surgery signs up an agreement with SpectraMedi, the leading transcription service provider in US

Olìe Biologique's 100% Organic Argan Oil and sought-after skincare blend, Huile Moderne 004, are now available for purchase at Equinox Spa - Greenwich Avenue, NYC.

Dr. Rajiv Datta, chair of the dept. of surgery and medical director of the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center at South Nassau Communities Hospital, was cited by the AAPIQLI for his leadership, accomplishments and excellence as a cancer surgeon.

A crowd gathered for the groundbreaking of the Friedrichs Residence, a 4-story building of 61 affordable senior apartments on The Wartburg Adult Care Community’s campus in Mt. Vernon, NY.

Learning About Diabetes, Inc., expands its educational offerings into the Burmese language.

NutritionWholesalers.com, an online merchant specializing in bodybuilding supplements, announced new sale prices on a range of its popular products.

Good oral hygiene is very important – especially for children. February is “National Children’s Dental Health Month” and New York’s Valley Pediatric Dentistry, P.C. is providing families with information on how to maintain good oral health.

Matthew R. Schulman, M.D. board certified plastic surgeon and Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine has introduced a new method of breast augmentation using Botulinum Toxin, or Botox.

The partnership plans to display the Quilt in its entirety for the first time since 1996– concurrently with the XIX International AIDS Conference.

Therapeutic cancer vaccines, which stimulate the body’s immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, are being used in combination with conventional chemotherapy with growing success

Daniel Bauer, nationally revered motivational speaker living with HIV / AIDS debuted his new, highly acclaimed speaking program "Blunt-Talk: How I LiVe" to hundreds of New York City High School students on World AIDS Day 2011.

The CBCD has learned that the reactivation of the Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) and Varicella zoster (VZV) viruses were studied using saliva samples in a NASA study.

Salt water hot tubs are recognized as right choice for many people who want to have a relaxed treatment which is useful for health and also for beauty.

The biological scaffold that gives structure to a heart valve after its cellular material has been removed can be freeze-dried and stored for later use as a tissue-engineered replacement valve to treat a failing heart

The new device includes options to promote appropriate therapy, reduce right ventricular pacing, and improve patient management. Additionally, the device streamlines the implant procedure with the new standard defibrillation connection system.

The CBCD has learned that Dr. Hanan Polansky as well as his discovery of Microcompetition with Foreign DNA were recently mentioned during an interview with Curt Linderman Sr. on Alex Jones’s “Prison Planet”.

Dr. Oz featured imaginary surgery on his show and verified the results were fantastic. 3 women lost 15 pounds in 5 days. You can see their story on his show. Learn how to help thousands of people with gastric band hypnosis class In Tampa, Fl & UK

Idooptical.com, an eyeglass frames and glass suppliers has set out with a mission to provide high quality eyewear to their customers, distributors and partners pertaining excellence in their quality, value and services.

In 1980, the percentage of obese people around the world was around 5%, while in 2008 it reached 9.8% in men and 13.8% among women.

Utica Native Kevin Byrd Youngest Prostate Cancer Advocate in U.S. and New Health & Wellness Chairman for the 100 work is honored by Congressional Record Honoring February 2, 2012 Prostate Cancer Awareness Observance Day

Mary Ann Malack-Ragona, Alzheimer’s Association Long Island, says a recent finding that a drug used to cure skin cancer may also be used to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s is an indication that researchers may be closer to finding a cure.

A dedicated Health & Wellness Content Hub has been established during Social Media Week in the New York conference to serve as a platform to discuss how social media and technology are accelerating change in healthcare.

Invisalign Teen is now available to Yorktown and Jefferson Valley residents. Teens don’t have to worry about embarrassing metal braces in their yearbook photos or Facebook profiles.

Patients of Dr Lagstein’s NYC orthodontics office have the opportunity to straighten their teeth as quickly as possible without anyone ever knowing.

Guaranteed Lice Removal - New Year... New Flat Rates! DeLiceful, Long Island's premier head lice removal salons, located in Great Neck and Hauppauge announces new flat rates for the new year...

The Health Law Partners, P.C.* Grows its Presence in New York With the Addition of Five New Healthcare Lawyers

Chronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes.

A clinically challenging and under-studied subset of diseases affecting the lymphatic system and grouped under the disease spectrum lymphangiomatosis and Gorham’s disease is the focus of a special issue of Lymphatic Research and Biology.

Medxpower is a professional in delivering the 3 foremost quality of a best pharmacy store that is safety, security and reliability. Medxpower is dedicated to provide the best medical care and best health care for their patients

NEW JERSEY – Celebrity personal training company Bulldog Fitness and founder Tarryn Dietterle were recently featured in a Jan 9th issue of US Weekly Magazine.

From 9 March – 13 April eight artists selected for their use of abstract light and color to conceptually explore energetic dimensions of human consciousness, harmony with the planet and healing. Opening Reception: Friday, 9 March, 2012, 6–9 PM

Astoria Medical, Dental & LASIK Center (AMDLC) has been voted No. 1 in the Queens Courier’s 2011-2012 Best of the Boro “Health & Beauty” Awards of Excellence in all the five categories it was nominated.

Innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that can measure changes in the microstructure of the white matter likely to affect brain function and the ability of different regions of the brain to communicate

Northern Facilities, a network of rehab centers in NY, is currently spotlighting its range of dementia services and other senior care options, grouped under its Essentia program.

Under the agreement, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ medical students will be offered clinical assignments and training opportunities with South Nassau’s community and hospital-based physicians encompassing ambulatory, in-patient and emergency services.

Dr. Jin Lim, founder of Ear Nose and Throat Associates located in Virginia, selects Waiting Room Solutions’ web based cloud ENT EMR in order to automate his entire practice’s clinical and business functions.

Have you been experiencing debilitating jaw pain while eating throughout the festive period? Southern Dental specialists, your Brooklyn dentists, can diagnose and solve this problem.

February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Celebrity dentist Dr. Catrise Austin of VIP Smiles is offering free HIV testing in New York City by appointment from February 7th–9th, 2012. She's the first NYC dentist to offer HIV testing.

New York, New York – February 3, 2012 - Pricecare.com, the first and only online marketplace for healthcare procedures, launched its new website today, making it easier for patients to search quality, affordable healthcare.

African Americans have the highest death rate for cancer than any racial and ethnic group in the US.

South Nassau’s initiatives were among just 10 that were awarded special recognition and scored in the top tenth percentile of the HANYS 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety program.

Students salute favorite four-legged volunteer’s film role

Cribs, wheelchairs and other furniture from Blythedale to improve children’s health in disaster-ravaged Haiti

Leveling The Playing Field: MedicExchange offers a 30% reduction across the board on all MedicExchange products and services for diversified-owned healthcare vendors.

Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Michael J. Wei is helping Manhattan and New York City area people who have significantly damaged teeth get an attractive new smile with porcelain tooth crowns.

‘Heart Health: How to Keep Your Ticker Tip-Top’ to be Held Feb. 22 at The Kensington in White Plains

New York Lead Abatement is excited to offer expert lead based paint removal services for in the Greater New York Metro area. Lead paint is extremely toxic to people, pets and the environment and can only be removed by EPA certified professionals.

Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity.

Waiting Room Solutions, a leader in web based EHR and Practice Management software, announced today that they are one of the few complete enterprise EMR systems that was chosen to win the 2011 Surescripts White Coat of Quality Award.

Experienced lawyers, litigators and in-house counsel from the leading MCOs will be on hand at ACI’s 2nd Annual Conference on Managed Care Litigation to offer key insights into how to best navigate the increasingly litigious managed care landscape.

BrylaneHome® announced today that it has rolled out an even bigger assortment of seating options for Spring/Summer 2012 with trendy new styles and comfortable designs.

Dr. Norman Marcus has co-authored a chapter on muscle pain for The AAPM Textbook of Pain Medicine with Dr. Jason Ough. It will be the first comprehensive textbook on pain medicine with a chapter on muscle pain.

Dr. Norman Marcus demonstrated on Fuji Television Network the use of Muscle Pain Detection Device in diagnosing the source of neck and shoulder pain or katakori. The 90-minute special offered a better understanding and treatment of katakori.

A variety of innovative products and technologies that promote healing of difficult, painful, and potentially life-threatening acute and chronic wounds are described in the premier issue of Advances in Wound Care.

Parents and Guardians of Children 8 and Under Are Invited to Submit Photos for a Chance to Win VISA Gift Cards!