While the government recommendation that we drink eight glasses of water a day has been around for 78 years, more recent studies say that most of us get a good deal of water from means other than guzzling bottles of H20. And good news, even coffee and tea count, some studies show. Photo: Flickr Editor B/Bart Keep the Water Flowing for Health (and Coffee Counts) Seventy-eight years ago, the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board said that as a rule you should drink 8 glasses of water a day.... News 19 May 2023 | 12:43
New FDA guidelines have been released for the Covid vaccines. Photo: Flickr. ( Sebastian Rothwyn / Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn) New FDA Guidelines: As COVID Continues to Evolve, So Should You Two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration issued new rules for COVID vaccines, eliminating the earliest versions and... News 28 Apr 2023 | 04:49
A handful of raw mixed nuts can go a long way to cut heart disease. Photo: Wikimedia commons Nuts: Rising Stars in the Battle Against Heart Disease “Nuts to you!” That’s the surprisingly cheery message from a group of Scandinavian researchers at six universities in Finland,... News 21 Apr 2023 | 07:42
Oft-repeated conventional wisdom has held that a glass of wine a day is good for one’s health--but now some experts are not so sure. Photo: Flickr Commons Empty Glasses: Some Now Say “Cheers” May Not be So Cheerful The Ancient Greeks called grapes and wine gifts from the gods, specifically Dionysus, the son Zeus reportedly sent down to... News 14 Apr 2023 | 04:16
It might look tempting to some, but Formulate Health warns that the amount of sugars in common junk foods like doughnuts, cakes, chocolate and cookies is immense and is incredibly damaging when consumed in high quantities. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Added Sugar Blues: As Sweet At It Tastes, It’s Even Worse for You Than You Knew How much sugar did you have today? If you’re a guy, the American Heart Association says it should have been fewer than 9 teaspoons.... News 05 Apr 2023 | 11:23
Sandra Lindsay, a Jamaican-born nurse at Northwell Health/Queens was the first person in the US to be given a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14, 2020. Photo: Northwell Health Experts are still trying to figure out “Long Covid” even as worst of Epidemic Passes In the beginning, on February 10, 2020 to be exact, then President Donald Trump boldly predicted that COVID-19 would be “miraculously... News 26 Mar 2023 | 09:55
As the spring and summer approaches, masks may still be a good idea for allergy sufferers. Photo: Miguel Discart, Wikipedia Commons ( Miguel Discart) Wait, Stop! Don’t Toss Those Masks Just Yet You know that pile of pandemic masks you were about to toss in the trash? Don’t! Multiple studies have proven the value of... News 17 Feb 2023 | 05:16
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins may have sung that a “spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” but soon in this town a new bill introduced by Keith Powers may make chain stores carry warning labels that too much sugar is very bad for your health. Photo: Walt Disney Records Councilman Powers Takes on Sugar with Sweet Truth Act Pop Quiz: What do you and some fast-moving bacteria have in common? Surprise answer: A taste for sweets. Sugar isn’t just... News 10 Feb 2023 | 01:40
NYU Langone ranks as the number 1 hospital in the New York metro area and number three nationally in the prestigious Best Hospitals annual issue of US News & World Report. Photo Lynn Saville NYU Langone ( Lynn Saville) NYC Hospitals Score High in National Rankings by USN&WR Ask any hospital patient what most annoys him and assuming he’s sure his doctor knows what to do the answer is likely to... News 05 Feb 2023 | 07:31
If you dine while the sun is still shining, your waist line will thank you in the morning. After 9 pm dining not good, the experts say because it throws off your circadian rhythm. Counting Calories? Eating Late Affects Your Weight and Your Circadian Rhythm Do you share you home with a cat or dog? Then you’re also likely to share your bed with them around 4 a.m. when they nuzzle... News 02 Feb 2023 | 10:44
Cold and Flu Season is here, and there’s a few things to do to make it less miserable. Photo: Master1035 Freepik How to Beat the Common Cold Achoo! Got a cold? You’re not alone. Your eyes may be the window to your soul but your nose is a door to the rest of your... News 06 Jan 2023 | 02:39
Telemedicine has become everyday normal for patients since COVID. Happy New (Medical) Year Track the history of medicine from leeches to MRNA vaccines, and you will find yourself on a steadily inventive path that... News 29 Dec 2022 | 10:33
Alan Alda as Hawkeye and Jamie Farr as Klinger in “M.A.S.H.” Photo: CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Pleasing Prescriptions Are you a serious M*A*S*H fan? If so, you’re likely to remember either the live or repeatedly re-run Season 6 Episode 25... News 16 Dec 2022 | 03:02
Image by prostooleh on Freepik Faithful Friends When is Fido more than a friend? According to the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), when he’s working to “perform... News 02 Dec 2022 | 03:16
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine administered at NYU Langone Health in Manhattan, December 14, 2020. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The COVID Scoreboard What a difference three years make. On January 21, 2019, when the first U.S. case of COVID 19 was confirmed, we knew literally... News 18 Nov 2022 | 10:37
