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Helping Kids Deal with the Effects of Sandy
Source: Anton Community Newspapers

November 30, 2012

Experts concur that it's normal for children to be stressed by the devastation they witnessed.

November 30, 2012

Aromatherapy, which involves Inhaling the vapors from essential oils, may be beneficial for short periods, but could harm the heart if done for too long, a new study from Taiwan suggests.

November 30, 2012

Health care institutions have long relied on fundraising to fill foundation coffers, but the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park thinks it’s come up with a more novel approach.

November 30, 2012

Bella Magazine hosted a holiday benefit and fashion show Thursday for 250 Hurricane Sandy victims who are also employees of Staten Island University Hospital.

November 30, 2012

Lenox Hill Hospital has been operating at 99% to 107% capacity since the Lenox Hill Hospital has been operating at 99% to 107% capacity since the Upper East Side facility took on doctors and cases from NYU Langone Medical Center, which was shuttered because of Superstorm Sandy.Upper East Side facility took on doctors and cases from NYU Langone Medical Center, which was shuttered because of Superstorm Sandy.

November 29, 2012

Southside, Huntington Recognized as “Healthcare Heroes”

November 29, 2012

Neil Rosen, Director, Sustainable Development, North Shore-LIJ

November 29, 2012

The Cohen Children's Medical Center and the Icla da Silva Foundation held a bone marrow drive Friday and are urging people in minority communities to become bone marrow donors.

November 29, 2012

Students Open Their Hearts to North Shore Cardiac Patients

November 29, 2012

Red Flags on New Greenies

November 29, 2012

North Shore-LIJ to Provide Back-Up Ambulance Services

November 29, 2012

The prolonged recovery from Hurricane Sandy is continuing to take a mental and physical toll on residents of the East Coast who are still cleaning up flood, fire, and wind damage.

November 29, 2012

Lindsay Lohan grew up on Long Island and on Thursday some people who knew her as a child expressed concern about her worsening behavior.

November 29, 2012

Report: Hypothermia, Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Spike Post-Sandy

November 29, 2012

Former President George Herbert Walker Bush, who has been struggling with bronchitis and a lingering cough, was in a Houston hospital Thursday.

November 29, 2012

To help ease the suffering of Queens and Long Island citizens ravaged by the violence of Hurricane Sandy, the North Shore-LIJ Health System has launched “Project Coastal Care”—a mobile medical van that is setting up shop in Broad Channel, Long Beach and other communities in need of immediate, short-term health care services.

November 29, 2012

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) said this week that if women had greater access to over-the-counter birth control pills, it could reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies in the United States.

November 29, 2012

The war against HIV/AIDS is far from over, U.S. health officials said on Thursday, with gay and bisexual men in urban centers accounting for most new infections in the United States.

November 28, 2012

Some Hurricane Sandy victims are getting medical care on wheels. Today, doctors and nurses from North Shore LIJ Health System rolled out Project Coastal Care into Broad Channel, Queens.

November 28, 2012

The number of cold-exposure cases in New York City tripled in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck compared with the same period in previous years, the health department reported in an alert to thousands of doctors and other health care providers on Wednesday.

November 28, 2012

QuantiaMD the largest online physician community and collaboration platform, has partnered with the National Chief Residents Consortium (CRC), an alliance of Internal Medicine (IM) chief residents, to launch The QuantiaMD Resident Exchange, a first-of-its kind national resident collaboration forum.

November 28, 2012

A new, lab-created antibody that mimics the action of a naturally occurring molecule causes weight loss in monkeys, researchers report.

November 28, 2012

Despite showing early promise in some animal studies, supplements of resveratrol, an antioxidant found aplenty in red wine, did not improve insulin sensitivity or heart health in obese men, a small trial found.

November 28, 2012

Hurricane Sandy was a moment of reckoning for city, and that reckoning has begun.

November 28, 2012

Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference.

November 28, 2012

Prominent ophthalmologist Richard Nauheim, MD, has been selected for inclusion in the 15th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.

November 28, 2012

The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center is hoping to make it onto Long Islanders’ online holiday shopping lists this year.

November 28, 2012

The North Shore-LIJ Health System’s mobile van is helping volunteer medical personnel treat people affected by Hurricane Sandy, many of whom have nowhere else to turn.

November 27, 2012

Hempstead Board Puts Off Vote on Ambulances

November 27, 2012

Schools Push for Science

November 27, 2012

Approximately 1.5 million women and girls in the United States have epilepsy, of which nearly 500,000 are women of childbearing age.1,2 Treating women with epilepsy, especially women of childbearing age, presents significant challenges to physicians.

November 27, 2012

Patrick Zoda has been working nonstop for a month, trying to save his Staten Island home after it was badly damaged by Sandy. As he works, the debris cloud filling his house has also been filling his lungs.

November 27, 2012

People with an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) are at increased risk for a common and potentially dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a large study suggests.

November 27, 2012

The number of drugs that can be risky when taken with grapefruit is on the rise, largely due to the influx of new medications and chemical formulations, a new study shows.

November 27, 2012

When some of New York City's busiest hospitals went down during superstorm Sandy, others that had power stepped up their efforts to treat patients in need.

November 27, 2012

The Hempstead Village board of trustees has put on hold a permanent contract with North Shore University Hospital for emergency services and medical transportation.

November 27, 2012

NSUH Opens Video Monitoring Unit for Epilepsy Patients

November 27, 2012

Health Care’s Shrinking Dollar Squeezes Small-Time Doctors

November 26, 2012

Dr. Tracy Breen, North Shore-LIJ’s director of diabetes care, discusses diabetes’ risk factors, symptoms and treatments.

November 26, 2012

The 20th annual Great Chefs of Long Island event set for Sunday will benefit Family Service League programs, including those to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

November 26, 2012

Inflatable bounce houses have become a staple of children’s birthday parties and backyard barbecues, but as their popularity has gone up, so too has the number of injuries.

November 26, 2012

Being exposed to high levels of air pollution from traffic may raise the risk of autism, researchers say.

November 26, 2012

Complications of the autoimmune disease lupus took the life of Alexandra “Sasha” McHale on Nov. 24. She was the daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale.

November 25, 2012

Olivia, was transferred from Staten Island to Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in Hyde Park New York after suffering a stroke when she was only one and a half years old.

November 24, 2012

Clutter Begone

November 24, 2012

Joseph DiMartino's holiday decorations have lit up Sharrotts Road for the more than eight years, and by asking visitors for donations, he has raised more than $100,000 for Staten Island University Hospital's pediatric unit.

November 23, 2012

Decentralized Testing

November 23, 2012

Five Fast Facts About Infectious Diseases

November 23, 2012

Feinstein Institute Wins $1M Grant

November 23, 2012

North Shore-LIJ Raises $2.3M for Hurricane Relief Fund

November 23, 2012

Yellow Ribbons for Returning Vets

November 23, 2012

LIJ Medical Center Highly Ranked for Heart Surgery

November 23, 2012

Full body X-ray scanners and luggage X-rays may damage some insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, both used by many people with diabetes to manage their conditions.

November 21, 2012

North Shore-LIJ Helps Own Sandy Victims

November 21, 2012

Fifteen Million U.S. Adults Have Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and many more may Have the Debilitating Condition but not know it, a new report says.

November 21, 2012

Ways to harm your health on Thanksgiving

November 21, 2012

Fifteen million U.S. adults have diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and many more may have the debilitating condition but not know it, a new report says.

November 21, 2012

For teens and adults who don't grow out of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, staying on ADHD medications may help them stay out of trouble.

November 21, 2012

A terminally ill woman who used her waning strength to fight her parents for the right to die — and then changed her mind — was moved Wednesday from a hospital to her pink childhood bedroom in Queens.

November 20, 2012

The supplement citicoline does nothing to help improve brain function in patients with traumatic brain injury, a new study finds.

November 20, 2012

Mobile Devices in Diagnostic Imaging

November 20, 2012

Students at Riley Avenue Elementary School are learning about heart health in a creative way. Sheila Davies volunteered to teach a unit on heart health and the healing properties of art to the first graders at Riley Avenue in a program she calls the “Heartist” project.

November 20, 2012

Women should be able to buy birth control pills over-the-counter at pharmacies without a prescription, a group of doctors says.

November 20, 2012

Influenza, the dreaded cold-weather virus, was once believed be brought on by the influence of the stars. Although that particular flu myth has been dispelled, doctors still battle other myths about the flu and its vaccine each season.

November 20, 2012

Researchers have discovered that a compound from a plant widely used in Chinese medicine has the potential to protect against sepsis. Their findings appear in the journal Biochemical Pharmacology.

November 20, 2012

Channel 11 medical reporter Dr. Steve Salvatore interviews Lenox Hill Hospital clinicians about the importance of “knowing your numbers,” such as blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and other indicators of a person’s health status.

November 20, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Recovery

November 19, 2012

Nurse practitioners in New York and New Jersey are filling a gap in healthcare as frontline providers for the homebound elderly and other patients with limited care access.

November 19, 2012

Many Medicare patients undergo some kind of repeat medical testing, a new study finds. But it's unclear whether giving the same test twice protects recipients' health or just piles on costs to an already overburdened system.

November 19, 2012

The quest for six-pack abs and a ripped physique may be leading some teens -- especially boys -- in an unhealthy direction, a new study suggests.

November 19, 2012

The teenage children of people who suffer chronic pain are at higher risk of suffering from such pain themselves, a new study finds.

November 19, 2012

Unemployment and a history of job loss may raise the risk for heart attack, a new study suggests.

November 19, 2012

Children who have the skin condition psoriasis are about twice as likely to be either overweight or obese as kids without the skin problem, according to new research that looked at children from nine countries.

November 16, 2012

A stunning new federal report reveals just how bad the obesity-linked type 2 diabetes epidemic in the United States has become, with rates of the often-preventable disease hitting record highs.

November 16, 2012

The child Mozarts of the world may have some traits in common with children with autism, a new study suggests, in findings researchers say could eventually offer clues into the developmental disorder.

November 16, 2012

After Hurricane Sandy devastated communities and families in the New York area, caregivers throughout the region have had to step up their efforts to help storm victims in need of food, shelter and medical care.

November 16, 2012

With four local hospitals closed because of Sandy, thousands of patients are scrambling to find other medical centers to treat everything from broken bones to brain cancer. The changes are causing inconvenience to some, but could be a mixed blessing for the hospitals on the receiving end.

November 15, 2012

Think good health is a major predictor of happiness? A study says yes, but there's a catch.

November 15, 2012

Diabetes robs people of their lives -- their vision, their mobility, even their limbs -- if it is not controlled, yet the real tragedy of this modern-day scourge is that its most common form, type 2, is largely preventable.

November 15, 2012

Over $600,000 Raised to Restore the Hope of Long Islanders

November 15, 2012

During Diabetes Awareness Month in November, restaurants in Nassau and Queens will be offering diabetes-conscious meals on their menus.

November 15, 2012

Staten Island University Hospital is providing aid to victims of Sandy in ways other than just medical attention, as the hospital set up a shop so the more than 200 employees who were victims can come in and get items, like cleaning supplies, clothes and food free of charge.

November 15, 2012

Even as hospitals took extreme measures to care for patients displaced by Sandy, they grappled in different ways with the fact that the storm displaced some of their own workers.

November 14, 2012

Exposure to common chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may hamper a couple's efforts to conceive a child, a new study shows.

November 14, 2012

Help, I Can't Stand My College Roommate

November 14, 2012

Top executives of local companies, universities and hospitals will advise Nassau County on boosting the economy after superstorm Sandy.

November 14, 2012

Not exactly, says Robert Duarte, MD,assistant professor of neurology at Great Neck, New York-based Cushing Neuroscience Institute, who is director of the Pain Center there.

November 14, 2012

Lower prenatal levels of vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," may mean that babies born in April have the highest risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life while those born in October have the lowest risk, a new study suggests.

November 14, 2012

Greg Norman, winner of 91 tournaments worldwide, remembers a time when panic attacks on the elite golf circuit were often alleviated with the illicit use of a common heart and blood pressure medicine, the beta blocker.

November 14, 2012

Advances in imaging technology have had a profound impact on patient morbidity and mortality. Without question, imaging saves lives.

November 13, 2012

Having a head injury can be risky enough, but a new study finds people who suffered a traumatic brain injury and lived in area with exposure to the pesticide called paraquat may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease.

November 13, 2012

Finding the right home health professional to care for you or your loved ones after illness, injury or hospitalization requires careful thought.

November 12, 2012

The requirement to fast before a cholesterol check can be a major inconvenience.

November 12, 2012

iPads and other tablets with backlit screens may allow millions of people with "low vision" to read faster and easier, a new study suggests.

November 12, 2012

Bob Woodruff and Dr. Ruth Westheimer at the Lenox Hill Annual Autumn Ball on November 5

November 12, 2012

Recent Advances Help Seniors See Wisdom of Cataract Surgery

November 12, 2012

Finding Funding

November 10, 2012

The Brain Aneurysm Center of the North SHore-LIJ Health System's Cushing Neuroscience Insitute, along with the Brain Aneurysm Foundations, recently hosted Long Islands's fourth annual Brain Aneurysm Awareness Walk.

November 8, 2012

Days after Hurricane Sandy tore through Long Island, its effects were still being felt, from long gas lines to thousands without power, and people's day to day lives were changed.

November 8, 2012

Lenox Hospital held its Autumn Ball on Monday evening, only this time the money raised did not benefit the hospital itself, but its employees.

November 8, 2012

The New York Professional Nurses Union almost unanimously approved Monday a new three-year contract with Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side, ending the possibility of a strike.

November 8, 2012

Lenox Hill Hospital held its annual Autumn Ball gala this past Monday night at the Waldorf. This year, they honored global humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel with the Medal of Distinction award.

November 8, 2012

North Shore-LIJ hospitals have served as a refuge for more than 260 patients from other New York City and Long Island hospitals, nursing homes and shelters, including evacuees from Bellevue Hospital Center and NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan.

November 7, 2012

Partnership brings finicial stability and shared services.

November 5, 2012

A hoped-for effect of fish oil supplements in preventing an irregular heartbeat that often follows heart surgery did not materialize in a major new trial.

November 4, 2012

At 9:30 p.m. Monday, Eugene Tangney burst into a meeting of doctors at the command center for Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ hospital system.

November 4, 2012

The closing of St. Vincent's Hospital two years ago meant the city would have only one medical facility south of 26th Street with the specialized staff and equipment needed to treat severe injuries that disasters bring.

November 3, 2012

As food allergies become increasingly common, a new study offers the first proof that they may be linked to pesticides found in tap water.

November 3, 2012

In a clinical trial, urologists at North Shore-LIJ’s Smith Institute of Urology are combining magnetic resonance imaging with ultrasound guided biopsy to diagnose hard-to-detect tumors within the prostate.

November 1, 2012

Pallative care, often mistaken for hospice care, improves patients' quality of life via system management of life-limiting illnesses.

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