For Three Years and Counting, New Jersey Encourages Mothers to Speak Up When They Are Down

The third anniversary of legislation that requires health care professionals who provide postnatal care to screen new mothers for postpartum depression recently occurred – making New Jersey still the only state in the nation to mandate this type of screening. The law was enacted a year after the launch of Speak Up When You’re Down, [...]

Joe Pantoliano Fights His Demons On and Off the Screen

By Sally DeeringJoey Pants’ award-winning documentary No Kidding, Me Too! sheds light on mental illnessWhen the cameras rolled, actor Joe Pantoliano dug deep into his dark side to portray characters whose personal demons drove them to commit violent, unthinkable acts. Pantoliano’s shocking performance as psychotic gangster Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos still resonates like a [...]

Jersey City Officials Notified of First Positive H1N1 Cases

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy has announced that Hudson County and local public health and school officials have received notification that four residents of Jersey City have been confirmed positive for H1N1 Influenza virus. Share this:

July Health- ACL Repairs Are Easy as ABC

For Christ Hospital Orthopedist  Jeffery Augustin, MD, Ask a group of orthopedic surgeons what is the most common sports-related injury, and their responses will most likely be – injury to the ACL.  Fortunately, for both the professional athlete and the weekend warrior alike, tremendous strides have been made recently in treating such an injury, and [...]

HEALTH TODAY- Oh my Gosh, what is Brucellosis?

Oh my gosh…..                                                       By Abhay  Buranade Domesticated animals are perilous in the form of Brucellosis. The prevention is exacting and treatment is cumbersome. Brucellosis is an infectious disease that originates in animals and further attacks human beings. It is so named because the causative agent is a bacteria of the kind Brucella. It is usually [...]