Medical
Kenmore Mercy receives top score from patient safety group
Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga. This analysis ranks states according to their percentage of "A" hospitals. Hospitals with "F" grades are located in California, Washington, D.C., Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey and NY. [Full Article...]
Red Cross offering free smoke alarms
The organization is installing 100,000 smoke alarms in homes across the USA free of charge. "Nationwide, we are looking to install more than 100,000 free smoke alarms and in New Jersey we are looking to install at least 3,000, but we are looking for more", says Concannon. [Full Article...]
British American Tobacco (BTI) Earns Media Sentiment Rating of 0.12
Cordasco Financial Network who had been investing in British Amern Tob Plc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $109.41 billion market cap company. Investors sentiment decreased to 0.83 in Q4 2017. Its up 0.29, from 0.74 in 2017Q3. It worsened, as 156 investors sold CELG shares while 478 reduced holdings. [Full Article...]
Saturday is Drug Take Back Day
Residents are being urged to clean out their medicine cabinets. The majority of misused and abused prescription durgs are obtained from friends and family, including drugs that are stolen from home medicine cabinets, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. [Full Article...]
4th death from synthetic marijuana reported in IL
Two of the deaths occurred in men who were in their 20s; the third was a man in his 40s. Her name is not public at this time. "We continue to see new cases of individuals experiencing severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids", said IDPH Director Nirav D. [Full Article...]
World Malaria Day 2018
While huge strides have been made in the fight to eliminate malaria, the World Health Organization has highlighted some concerning trends. To mark the World Malaria Day, WHO is sharing a series of interviews with leaders and advocates who have been involved in global malaria control, reflecting key moments in fighting this disease in the past seven decades. [Full Article...]
Westchester residents head to polls for special elections
Many of the Republicans who represent central and northern NY benefit from the current power dynamic in the Senate. In Westchester County, Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer faces Republican Julie Killian , a former local official. However, all eyes are on two state senate races, as the balance of power is on the line. A spokesman for the Senate Democratic conference did not mention Mr. [Full Article...]
Alcohol may cause one in five cases of PMT
The study dispels claims that alcohol can help alleviate PMS, which causes a range of physical and emotional symptoms. "I know of at least one US study, very well designed, that found an increase in the risk of hypertension among women who had suffered PMS, especially among those who had suffered from hypertension before 40 years of age", Takkouche told Reuters Health . [Full Article...]