Category Archives: Uncategorized

Hospital Closure Worries Boro Officials

By VERONICA LEWIN Taken from the Queens Tribune Online  Days after the State shut down Peninsula Hospital Center for failing to meet standards, some are wondering if the struggling hospital will ever make a full recovery. “If Peninsula Hospital closes, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hospital Closure Worries Boro Officials

CWCOA BRINGS LABORATORY SERVICES INTO ROCHDALE VILLAGE

ROCHDALE VILLAGE RESIDENTS WILL SOON HAVE LABORATORY SERVICES Dr.Robert Evans, CEO/President of CWCOA recently announced that the development of easily accessible health care services within Rochdale Village will include laboratory services for residents.  This announcement was made regarding the development … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on CWCOA BRINGS LABORATORY SERVICES INTO ROCHDALE VILLAGE

Is Peninsula Hospital’s closure permanent?

Taken from Crainsnewyork.com (original article) Evidence is mounting that bankrupt Peninsula Hospital may not reopen. The Queens hospital laid off another round of workers last Friday, including 100 from 1199 SEIU. Its physician-residency programs are being terminated, another sign the hospital … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Is Peninsula Hospital’s closure permanent?

Bushwick’s Wyckoff Heights Medical Center kept secret cash stash for bribes, upstate judge says

Former Assemblyman Tony Seminerio was given payoffs from account BY LORE CROGHAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (original article) Indicted Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio (D-Queens) pleads guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to charges of fraud and extortion in connection with pocketing … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Bushwick’s Wyckoff Heights Medical Center kept secret cash stash for bribes, upstate judge says

OPEN LETTER TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL FROM CWCOA

“Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC (CWCOA) is writing this letter to specifically comment on the recent announcement from “REACH” to survey certain health trends in Queens, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on OPEN LETTER TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL FROM CWCOA

The Future of Medicine & Medical Training: A Return to Holistic Hermetic Medical Principles

(Article from “Shift Your Life” a blog maintained by Tracy Latz, M.D. & Marion Ross Ph.D.) According to Sir William Osler, Imhotep was the real Father of Medicine (2980 BC) –about 4,000 years ago. “The first figure of a physician to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Future of Medicine & Medical Training: A Return to Holistic Hermetic Medical Principles

Scarce ICU Beds May Mean Doctor Switches From Lifesaving Care To End-Of-Life Care: Study

March 16 (Reuters) – When hospitals are short on beds in the intensive care unit, doctors are more likely to switch from live-saving care to end-of-life care, according to a new Canadian study that looked at more than 3,000 people. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Scarce ICU Beds May Mean Doctor Switches From Lifesaving Care To End-Of-Life Care: Study

Queens selected to participate in key federal health survey

CDC officials hope to interview 400 Queens residents (original article found here) BY LISA L. COLANGELO / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was the city health commissioner in … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Queens selected to participate in key federal health survey

In ‘Hot Spots,’ HIV Infection in African-American Women is Five Times Higher Than National Estimate

(original article) ICAP at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health is part of a network of research organizations that jointly released study results finding that the HIV infection rate of black women living in certain parts of the U.S. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on In ‘Hot Spots,’ HIV Infection in African-American Women is Five Times Higher Than National Estimate

Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid Like the Plague

Stay clear of these inflammation-causing foods to instantly upgrade your health Taken from ‘The Conscious Life’ (original article) According to the statistics from the World Health Organization, about 12.9 million people worldwide died from some form of cardiovascular disease in … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid Like the Plague