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The Jewish Birthday 'Bracha' That Teaches Us ...
Article by Rabbi Micha Peltz | Published 05/19/13 | Comments (0)
On birthdays, Jews greet each other with 'ad meah v’esrim' - 'may you live u...
CDC: 1 In 5 US Children May Have Mental Disorder
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 05/19/13 | Comments (0)
Atlanta - Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. suffers from a mental disorder, and this number has been rising for more than...
GOP Hopes IRS Scandal Will Snag Health Care Law
Article by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP | Published 05/17/13 | Comments (0)
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Handbags May Have More Bacteria Than A Toilet Seat
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 05/16/13 | Comments (0)
Bacteria May Collect On Both The Inside And Outside Of Your Purse NEW YORK -...
Researchers Make Embryonic Stem Cells From Skin
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 05/16/13 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON — US researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embry...
Israeli Team Helps Boston Fight Back Against Trauma
Article by Matt Lebovic | Published 05/14/13 | Comments (0)
BOSTON – It’s not every day that emergency first-responders and g...
2 New Diseases Could Both Spark Global Outbreaks
Article by Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer | Published 05/13/13 | Comments (0)
2 new diseases - 1 related...
Jerusalem Teen Stuck in MN, Waiting for Lifesaving Kidn...
Article by Lindsey Seavert | Published 05/17/13 | Comments (1)
Minneapolis, Minn - A 15 year old girl from Jerusalem came all the way to Minnesota for her second kidney transplant, but once in Minnesota, the jour...
Asleep at the Wheel
Article by AP | Published 05/12/13 | Comments (0)
Prosecuting drowsy driving remain...
More Smoking Bans Coming To New York State Parks
Article by AP | Published 05/12/13 | Comments (0)
Violators May Be Subject To A $250 Ticket Albany, N.Y. — Smoking will be forbidden at ...
Obamacare: Taxpayers Must Report Personal Health ID Inf...
Article by John Kartch | Published 05/12/13 | Comments (0)
When Obamacare’s individual mandate takes effect in 2014, all Americans who file income tax returns must c...
NYC Hospital Removes Wrong Kidney From Patient
Article by AP | Published 05/10/13 | Comments (0)
A surgeon at renowned hospital Mount Sinai Medical Center has been relieved from his clinical and administrative duties after removing the wrong kidn...
Chicken Pox Breaks Out Among UK Charedim
Article by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | Published 05/08/13 | Comments (0)
The Health...
What Chris Christie's Surgery Means for 2016
Article by Maggie Haberman | Published 05/08/13 | Comments (0)
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Christie Reveals Secret Stomach Surgery to Lose Weight
Article by Tara Palmeri and Beth Defalco | Published 05/07/13 | Comments (0)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to aggressively slim down for the sake of his wife and kids, he revealed t...
Baltimore's Dr. Michael Elman Takes Lead in NIH St...
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 05/07/13 | Comments (1)
Adding omega-3 fatty acids did not improve a combination of nutritional supplements commonly recommended for treating age-related macular degeneration ...
Dairy Food - Friend or Foe?
Article by Nili Abrahams, CHHC | Published 05/06/13 | Comments (0)
The verdict is out, but you can read both sides and evaluate your needs after reading this. ...
As Honey Bee Population Dwindles, U.S. Sees Threat to F...
Article by Ian Simpson, Reuters | Published 05/03/13 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON - Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasit...
Study: Depression May Be Overdiagnosed And Overtreated
Article by Chelsea Karnash | Published 05/02/13 | Comments (0)
BALTIMORE, MD – New research shows that most people diagnosed with depression do not actually meet the criteria for the ...
Medicaid Improved Mental Health for Uninsured
Article by Ricardo Alonso-Zoldivar, AP | Published 05/01/13 | Comments (0)
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Boston Psychiatrist Wants Accused Bomber's Brain S...
Article by Katie Moisse | Published 04/30/13 | Comments (0)
A Boston psychiatrist wants the brain of slain marathon bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev studied like a crime scene to look for evidence that his boxin...
FDA Will Investigate Added Caffeine in Foods
Article by Mary Clare Jalonick, AP | Published 04/29/13 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON — Trail mix. Po...
Experts: Bad Allergy Season to Get Worse
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 04/26/13 | Comments (1)
Pollen counts shoot up, expected to skyrocket in next few weeks...
Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Multi-State Cucumber Recall
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 04/26/13 | Comments (0)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that 73 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported across 18 states&ndash...
Baltimore Nurse Vows to Return to Boston Marathon
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 04/23/13 | Comments (0)
Alex Halstead helped treat victims of Boston Marathon bombings...
The Story of The Biggest Helping The Smallest
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 04/22/13 | Comments (0)
A frightening diagnosis, loss of hair, and the constant fear that the disease would return… four children who overcame cancer with the help ...
Denver Marijuana Rally Ends With Shooting, Chaos
Article by John Ingold, Sadie Gurman and John Wenzel | Published 04/21/13 | Comments (0)
Gunsh...
The Story of The Biggest Helping The Smallest
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 04/21/13 | Comments (0)
A frightening diagnosis, loss of hair, and the constant fear that the disease would return… four children who overcame cancer with the help...
Agudath Israel Says Federal Healthcare Mandate Falls Sh...
Article by Judith Dinowitz | Published 04/18/13 | Comments (2)
Agudath Israel of America has expressed serious concerns to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HH...
Once-Doubted Tourniquet Seen as Boston Lifesaver
Article by Mike Stobbe, AP | Published 04/18/13 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — As people lay badly bleeding in the smoke of the ...
Israeli Groundbreaking Advances in Gene Responsible for...
Article by Karin Kloosterman | Published 04/18/13 | Comments (0)
After years of hunting, Dr. Rifaat Safadi and his team of Hadassah medical researchers in Jerusalem have found the gene that causes liver disease. Thi...
Letter Sent to Obama Tests Positive for Ricin, FBI Says
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 04/17/13 | Comments (0)
The FBI has confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has "preliminarily tested positive" for ricin, a day after lawmakers said ...
New Bird Flu Causes Pneumonia, Septic Shock, Brain Dama...
Article by JoNel Aleccia | Published 04/12/13 | Comments (0)
A new report on three of the first patients in China to contract a novel strain of bird flu has U.S. officials worried about a grim scenario that inc...
Family Seeks Marrow Donor to Save Four-Year-Old
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 04/12/13 | Comments (2)
MONTREAL—Like most four-and-a-half year olds Jayden Roll colours and plays with her friends, however in February she was diagnosed with a l...
Health Minister Denies Impending Scarcity of Medication...
Article by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | Published 04/12/13 | Comments (0)
Pharma-Isr...
Implanted 'Bracelet' Helps Treat Chronic Hear...
Article by Marilynn Marchione, AP | Published 04/11/13 | Comments (0)
A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than...
The Power of Talking to Your Baby
Article by Tina Rosenberg | Published 04/11/13 | Comments (0)
By the time a poor child is 1 year old, she has most likely already fallen behind middle-class children in her ability to talk, understand and learn....
Statement by Baltimore Health Commissioner for Public H...
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 04/11/13 | Comments (0)
Statement by Baltimore Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot Supporting American Public Health Association Call for Public Health Appro...
Why Healthwise 30 is Really 45
Article by Anna Hodgekiss | Published 04/11/13 | Comments (0)
We're so unhealthy that we're 15 years older than our parents were at the same age ...
Pilot Texting a Factor in Deadly Copter Crash
Article by Mike M. Ahlers | Published 04/10/13 | Comments (0)
Washington (CNN) -- James Freudenberg had a reputation as a safety-conscious helicopter pilot. ...
Ivy League Study Casts Doubt on Claims That Metzitzah B...
Article by PRNewswire via COMTEX | Published 04/10/13 | Comments (1)
Jewish leaders praise independent study by Penn Medicine that found little evidence to support the cl...
Israeli Team Heads Research Into 'Electronic Nose&...
Article by Avner Meyrav | Published 04/09/13 | Comments (0)
Diagnosing stomach cancer is not an easy task. It normally involves unpleasant procedures and sometimes full anesthesia. Israeli, Chinese and Latvian...
Your 12 Worst Allergy Mistakes
Article by Anne Harding, Health.com | Published 04/09/13 | Comments (0)
Allergies are the worst. A stuffy nose, itchy eyes, coughing, and other allergy symptoms can make life a misery. But is your own ...
Autism Risk Not Increased by Early Vaccines: Study
Article by Luciana Lopez, Reuters | Published 04/08/13 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK - There is no link between receiving a number of ...
Culprit in Heart Disease Goes Beyond Meat's Fat
Article by Gina Kolata | Published 04/08/13 | Comments (0)
It was breakfast time and the people participating in a study of red meat and its consequences had hot, sizzling sirloin steaks plopped down in front...
Yoga May Aid People With Irregular Heart Rhythm
Article by Genevra Pittman | Published 04/07/13 | Comments (1)
Regular yoga class...
Brisk Walk Really May be Just as Good as a Run, Study F...
Article by Maggie Fox | Published 04/07/13 | Comments (0)
Walking really is just as good for you as running – but only if you compare it in terms of calories burned and not merely on time spent, rese...
U.S. Issues Advisory to Doctors to Help Identify Bird F...
Article by Julie Steenhuysen | Published 04/05/13 | Comments (0)
The U.S. Centers f...
For First Time, Majority of Americans Favor Legalizing ...
Article by Ian Simpson and Dave Graham | Published 04/05/13 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON - For the first time, a majority of Americans back legalizing marijua...
U.S. Says Following New Bird Flu Closely, Preparing Vac...
Article by Julie Steenhuysen | Published 04/04/13 | Comments (0)
The U.S. Centres f...
Docs Say Superbugs Are a 'Costly War We Can't...
Article by Mark Koba | Published 04/04/13 | Comments (0)
Germs are perfect machines of evolution. Their ability to mutate and survive attempts (by humans and nature) to d...
Shortage of 45,000 Primary Care Physicians by 2020 Pred...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 04/04/13 | Comments (0)
Let’s do the math: We have nearly 30 million uninsured people about to get medical coverage under the health care law come January. And we ...
Cancer Clinics Are Turning Away Thousands of Medicare P...
Article by Sarah Kliff | Published 04/04/13 | Comments (0)
Cancer clinics across the country have begun turning away thousands of Medicare patients, blaming the sequester budget cuts. Oncolo...
Britain 'Concerned' After Saudi Arabia '...
Article by Hannah Kings | Published 04/04/13 | Comments (0)
The Foreign Office has reacted with “deep concern” to reports that a Saudi Arab...
Male Baldness 'Indicates Heart Risk'
Article by James Gallagher | Published 04/03/13 | Comments (0)
Men going thin on top may be more likely to have heart problems than their friends wit...
Samoa Air Prices Tickets Based on Passengers' Weig...
Article by Diana Reese | Published 04/03/13 | Comments (0)
If you’re taking an international flight on tiny Samoa Air today, your fare will be based on your weight, along with that of your luggage. ...
IDF Perfects Selective Hearing with Combat Earplugs
Article by Maayana Miskin | Published 04/03/13 | Comments (0)
New IDF earplugs to block dangerous noise while allowing human voices. The IDF is planning to give its top combat soldiers new earp...
Obesity Linked to High Food Prices
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 03/31/13 | Comments (0)
Food prices have dropped since peaking six months ago but remain near record levels, pushing the world's poorest people toward "undernutr...
'Obamacare' Marketing 101: Uninsured? Are you...
Article by AP | Published 03/31/13 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON — How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government...
Prescription Drugs Cost Least at Costco and Most at CVS...
Article by Debra Sherman | Published 03/28/13 | Comments (0)
Some of the most po...
Diseased Ex-Smokers Testify in Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads
Article by Wendy Koch | Published 03/28/13 | Comments (0)
These in-your-face ads are "literally lifesavers," says the head o...
FDA Proposes Tighter Rules for Emergency Defibrillators
Article by Toni Clarke | Published 03/22/13 | Comments (0)
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Kashrut Authority Approves Cigarettes for Passover
Article by Jeremy Sharon | Published 03/21/13 | Comments (0)
Despite Ra...
1 in 50 School Kids Have Autism
Article by Mike Stobbe, AP | Published 03/20/13 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder...
Snoring Can Lead to Stroke, Heart Attack
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 03/18/13 | Comments (0)
Docs say to get checked out, especially if you have other risk factors&l...
NYC Mayor Wants Stores to Hide Cigarettes
Article by Melissa Russo | Published 03/18/13 | Comments (0)
Mayor Bloomberg wants stores throughout New York City to hide cigarettes behind counters, curtains or cabinets as part of hi...
FDA Says Zithromax Can Cause Fatal Irregular Heart Rhyt...
Article by Caroline Humer and Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters | Published 03/12/13 | Comments (0)
The Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that the antibiotic azithromycin, sold as Zithromax, can cause a potentially fatal irregular heart...
U.S. Warns Health Officials to be Alert for Deadly New ...
Article by Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters | Published 03/07/13 | Comments (0)
CHICAGO - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned state and local health officials about potential infections from a ...
Exercise, Less Sitting Time, Linked to Better Sleep
Article by Patricia Reany | Published 03/07/13 | Comments (0)
Insomniacs looking...
Too Much Salt May Trigger Autoimmune Diseases
Article by Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters | Published 03/06/13 | Comments (0)
CHICAGO - Increased ...
Next NYC Health Campaign: Too-Loud Earphones
Article by Jennifer Peltz, AP | Published 03/06/13 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — The city wants young New Yorkers to hear its latest public-health warning loud and clear: Crank...
NY Man Gets Summonses for Laughing Too Loudly
Article by AP | Published 03/06/13 | Comments (0)
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — A &l...
Does Bamba Prevent Peanut Allergies in Kids?
Article by Sandy Eller | Published 03/06/13 | Comments (0)
New York - Surprising new results on the prevalence of food allergies in children suggest that introducing highly allergenic foods to babies at a you...
Mind-Boggling Immorality and Noahide Halacha
Article by Rabbi Yair Hoffman | Published 03/05/13 | Comments (1)
It is a case of mind-boggling immorality. The official policy of “Glenwood Gardens” in Bakersfield, California is that staff, even...
Police Probe Senior Community Where Nurse Wouldn't...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 03/05/13 | Comments (0)
Bakersfield police are investigating a senior living facility's handling last week of an elderly resident who died after a nurse declined to per...
In U.S., Flu Vaccine Worked in Just Over Half of Those ...
Article by Julie Steenhuysen | Published 02/21/13 | Comments (0)
A U.S. government ...
Women Really Do Talk More Than Men
Article by Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent | Published 02/21/13 | Comments (0)
Ladies, the next time the man in your life complains you talk too much, silence him with science....
Just Say Don't: Doctors Question Routine Tests and...
Article by Sharon Begley | Published 02/21/13 | Comments (0)
Now there are 135.&...
Amazing! The Operating Room of the Future (Video)
Article by Dr. Kobi Vortman and Baruch Avruch | Published 02/19/13 | Comments (0)
InSightec® is the pioneer and global leader in MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) . InSightec developed ExAblate, a product which pi...
Texas Woman Gives Birth to 2 Sets of Identical Twins in...
Article by Reuters | Published 02/19/13 | Comments (0)
A Texas mother had a one-in-70-million kind of Valentine's Day this year when she gave birth...
FDA Warns of Flu Protection Claims by Supplement Seller...
Article by Toni Clarke | Published 02/18/13 | Comments (0)
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Special Insurance Program for the Sick Suspends Enrollm...
Article by David Morgan, Reuters | Published 02/16/13 | Comments (0)
The Obama administ...
Nurse Sues Hospital After Father with Swastika tattoo &...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/15/13 | Comments (0)
A Michigan nurse is suing the...
U.S.-Wide Salt Reduction Could Prevent Thousands of Dea...
Article by Genevra Pittman at Reuters Health | Published 02/15/13 | Comments (0)
The United States could prevent up to half a million deaths over the next decade if Americans cut their salt intake to within national guidelines, ac...
Coroner: Soft Drinks May Need Health Warnings
Article by Nick Perry, AP | Published 02/14/13 | Comments (0)
NZ coroner says cola habit...
Vitamin D Doses Often Don't Match Labels, Study Sa...
Article by Kim Painter | Published 02/12/13 | Comments (1)
What's in your vitamin supplement? It could be more or less than you think, according to the latest study to show that what's on a supplemen...
Partial Fix Found In Mice For Genetic Disease Affecting...
Article by Janet McConnaughey, AP | Published 02/11/13 | Comments (0)
NEW ORLEANS — In a promising step against a genetic disease that causes deafness and gradual loss of vision, scientists have part...
Turnaround
Article by Yael Katzir | Published 02/11/13 | Comments (0)
“You probably don’t remember the thirteen year old boy with cancer that Ezer Mizion’s Bone Marrow Registry coll...
8,830,026: Americans on Disability
Article by Terrence P.Jeffrey | Published 02/06/13 | Comments (1)
The number of American workers collecting federal disability payments climbed to yet another record high of 8,830,026 in January, up from 8,827,795...
OU Welcomes Obama Administration Proposed Revisions to ...
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 02/01/13 | Comments (0)
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America -- the nation's largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organiz...
Few May Pay for Skipping Health Insurance, New Regs Sho...
Article by Maggie Fox | Published 01/31/13 | Comments (0)
People worried about having to pay a fine for not carrying health insurance coverage got a little more guidance this week with some new federal regulat...
Orthodox Rabbis Vow To Resist Consent Forms for Controv...
Article by Seth Berkman | Published 01/31/13 | Comments (0)
The leading association for mohelim who practice metzitza b'peh has vowed not to cooperate with New York City’s new health r...
Health Commissioner Issues Code Blue Alert For Friday, ...
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 01/31/13 | Comments (0)
BALTIMORE, MD (January 31, 2013)— Because an anticipated extended drop in temperatu...
9/11 Fund Makes First Payments to Sick Responders
Article by David B. Caruso, AP | Published 01/29/13 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — A special fund set up by Congress to compensate people who got sick after being exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust followi...
Double Arm Transplant on Army Soldier Performed at Hopk...
Article by Michael E. Ruane | Published 01/29/13 | Comments (0)
A former soldier who became a quadruple amputee after an explosion in Iraq three years ago has undergone a rare double arm transplant at Johns Hopkin...
Comatose Sharon Shows Significant Brain Activity
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/27/13 | Comments (0)
Tests run on former prime ...
Study Links Aging in Brain to Sleep-Related Memory Decl...
Article by Benedict Carey | Published 01/27/13 | Comments (0)
For decades scientists have known that the ability to remember newly learned information declines with age, but it was not clear why. A new study may...
Parents Beware: Norovirus Cases on the Rise
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/27/13 | Comments (0)
In addition to the flu, doctors are warning people about the norovirus, which is spreading and making many sick. You may have heard...