By: Eric Bitet, LMHC, MA, MPH
Are you a Phillies or Yankees fan? Have you been watching every out during this year’s World Series games? Do you often find yourself tense and stressed from following the games? Are you yelling at the TV as if they can actually hear you?  Do you find it painful or [...]

By  J. D’Abbraccio RN,MSN
What are you laughing about?
We have heard the expression time and time again. Laughter is the best medicine. Is it really true? Have you ever walked thru a pediatric or a medical ward in a hospital and noticed clowns or entertainers and thought it was odd? After reading this, you will know [...]

By Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP
Do you give your child a multivitamin every day? Do you make sure they eat their fruits and vegetables to get their daily recommended dose of nutrients? Of course you do, so there is no way your child could be deficient in Vitamin D, right? Think again. According to a new [...]

by Dr Miriam Carasa EdD, RN, CNA
Our NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced this week a nationwide reform of the consumer reimbursement system for “out of network” health care charges. This significant achievement is the result of  Attorney General Cuomo’s healthcare reform investigation into the  database that was used by insurers nationwide to set reimbursement [...]

By  Eric Bitet, LMHC, MA, MPH
As Halloween is now only two days away, October, also identified as Breast Cancer Awareness month, is coming to a close. During this time of heighten media exposure to Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns, how many of us took notice?  How many of us thought twice about breast cancer or even take [...]

By Leonard Achan RN, MA, ANP
Are you prepared? The question most of us ask ourselves when hearing that is: Prepared for what? While many of us may undervalue such a basic question, its important to understand that any time you see or hear about a disaster of any kind, that you realize it is happening [...]

by Dr Miriam Carasa EdD, RN, CNA
Enough is Enough!
The latest health care related budget cuts proposed by Governor Paterson may go into effect on November 15, they will be the seventh round of similar cuts since 2007. The impact, added to the effects of all the previous cuts  could seriously endanger the [...]

by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP
Everybody wants their baby to be the smartest, brightest, most gifted child on the block, so naturally, as parents, we tend to buy products that represent themselves in such a way that makes consumers believe just this. There are many products on the market, but products with names such as Baby [...]

by Leonard Achan RN, MA, ANP;  Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP
By now, with the flu season quickly approaching and the on going warnings about the H1N1 virus, people have become increasingly aware of the existence of germs in public places such as the mall, a school, restaurants, or even the doctor’s office. The CDC just released [...]

by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC_SLP
Halloween is a great time of year when children (and adults!) get excited to dress up as their favorite character, carve pumpkins, go trick-or-treating and play fun games with their friends and family. As mentioned in Part I, holidays provide a great opportunity to work on skills that children may [...]