Articles Tagged ‘health’
Sleep Paralysis: Petrifying Hallucinations, Waking Nightmares, Silent Screams
The walls of Leah’s Kings Park bedroom are dark purple,…
Learning To Lunch
Lunchtime in schools across the Island rings a special bell in the ears—and stomachs—of hungry students. Socializing and relaxing are main objectives when this much needed break ensues. But health?
Well, some schools on Long Island are trying to follow the guidelines laid out by the USDA and nix the nasty habit of unhealthy eating that starts with childhood meals. Port Washington Union Free School District, according to its website, is introducing students to “tasty and wholesome foods, [the] best food preparation practices, and providing opportunities for nutrition education.” Port Washington also has committees that meet regularly to discuss the quality of food being served in the schools. East Islip School District has posted a complete nutritional profile on its website for the food served in its schools. Although some of the food is not completely nutritionally sound, this public profile, along with the weekly posted school lunch menu, can help parents help their kids plan healthy lunches for the week by choosing the healthiest options.
FDA says Zicam nasal spray can cause loss of smell
Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said Tuesday.
Fighting the Good Fight
The story of VistA, a robust, comprehensive, and “underground” medical record keeping system, “written by doctors for doctors and continuously improved and integrated into practice”.
Heart Disease & Your Kids
Not only can children have high cholesterol, some have evidence of atherosclerotic heart disease by the time they are three years old. Autopsies of “healthy” kids after automobile accidents have revealed coronary artery lesions in early adolescence. Think about this: heart disease can start in childhood.
