Archive for the Category ‘Health’

Swine Flu Health Advisory

Swine Flu Health Advisory

The following information has been taken from an official Health Advisory from the United States Centers For Disease Control and Prevention…

Horizon Foundation Awards Grant

Horizon Foundation Awards Grant

West Bergen Mental Healthcare is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $25,000 from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.

Pursuits of Autism

Pursuits of Autism

Simple pleasures in the pursuit of happiness are often denied to those struggling within the parameters of autism.

Preventing STD Transmission

Preventing STD Transmission

Doctors from John Hopkins are promoting surgery to help prevent the spread of STDs.

WBMH Receives Grant

WBMH Receives Grant

West Bergen Mental Healthcare is pleased to announce that it has received a $6,000 grant from The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation.

West Bergen Awarded Grant

West Bergen Awarded Grant

West Bergen Mental Healthcare announced that it has received a grant of $30,000 from the Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation. Mr. Brotherton, who died in 2002, was well known for…

Understanding Anger

Understanding Anger

It is a survival skill. It is a signal that something is wrong. It is normal and healthy response to certain situations. It can…

Avoid Back Pain While Raking Leaves

Avoid Back Pain While Raking Leaves

Dr. Robert Warsak gives some advice for raking leaves and gives some tips on how to do the job and prevent hurting your back…

Diabetes - An Overview

Diabetes - An Overview

Diabetes is a disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose. The rise in blood glucose is due to…

Preventing Medication-Related Problems for Seniors

Preventing Medication-Related Problems for Seniors

A group of pharmacists is dedicated to reducing the number of medication errors among seniors…

Laughing For Health

Laughing For Health

Common sense has always told us that laughter is the best medicine, and science is working to prove us all right.

The Mind Matters

The Mind Matters

Depression is the “leading cause of disability among men and women of all ages in the U.S. and worldwide,” according to the World Health Organization’s…

Backpack Safety Concerns

Backpack Safety Concerns

With school just around the corner, children of all ages will be loading up their backpacks on a daily basis and lugging them to school, loaded up with books, notebooks, and other school items…

Oakland Welcomes West Bergen Mental Healthcare

Oakland Welcomes West Bergen Mental Healthcare

Oakland moms and children gathered at Memorial Park to send a special greeting to the West Bergen Counseling Group…

Nick Jonas Clocks in

Nick Jonas Clocks in

Nick Jonas, of The Jonas Brothers, needs to “clock in” all day long. His celebrity is helping to bring attention to the worldwide increase of Type1 Diabetes also know as…

Tick Bites

Tick Bites

Local pediatrician Erin Lindenberg explains how parents should deal with ticks now that the warm summer months have arrived and outdoor activity is at it’s peak. Read on prevention, removal and…

West Bergen Opens Service Center in Oakland

West Bergen Opens Service Center in Oakland

West Bergen Mental Healthcare, a non-profit counseling center, recently opened a satellite office in Oakland. The new facility – The West Bergen Counseling Group – is located at 3 Post Road in Oakland and provides individual and group therapy for adults and children. More than 15 licensed therapists provide services at the new location [...]

Vitamin D and Breast Cancer

Vitamin D and Breast Cancer

A research study coming out of Canada indicates that Vitamin D may play a pivotal role in the progressive nature of breast cancer. The research subjects were diagnosed with breast cancer between 1989 and 1995, and followed until 2006. The study showed…

Cilantro Chelation

Cilantro Chelation

There are some people that employ a process known as chelation. The process is designed to extract metals out of your system…read up on a great pesto recipe that helps…