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How much attention do you give to your urination?
Health: When urination is normal, it occupies a small portion of our active attention. However, when it becomes abnormal, it comes to occupy a larger portion and the more abnormal it is, the more we pay attention and become increasingly upset. Comment.
Do your heart a favor: Control risk factors
Health: A study of over a quarter of a million people confirms that traditional risk-factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as high blood pressure, raise the chance of major CVD events like heart attack or stroke over the course of a lifetime. The study also reinforces the importance of controlling these risk factors. Comment.
McCall receives first MLK leadership award
Arts & Theater: Former State Comptroller and erstwhile gubernatorial candidate, H. Carl McCall, has received SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Award. Comment.
Leave legacy of health; not just wealth
People: The current state of our economy has raised questions about whether today’s kids will be better or worse off than their parents. But, as a physician and father, I question whether they will be healthy enough to even live longer than their parents. Comment.
Key Brooklyn hospitals under threst of closure
Brooklyn: Brooklyn’s hospitals are in a precarious state. Four of our borough’s 16 hospitals are failing and will close if not merged with other, more financially stable ones. Comment.
Tips for men to stay healthy as they age
Health: With age comes wisdom. Unfortunately, it also comes with an increased threat of developing certain health problems. Comment.
Rare diseases affect millions of American families
Health: One in 10 Americans is currently affected by a rare disease. For these people, getting properly diagnosed and treated can be a challenge. Comment.
Touro College honors C. Virginia Fields
Bronx: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) honored former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, president & CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBCLA), at an event on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Harlem medical school in commemoration of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Comment.
Great tips for Heart Health Month
Health: For most people, February conjures up images of red hearts, candy and messages to loved ones. But, did you know February is also American Heart Month? Comment.
Prostate operation without the knife
Health: “It’s like having a prostate operation but “without” the operation.” That’s the way many patients, who had experienced the TherMatrx microwave thermotherapy treatment of their enlarged and symptomatic prostates expressed themselves. They had been prepared to undergo surgery in the hospital with anesthesia as treatment and were fully aware of the surgical risks and the need to wear a catheter after the operation. The microwave treatment made all that unnecessary. Comment.
What can we do for the children?
People: Macy’s celebrates Black History Month with special events honoring the legacy of famed artist Romare Bearden. Comment.
Coloring the Great White Way
People: In the early 1900s, Broadway was known as The Great White Way for good reason. Since then, however, the African-American community has made great inroads. Over the years, African-American actors and actresses have won over 70 Tony awards, Broadway’s highest honor, in numerous categories, displaying their talents on the stage as brightly as the lights on Broadway. Here’s the who’s who of Broadway’s African-American royalty. Comment.
Faith and service in the field of medicine
People: Dr. Carla Boutin-Foster knows how it feels to be without money. An immigrant from Haiti, Boutin-Foster was raised in a single-parent home in Jamaica, Queens by a mother who held two jobs. Comments (1).
Are you getting enough vitamins?
Health: We can’t control every aspect of our health, but we can help protect ourselves against many common ailments and diseases simply by getting the recommended daily essential vitamins and minerals. Comment.
Access to affordable birth control
Health: Planned Parenthood of New York City applauds the decision by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to ensure access to affordable birth control, and not further expand the refusal provision to the birth control coverage benefit under the Affordable Care Act. Comment.
Senate bill strengthens penalties for child abusers
People: The New York State Senate this week voted unanimously in support of legislation to protect children by deterring abuse through strengthening penalties for those who sexually abuse a minor under the age of 14. Comment.
Brooklyn doctor quells HPV vaccine concerns
Guyana: Concerns raised by Guyanese parents in the New York area about the side-effects of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine that was launched among school-age girls in Georgetown, was quickly quelled by Guyana-born gynecologist, Dr. Mahendranaugh Sohan during a recent interview in his downtown Brooklyn office. Comments (1).
Still Sick In The City
People: Half of working New Yorkers report that their employers do not provide paid sick leave. Comment.
High blood pressure problems
Health: Dear Dr. Eva, Comment.
How to perk-up in SAD times
Health: Dear Dr. Eva, Comment.
