May is Stroke Awareness Month Country’s Highest Death Rates from Stroke are Americans Living in the “Stroke Belt”[1] Paul Singh, MD, MPH, BS Assist. Professor, Neuroendovascular Surgery and Vascular Neurology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School – Associate Director, The Comprehensive Stroke Center at University Hospital – Co-Director, Primary Stroke Center at Newark Beth Israel […]

A SEASON OF HUNGER: PROVIDING RELIABLE ACCESS TO FOOD FOR KIDS DURING SUMMER MONTHS While many of us are prepping grills for the Memorial Day holiday, the end of the school year often means the end of a dependable source of nutrition for millions of kids        Jennifer Williamson Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, […]

ON WORLD MS DAY PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) CONNECT THROUGH THE ART OF STORYTELLING  CARRIE S., person with MS & ambassador DAVID S., Carrie’s husband & MS ambassador It’s almost World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, and more than 400,000 Americans are living with this chronic, disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. […]

CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY APPROVED AS INITIAL TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED BLADDER CANCER  ** TECENTRIQ® (ATEZOLIZUMAB) GRANTED ACCELERATED APPROVAL BY FDA **1 Dr. Michael Harrison Duke Cancer Center Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer, but until just this past year treatment for the advanced form of the disease – when it has spread […]

A QUARTER OF AMERICANS EXPERIENCE HEARING LOSS DUE TO EVERYDAY NOISE DAVE GELLIS, LEAD GUITARIST OF ROCK BAND BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS SHARES HIS STORY AND REVEALS HOW HEARING LOSS HAS AFFECTED HIS LIFE  May is Better Speech and Hearing Month   DAVE GELLIS, Lead Guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears DR. ERIC BRANDA Audiologist […]

MILLENNIAL HOMEOWNERS’ ADVICE TO PEERS: GET OFF THE SIDELINES Second Annual Bank of America Survey Explores Homebuying Trends and Behaviors KATHY CUMMINGS, SVP Homeownership Solutions at Bank of America Forward-thinking millennials are buying homes – and they are happy about it. While “dreamers” reported last year that they wanted to skip the starter home, Bank […]

Bank of America Survey Finds Small Business Confidence in the Economy Jumps 21 Percent in Six Months Growth and Revenue Expectations Remain Flat as Hiring Plans Sink to Five-Year Low   SHARON MILLER Head of Small Business, Bank of America According to the spring 2017 Bank of America Business Advantage Small Business Owner Report, a […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LATEST PROTECTING YOUR PET THIS SUMMER New York and New Jersey Pet Owners Warned About Deadly Disease Dr. Richard Goldstein, DVM, DACVIM, DECVIM Chief Medical Officer, Animal Medical Center in New York City Pet owners in New York and New Jersey recently were warned about a deadly disease […]

AMERICAN LEGION Calls on nation to include treatment of veterans, families as top priority to ‘make America greater’   Charles E. Schmidt National Commander of the American Legion   American Legion National Commander Charles E. Schmidt, a Vietnam War veteran, loves his country but believes that America could do more to love those who have […]

Looking for Happiness? Look No Further Than Your Backyard New Study Shows Bringing the Indoors Out Could Be the Key to A Better Outlook on Life Jeff Wilson Home Improvement Personality _____________________________________________________ If you want to lift your mood, experts say, bring the indoors out!  A better outlook on life could be just steps away […]