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Health & Health Care
Oct 04, 2013
Pills made from poop cure serious gut infections
The Record
Hold your nose and don't spit out your coffee: Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections — a less yucky way to do "fecal transplants." Canadian researchers tried this on 27 patients and cured them all ...
Comment
Oct 03, 2013
Fort Lee, Park Ridge doctors among 12 N.J. doctors facing painkiller ban
The Record
The state is seeking to block a dozen doctors, including two from North Jersey, from prescribing controlled dangerous substances, including highly addictive painkillers.
Comment
Kelly: Working to overcome health care law confusion
The Record
On Day Two of the great health care rollout and in the midst of a federal government shutdown, several dozen community organizers and pastors gathered in a windowless room in Totowa. They came with a litany of concerns about the Patient Protection and Affordable ...
Comment
Oct 02, 2013
North Jersey consumers frustrated as day 2 of computer glitches continue with Affordable Care Act site
The Record
Computer glitches continued to plague the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, the largest change in health insurance in 50 years, as millions of people tried on Wednesday to get information about the newly created medical plans.
Comment
Gene scans solve mystery diseases in kids, adults
The Record
They were mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years — adults with strange symptoms and children with neurological problems, mental slowness or muscles too weak to let them stand. Now scientists say they were able to crack a quarter of these cases by ...
Comment
Flu season has arrived in North Jersey; first case confirmed
The Record
A 37-year-old woman treated at Hackensack University Medical Center tested positive for a Type A strain of influenza, the hospital announced Wednesday.
Comment
Pressure mounts to fix health insurance exchanges
The Record
Computer glitches frustrated more Americans checking out their options under President Barack Obama's health care law, and administration officials said Wednesday the problems are mainly due to high consumer interest, not hidden flaws.
Comment
Oct 01, 2013
Health care act sees bumpy rollout as website jams due to flood of inquiries [video]
The Record
The long-anticipated rollout Tuesday of the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act — new health coverage options for the uninsured — was beset by confusion over the government shutdown, an ...
Comment
Obama hails 'historic' launch of health exchanges
The Record
Hailing it as an "historic day," President Barack Obama pressed forward his flagship health care program Tuesday, inaugurating new insurance exchanges to expand access for those without ...
Comment
Services, attractions in New Jersey in limbo during shutdown
The Record
The congressional impasse had a domino effect Tuesday across North Jersey, halting the scheduled cleanup of Superfund sites, furloughing civilian federal workers, and possibly keeping aid from ...
Comment
GOP states offer little help on buying insurance
The Record
Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama's insurance overhaul have been largely silent on a day when consumers are beginning to peruse newly launched federal online health exchanges.
Comment
Goats moved from NJ park in advance of shutdown
The Record
More than two dozen poison ivy-eating Nubian goats were moved from a national recreation area in New Jersey in advance of the partial government shutdown.
Comment
Sep 30, 2013
More babies share parents' beds despite SIDS risks
The Record
The government's latest infant bed-sharing numbers show a troubling trend: the percentage of U.S. babies sleeping with parents or another child more than doubled since the early 1990s, despite public health messages linking the practice with sudden infant death ...
Comment
Under fire, 'Obamacare' going live - with glitches
The Record
Contentious from its conception, President Barack Obama's health care law has survived the Supreme Court, a battle for the White House and rounds of budget brinkmanship. Now comes the ultimate test: the verdict of the American people.
Comment
Sep 29, 2013
Half of N.J. adults unaware of health care law mandates
The Record
Enrollment opens Tuesday in the new insurance plans offered under the Affordable Care Act, but a poll released today indicates that New Jersey residents are less informed than Americans in general about the law’s requirement that they have health coverage ...
Comment
Weight-loss surgery is Governor Christie's gain
The Record
After Governor Christie secretly checked into a hospital for gastric-banding surgery earlier this year, the issue of his weight suddenly reverberated in the national media three months later ...
Comment
Sep 27, 2013
NJ lacks volunteers to sign up uninsured as health insurance marketplace nears opening
The Record
As the nation embarks on the largest health insurance expansion in a half-century on Tuesday, residents in North Jersey who need help to sign up for coverage will find it hard to come by.
Comment
Groups sue to halt key parts of Texas abortion law
The Record
More than a dozen women's health providers have filed a federal lawsuit to block key provisions of a new abortion law that threw the Texas Legislature into chaos as it was approved.
Comment
Sep 26, 2013
Christie touts drug court program in accepting award from Somerset County treatment center
The Record
Last year, Christie signed into law an expansion of the state’s drug court program, which will be phased in statewide over five years. It mandates that non-violent drug offenders be sentenced to treatment programs instead of prison.
Comment
Characters bring hope and debate to new TV season
The Record
The new television season brings a detective in a wheelchair, a blind attorney and a newsman with Parkinson's disease. Just as gay characters on TV are credited with helping move societal ...
Comment
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center cuts ties with former exec
The Record
Hospital administrators announced this week that the former president and CEO of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is no longer employed by the hospital, though the relationship was officially severed on Aug. 5.
Comment
UK stores apologize for 'mental patient' costumes
The Record
Two British supermarket chains have apologized for selling Halloween costumes that made insensitive references to mental health issues.
Comment
Sep 25, 2013
Arrest of disabled New Milford man sheds light on police dilemma
The Record
Walter Bartolomucci Jr. was arrested one more time a few weeks ago. And what happened after that illustrates the challenges faced by authorities who increasingly must deal with developmentally ...
Comment
Health plan price list has N.J. guessing
The Record
While premiums will be higher in New Jersey than in most other states, they will still be attractive to many, health policy experts said.
Comment
Anti-shutdown bill advances; budget battle still looms
The Record
Unanimous but far from united, the Senate advanced legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown on Wednesday, the 100-0 vote certain to mark merely a brief pause in a fierce partisan ...
Comment
Superheroes save the day for St. Joseph's pediatric patients in Paterson
Paterson Press
Some adults might have wondered about the strange characters wearing unusual costumes hanging around outside St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center last week.
Comment
Health insurance costs for N.J. residents will fall, federal report says
The Record
Many people in New Jersey who buy insurance in the marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act will pay less for the coverage than they now can for individual plans, according to information released by the federal government Wednesday.
Comment
Sep 24, 2013
Judge finds ex-chief of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center harassed co-worker during dinner event
The Record
The former chief of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has been found guilty of harassment but cleared of an assault charge for rubbing the leg of, and then forcibly kissing, a female administrator, who testified that after the incident she turned down a ...
Comment
Reunited Obama, Bill Clinton tout health care law
The Record
President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton took to the same stage Tuesday to promote the new health care law that Obama championed after Clinton's own efforts to reform health ...
Comment
Woodcliff Lake pharmaceutical company selling obesity drug
The Record
Woodcliff Lake-based pharmaceutical company Eisai Inc. has developed and marketed drugs to treat breast cancer, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, but its newest product targets a medical ...
Comment
Photos: North Jersey seniors hit high-intensity workouts
The Record
Despite their intimidating nature, high-intensity training classes are a hit among active, local seniors willing to give them a shot.
Comment
Sep 23, 2013
Christie encourages kids to get healthy at opening of Asbury Park fitness center
The Record
Governor Christie, who has been open about his weight struggles, told a roomful of students that he feels better when he exercises and doing so could help improve their school work too.
Comment
Report: Environmental chemicals a pregnancy risk
The Record
From mercury to pesticides, Americans are exposed daily to environmental chemicals that could harm reproductive health, the nation's largest groups of obstetricians and fertility specialists said Monday.
Comment
Sep 22, 2013
Fair Lawn 'flu carnival' vaccinates hundreds of children
The Record
Because flu vaccinations can be unpleasant, if not terrifying, for children, PediatriCare Associates hosted a “flu carnival” on Sunday with pizza, snow cones, music, games, face-painting and ...
Comment
Hundreds turn out in Paramus to boost awareness for pancreatic cancer research
The Record
The more than 500 people at the Ron Weber Walk for Life — many wearing matching T-shirts that remember lost family members — played their part Sunday in boosting pancreatic cancer research by ...
Comment
Sep 19, 2013
North Jersey hospitals announce bi-state alliance to share 'best practices' to improve patient care
The Record
The seven health care systems that announced the alliance of more than 20 hospitals Thursday intend to share “best practices” to improve patient care and control costs, but have no plans to merge or jointly negotiate with managed-care plans, their executives ...
Comment
Rising Alzheimer's creates strain on caregivers
The Record
David Hilfiker knows what's coming. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's so early that he's had time to tell his family what he wants to happen once forgetfulness turns incapacitating.
Comment
Weekly healthcare programs for Carlstadt and East Rutherford
The Record
Healthcare programs in Carlstadt and East Rutherford
Comment
Republicans at odds as 'Obamacare' showdown nears
The Record
Congressional Republicans struggled to tamp down a family feud Thursday as they approached a politically charged showdown with the White House that combines the threat of a government shutdown, a possible first-ever federal default and the GOP's bid to repeal ...
Comment
As Obamacare looms, 30 hospitals in NJ, NY and PA form 'alliance'
The Record
About 30 hospitals in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Hudson River valley are joining in the largest alliance in the nation to help them deal with challenges of the Affordable Health Care Act, The Star-Ledger reports in a story for Thursday.
Comment
Sep 18, 2013
New test aims to better detect viral infections
The Record
It happens too often: A doctor isn't sure what's causing someone's feverish illness but prescribes antibiotics just in case, drugs that don't work if a virus is the real culprit.
Comment
North Jersey schools offering yoga as part of curriculum
The Record
As the school year gets under way, kids are breaking out their sneakers for dodge ball and the 50-yard dash — and, in some North Jersey schools, they're also rolling out the yoga mats.
Comment
'Go Blue' written in sky over rival's stadium sparks Michigan State fundraising effort
The Record
The words "Go Blue" written in the sky near Spartan Stadium before last weekend's Michigan State football game have sparked a fundraising campaign that's raising thousands of dollars to fight ...
Comment
Englewood Cycling studio hosting open house
The Record
Indoor cycling studio Flywheel Sports in Englewood is hosting an open house through Sunday, with complimentary classes available for both the indoor cycling and the body sculpting FlyBarre, in addition to prizes, beauty treatments and healthy refreshments.
Comment
Dodge default, defund Obamacare, GOP leaders say
The Record
House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pass legislation that would prevent a partial government shutdown and avoid a historic national default while simultaneously canceling out President Barack ...
Comment
Sep 17, 2013
Senate, House ensnared in health care controversy
The Record
Implacable Republican opposition to Obamacare has Congress once more veering closer to gridlock.
Comment
Sep 16, 2013
New, taller power lines revive old safety fears
The Record
But the sight of 65-foot-tall pillars along some of the region’s wealthiest suburban streets raised a question first asked more than 30 years ago: Could the higher-voltage power lines strung between the poles increase the risk of cancer for nearby residents?
Comment
Extreme binge drinking not uncommon in high school
The Record
Almost 1 in 10 U.S. high school seniors have engaged in recent extreme binge drinking — downing at least 10 drinks at a rate that barely budged over six years, according to a government-funded report.
Comment
Report: Drug-resistant bacteria are common killers
The Record
For the first time, the government is estimating how many people die from drug-resistant bacteria each year — more than 23,000, or about as many as those killed annually by flu.
Comment
Are 'healthy' snacks really good for you?
The Record
No matter how many whole grains and sustainable, fair-traded ingredients are mixed into a cookie, it's still a cookie, nutrition experts point out. The tendency to overeat when you think ...
Comment
Health care push in full swing in New Jersey
The Record
With Obamacare’s most critical stage set to launch in two weeks, efforts are intensifying across North Jersey to prepare thousands of uninsured people to enroll in new coverage plans, even as ...
Comment
Sep 15, 2013
Police: Heroin use rising dramatically in Delaware
The Record
Police say Delaware is facing an epidemic of heroin use because it's cheap, easy to find and pure enough to snort, while the cost of prescription drugs has tripled due to close monitoring.
Comment
Sep 14, 2013
Englewood conference advises caregivers about stress
The Record
Health care, finances, legal issues and other concerns generated dozens of questions from curious, desperate and frustrated caregivers who participated in the conference at the Community ...
Comment
Sep 13, 2013
UN: 6.6 million children under 5 died last year
The Record
Childhood death rates around the world have halved since 1990 but an estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 5 still died last year, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.
Comment
NJ pot dispensary gets state low-interest loan
The Record
Compassionate Care Foundation CEO Bill Thomas tells The Philadelphia Inquirer the loan shows the state recognizes it as "a legitimate business."
Comment
Sep 12, 2013
N.J. heroin, painkiller use growing, experts warn
The Record
Heroin addiction and widespread abuse of prescription painkillers emerged as central crises facing New Jersey residents, health care systems and law enforcement during a state-sponsored ...
Comment
NJ health commissioner visits Paterson to discuss end-of-life care
The Record
New Jersey’s health commissioner stopped in Paterson Thursday as part of what she dubbed her “have the conversation tour” to encourage doctors and nurses to get their terminally ill patients thinking and talking about their goals for their remaining days.
Comment
Aetna withdraws from health exchange program in NJ
The Record
Aetna, the state’s second-largest health insurer, withdrew Thursday from participation in the New Jersey insurance marketplace created under ObamaCare and set to open on Oct. 1.
Comment
Sep 11, 2013
Applying for health insurance? Homework involved
The Record
Getting covered through President Barack Obama's health care law might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase that requires research.
Comment
Employers look to cut back on spousal health coverage
The Record
Your company may be having second thoughts about the health insurance it offers to your spouse. That means you might wind up paying more for that coverage or have to switch your spouse to another plan as early as next year.
Comment
2 North Jersey doctors, salesman admit roles in bribery scheme
The Record
Two New Jersey doctors and a medical lab company salesman have admitted their roles in a long-running bribes-for-test referrals scheme.
Comment
Health law could overwhelm addiction services
The Record
It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of ...
Comment
Newly insured to deepen primary care doctor gap
The Record
Getting face time with the family doctor could soon become even harder.
Comment
Severe blood shortage reported in North Jersey
The Record
Blood donations are desperately needed after inventory has dwindled to less than a day’s supply, said the Community Blood Services in Paramus on Wednesday.
Comment
Sep 10, 2013
Christie signs bill easing access to medical marijuana by sick children
The Record
Governor Christie on Tuesday signed a bill that makes it easier for seriously ill children to obtain medical marijuana.
Comment
DEA insists cold drug can be used in meth-making
The Record
A cold and allergy decongestant now being sold nationwide contains a new form of pseudoephedrine that's being billed as difficult to use to make methamphetamine, but the Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday that it still won't allow it to be sold over ...
Comment
Report finds aging US faces crisis in cancer care
The Record
A new report says the U.S. is facing a crisis in cancer care in a time of aging baby boomers, complex new treatments and rising costs.
Comment
Summer colds caused by a different virus than the winter variety
The Record
It's a pleasant 80 degrees outside, but you've got an itchy throat, stuffy nose, achy muscles and a fever. And while everyone else seems to be outside enjoying the last few weeks of summer, ...
Comment
Suspected mumps cases in Monmouth County grows
The Record
Officials say the number of suspected mumps cases in Monmouth County has grown to 36.
Comment
Sep 09, 2013
US health secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveils health care initiative in Hoboken
The Record
President Obama’s chief advocate for the Affordable Care Act visited Hoboken and Newark Monday to call attention to the Oct. 1 opening of new insurance markets for the uninsured and to enlist ...
Comment
N.J. Assembly OKs bill with medical pot changes [video]
The Record
Parents of children seeking medical marijuana celebrated a small victory Monday as the state Assembly signed off on the governor’s changes to a bill that would improve access to the drug.
Comment
Patient's bill soars as health law program falters
The Record
Coping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute insurance she was offered ...
Comment
Robohand uses 3D printing to replace lost digits
The Record
Richard Van As, a South African carpenter, lost four fingers from his right hand to a circular saw two years ago.
Comment
Kathleen Sebelius in New Jersey to discuss 'Obamacare'
The Record
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited New Jersey Monday morning to promote the impending opening of a government marketplace to help people purchase health insurance.
Comment
Blind people are granted gun permits in Iowa
The Record
Iowa law enforcement officials are debating the wisdom of granting gun permits to blind people.
Comment
NJ Assembly to vote on medical pot changes
The Record
Monday's vote would allow dispensaries to grow and sell more than three varieties of pot to patients and to provide the drug in an edible form to children.
Comment
Sep 07, 2013
Old-school practice still suits Fair Lawn doctor, 91
The Record
Dr. Martin Wisch has been practicing medicine for more than 60 years now, , after putting away his veterinarian’s shingle and going to medical school. Today, at 91, he still has a thriving ...
Comment
Sep 06, 2013
FDA study says amount of arsenic in rice is low
The Record
The Food and Drug Administration says consumers shouldn't worry too much about levels of arsenic in rice — but should vary their diets just in case.
Comment
Emerson and Saddle Brook residents are among 22 probable mumps cases in N.J.
The Record
At least two people from North Jersey — one from Emerson and one from Saddle Brook — are among the 22 probable cases of mumps being investigated by the Monmouth County Health Department, ...
Comment
Sep 05, 2013
Health law coverage may track workplace cost shift
The Record
President Barack Obama's health care law appears to mirror a trend in job-based insurance, where employees are being nudged into cost-saving plans that require them to pay a bigger share of their medical expenses.
Comment
Study: Children's use of e-cigarettes increasing
The Record
Children — like adults — are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students.
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