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Posted on Jun 3, 2013
Annual health fair planned for June 27 at Midland Beach on Staten Island By Bea Victor on June 02, 2013 at 12:22 PM, updated June 02, 2013 at 12:23 PM Participants gather at Midland Beach at last year's Health and Information Fair. Staten Island ...
Posted on Jun 3, 2013
Staten Island prescription drug addicts resort to painkiller 'road trips' By John M. Annese/Staten Island Advance Follow on Twitter on June 02, 2013 at 6:00 AM Staten Islanders have been going off the Island to get prescriptions for pills. ...
Posted on May 26, 2013
2013 Staten Island Advance Memorial Day Run: As we run and walk, we remember By George Kochman on May 26, 2013 at 8:58 AM Runners break away from the starting line at the 2012 Staten Island Advance Memorial Day Run.Advance File Photo/Hilton Flores ...
Posted on Feb 14, 2013 By Christian Preston
Left to right - Bobbi Pellegrino, PA-C, Eric Varela, John Shiau, MD. "Being in the military was the greatest time in my life," said Ret. Staff Sergeant Eric Varela who joined the U.S. Army in 1997. But the long military career Eric ...
Posted on Jan 21, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
Dr. Christopher Demas, director of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at SIUH, and patient Kim Forstater discuss her breast reconstruction procedure. The phone call that Kim Forstater received on Valentine's Day 2005 was anything but sweet. ...
Posted on Jan 21, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
In 2006, Kenneth Hood weighed more than 300 pounds and had a host of health issues. Today, he maintains his weight around 175 pounds and is healthy. By the time Kenneth Hood considered gastric bypass surgery in 2006, he had gained and lost 100 pounds ...
Posted on Jun 4, 2013 By Christian Preston
Last month, actress Angelina Jolie captured headlines when she announced she voluntarily had a double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene. The gene greatly increased her risk for breast cancer. But did you know that breast cancer is ...
Posted on Apr 3, 2013
Spring is here, regardless of Staten Island Chuck's prediction. But don't go rolling down the windows and dropping the rag top on the car just yet. Nothing welcomes the warm weather like allergies. Here are a few tips to save your sinuses and ...
Posted on Mar 8, 2013
Time for a checkup; did you schedule a colorectal screening last year like we discussed? If you're reading this and think that it sounds familiar, it's not Déjà vu. It's just important that we talk about colorectal health ...
Posted on Apr 2, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
Faced with mystery ingredients and a ticking clock two chefs from Staten Island University Hospital North cooked their way to second place in North Shore-LIJ Health System's Ultimate Chef Healthy Entrée Challenge. The event, held on March ...
Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
From left, Staten Island University Hospital volunteers Katherine Cappetta and Leondina Caccavo, along with Susan Lamberti, a member of the hospital's Service Auxiliary, were honored at the 20th annual United Hospital Fund's Hospital Auxilian ...
Posted on Mar 15, 2013
Barbara Schierenbeck, Assistant Nurse Manager 4B In her nearly 36 years as a registered nurse, Barbara Schierenbeck has worked with countless patients. But one in particular stands out in her mind. It was during the mid 1980s and she was working in ...