Dr. Steven M. Marcus, executive director of the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System (NJPIES) at UMDNJ, is available to provide comment on a warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the risks of electronic cigarettes.
Adults between the ages of 34 and 56 are at greater risk of dying from poisonings than from motor vehicle accidents, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released on Friday. Poisoning deaths include those resulting from drug overdose or other misuse of drugs and those associated with solid or liquid biologic substances, gases or vapors, or other substances.
The persistent cool and damp weather in the Northeast this spring put many outdoor activities on hold. With the weather finally improving, many people will head outdoors, and when they do, they are likely to ticks lurking, ready to latch onto the next warm-blooded body that comes by. "And that could spell serious health trouble," warns Dr. Chad Richmond, a UMDNJ family physician.
Physicians and tobacco dependence experts from the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and the Tobacco Dependence Program at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health are available to discuss the new FDA 'boxed warning' on Chantix and Zyban.
Dr. Steven M. Marcus, executive director of the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System (NJPIES) at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, is available to provide comment on the recommendation by a federal advisory panel that the FDA ban the prescription painkillers Percocet and Vicodin, and reduce the dosage of over-the-counter acetaminophen because of the effects on the liver.
Each year, one of every three people over age 65 suffers a fall, resulting in nearly 16,000 deaths. Falls in the elderly cause 1.8 million emergency room visits and 433,000 hospitalizations for injuries such as bruises, fractures and head trauma. Dr. Anita Chopra, a UMDNJ geriatrician, can discuss newly published research on falls as well as ways to protect the elderly from injuries caused by falls.
Orthopedic surgeons have felt for some time that complete knee replacement is cost-effective treatment for severe osteoarthritis and delivers the best quality of life for many patients, says UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph Benevenia and results from a new study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, only bolster that belief.
Consumers of over-the-counter homeopathic and "natural" cold remedies should carefully research such treatment options and properly follow dosage instructions, urges a UMDNJ physician who specializes in integrative medicine. Dr. Adam Perlman, M.P.H., F.A.C.P., is available for interview.
Public health experts Dr. George T. DiFerdinando, who leads the New Jersey Center for Health Preparedness at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health, and David Perlin, Ph.D., director of the Public Health Research Institute at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, are available to discuss the H1N1 pandemic declared on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Stephen Scheinthal, F.A.C.N., a geriatric psychiatrist and associate director of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA), is available to discuss the importance of maintaining an active and productive lifestyle as an older adult, in recognition of Older Americans' Mental Health Week, May 24-30.
Health care professionals and patients must be aware of the amount of botulinum neurotoxin products administered to prevent the serious adverse events that have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to change safety labels on products including Botox, urges Joseph McArdle, Ph.D., a professor at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
Dr. Peter Wenger, medical director for Project Vaccinate, an immunization case management and community action initiative, is available to discuss the importance of vaccinations to infants during National Infant Immunization Week April 25-May 2, which highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and the achievements of immunization programs.
Experts at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School's Autism Center are developing new chip technology that will help diagnose autism; directing a New Jersey population-based autism monitoring system; and expanding professional and community outreach and educational activities to revolutionize care for the estimated 67 million people affected by autism.
The executive director of the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System (NJPIES) at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School is available to provide comment on the FDA warning issued today on the consumption of products containing pistachios. Marcus, a professor of preventive medicine and community health, established NJ PIES, the state's poison control center, more than 20 years ago.
After a bitterly cold and snowy winter, many look forward to the warmer, breezy, sunny days of this new season, but along with the arrival of spring come the dreaded itchy eyes, scratchy ears and throat and sneezing, all symptoms of allergies. Dr. Catherine Monteleone, a board-certified allergist at UMDNJ, has tips for allergy survival.
A "catastrophe in the making," TB is a worldwide scourge, killing 1.7 million annually. America, with 13,000 cases each year, is not immune. TB, the leading killer of people with HIV, kills more people than any other infectious disease. TB disproportionately affects the elderly, low-income groups, health care workers and people who live in nursing homes, correctional facilities and homeless shelters.
The New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging, one of the nation's premier providers of geriatric education, research and clinical services, has experts available to discuss the complex nature of Alzheimer's and the challenges of treating and caring for individuals affected by this devastating disease.
Experts from UMDNJ provide tips on everything from managing children's expectations and coping with grief and caregiver stress to how to take care of your feet during marathon shopping, eating well, dieting success and quitting smoking. Also included are tips for cancer prevention gifts for the holidays.
University pediatrician offers tips on treating cough and cold symptoms in children without using over-the-counter medications.
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