According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), some 15 million Americans (more than a third of whom are children) have a food allergy. Food allergies account for hundreds of thousands of hospital visits per year and are the leading cause of anaphylaxis. On Saturday, Oct. 13, FAAN will… Read More →
The College of New Rochelle holds its fourth annual Fitness for Life! Day this Thursday. It begins at 9 a.m. with a 1-mile walk/run, starting at the Maura Lawn. From 10 a.m. to noon, and then again from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., members of the community can head to… Read More →
Last week The Journal News wrote about Karen Tucker and Alexi Brock, a pair of teachers in the New Rochelle school system with a unique bond: a kidney. Tucker has polycystic disease and is in need of a kidney transplant. Brock offered one of her kidneys and was deemed a… Read More →
The Bezer Holiness Church in New Rochelle is sponsoring a community health fair on Saturday, Sept. 3. The event, at 375 Huguenot St., will offer screenings for diabetes and blood pressure and feature workshops on topics including child safety; reducing diabetes risk; exercise and weight management; controlling asthma; and blood… Read More →
Two area nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Health for deficiencies discovered in late-2009 inspections. According to the Long Term Care Community Coalition, a watchdog group, Elant at Brandywine, Inc., in Briarcliff Manor, and Sutton Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in New Rochelle, were each… Read More →
Sound Shore Medical Center has announced a series of upcoming Blood Drives in the area: • Thursday, Nov. 18, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mamaroneck High School, 1000 W. Boston Rd. • Sunday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Augustine’s Church, 18 Cherry Ave., Larchmont • Thursday, Dec, 2, 5 p.m…. Read More →
Rummy 500 used to be the game of choice among residents at the Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre. Now the place is caught up in a full-blown domino fever — and there’s a story behind that. My colleague Jorge Fitz-Gibbon noticed the game being played there when he covered… Read More →
