A leading group of pediatricians are calling for stricter national regulation and stronger commitment to eliminate sources of lead before exposure occurs. Despite dramatic declines in childhood lead poisoning over the past few decades, the United States is doing too little to prevent new poisonings,…
Researchers have now confirmed a significant presence of one type of small and potentially dangerous type of jellyfish found in the Monmouth Beach and Oceanport areas of the Jersey Shore. About 60 clinging jellyfish were collected over the weekend. Clinging jellyfish have also been found…
Every year thousands of people suffer from heat-related conditions (hyperthermia) like heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every year around 300 people in the U.S. die from excessive heat exposure. Most of these individuals happen…
With every public school in New Jersey under orders to test for lead in their water supplies following the discovery of elevated levels in several Newark school facilities earlier this year, school districts across the state now face potential litigation. The Business Insider has reported…
Elevated lead levels have been found in more samples from New Jersey’s largest school district, where officials shut off sinks and drinking fountains at 30 facilities last month. According to the Associated Press, Newark schools released data last Thursday night showing that lead above the…
By Kathleen O’Brien | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 05, 2016 at 1:20 PM, updated April 05, 2016 at 2:08 PM A man who received one of the 67 flu vaccinations administered at a company wellness…
Thanksgiving is all about turkey, cranberries, football and traffic jams. A Plymouth Rock Assurance study shows that midday hours are the busiest for travel in New Jersey. The study shows 87% of New Jersey residents traveling on Thanksgiving Day will do so between 10 am…
An inferior vena cava filter (IVC filter) is a type of vascular filter, a medical device that is implanted by radiologists or vascular surgeons into the inferior vena cava in an attempt to prevent life threatening pulmonary embolisms. The filters are small, spider-like devices that…
