Health Update

In New Jersey, unlike most other states, anyone can identify themselves as a nurse and get away with it.

If you don’t remember if you had measles as a kid, ideally you should try to find your childhood vaccination records or some other documentation of measles immunity, like school records.

Dopamine is an extremely important chemical messenger in the brain involved in reward, motivation, memory, attention and even regulating body movements. Here are some quick tips to increase your levels

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. 6th District, said people are under the assumption that asbestos has already been banned. But that's simply not true.

You know summer is just around the corner when NJ starts testing the waters for fecal bacteria.

A microorganism called Streptomyces griseus has been named New Jersey's state microbe.

The American Heart Association’s annual walk is coming up on May 18th on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

Debra Wentz, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, confirms that thoughts of suicide, depression and bullying are up by a 52% in teens over the past decade.

The primary source of federal funding for public health has dwindled significantly as risks to our health increase, according to a new report.

So you are doing your physical therapy and working hard to get better, but how well are you eating? Good Nutrition plays a vital role in recovery from an injury. A local physical therapist from Integrity Physical Therapy tells us why.