For the third consecutive year, Cooper University Hospital has received the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation. The 2007/2008 award identifies hospitals from throughout the nation which health-care consumers have chosen as having the best doctors, best nurses, …
Whether discussing E.coli bacteria or cold and flu viruses, all of the experts agree: One of the best ways to prevent the spread of germs and infection is cleanliness, both personal and environmental.
From frequent and thorough hand-washing to using …
Type 2 diabetes, previously called adult-onset diabetes or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes develops when there’s a problem in the way the body makes or uses insulin, which is a hormone released by …
Before people develop type 2 diabetes, a lifelong disease marked by high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood, they almost always have a condition known as “pre-diabetes.” This occurs when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not …
Residents of 160 islands that comprise Okinawa, Japan, are more likely to reach 100 years of age than people living anywhere in the world. We know from research that it is not a “longevity gene.” Okinawans who move away and …
Cooper University physicians are urging people to get vaccinated against influenza this year, citing the nationwide trend of fewer people getting shots in recent years.
According to reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), confusion about …
Heart disease and stroke are the nation’s number one and number three killers, respectively, with stroke being the leading cause of disability.
Learn about the factors that increase your chances for cardiovascular disease and what you can do about them. …
Before you dip into that stash of Halloween candy hanging around the house or at the office, consider this: One “fun size” Baby Ruth candy bar contains 130 calories and seven grams of fat.
Eat four of them, and you’ve …
If breast cancer survivor Janet Knowles had to sum up in one sentence her sentiments for her doctors and nurses at the Cooper Cancer Institute, she said it would be this: “Thank you for giving me back the joy of …
A rheumatologist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of arthritis and other rheumatic (inflammatory) diseases that can affect the joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, muscles, skin and other tissue and internal organs. In addition to completing medical school and …