The holidays are an exciting time of year for kids. There are many tempting new sights, places and items to explore. To help ensure that the littlest members of your family have a safe holiday season, here are some tips …
Would You Know What to Do If Your Child Needed Emergency Treatment?
It is rare for children to become seriously ill with no warning. Depending on your child’s symptoms, you usually should contact your child’s pediatrician for advice. Early recognition and treatment of symptoms can prevent an illness or injury from getting …
Safety Guide for Thanksgiving Turkey
Whether selecting a turkey that’s fresh or frozen, large or small, pre-stuffed, un-stuffed or one you plan to stuff at home, special care is required in preparing and cooking turkey to destroy harmful bacteria that can produce illness.
To make …
New Guidelines Double the Amount of Recommended Vitamin D for Infants, Children and Adolescents
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is doubling the amount of vitamin D it recommends for infants, children and adolescents. The new clinical report, “Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents,” recommends all children receive …
Looking for a Good Local Doctor? Hundreds of South Jersey’s Top Docs are Right Here at Cooper
South Jersey residents have easy access to scores of outstanding Cooper physicians who have earned the rank of “Top Doc” in surveys conducted by Philadelphia magazine, South Jersey Magazine, New Jersey Monthly magazine and SJ Magazine.
Selection …
Don’t Put It Off Any Longer: Get Help to Quit Smoking Now
In observance of National Lung Cancer Awareness month (November), physicians at the Cooper Cancer Institute remind you that cigarette smoking is responsible for approximately one in five deaths in the United States.
In fact, the American Lung Association reports that …
Special Stretching Exercises for Raking Leaves
Stretching out your muscles before and after vigorous physical activity is just as important for strenuous household chores as it is for athletic endeavors, notes physical therapist Courtney Budd, M.S.P.T., C.S.C.S., supervisor of physical therapy at the Cooper Bone and …
10 Back-Saving Tips for Autumn Raking
In observance of National Spinal Health Month (October), physicians at the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute offer these precautionary tips to help you protect your back from pain or injury while working in the yard this fall.
RAKING LEAVES
Raking …
What Is High Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and other health problems.
“Blood pressure” is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries …
Take Time for a Mammogram
If you’re a woman over 40 and you can’t remember the last time you had a mammogram, you may be overdue.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some …