Monthly Archives: October 2011

Halloween: Treat or Skip?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by lratner

As vam­pires, ghosts and super­heroes of all ages parade through the streets, and neigh­bor­hoods in their quest for candy, health care work­ers must be pre­pared for a night full of sur­prises. Sure there’ll be the usual array of chest pains, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Red Ribbon Week 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by lratner

Do you know about Red Rib­bon Week? It is the old­est and largest drug pre­ven­tion cam­paign in the U.S. It takes place dur­ing the last full week in Octo­ber and it brings mil­lions of peo­ple together to raise aware­ness regard­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Wiping Out Listeria

Posted on October 4, 2011 by lratner

By Linda Rat­ner RN Eat­ing food con­t­a­m­i­nated with Lis­te­ria can make you very sick and for those with an imma­ture or com­pro­mised  immune sys­tem, it can be fatal.  One very impor­tant way to stay healthy is to wipe down your kitchen cook­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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