Health & Wellness

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- A recent national report on contaminated children's vitamins caught the attention of Syed Hussaini, the owner of Medicos Phramacy in West Orange.

The article last month reported that a Kansas parent had discovered metal shavings in the gummy vitamins of her 3-year-old. Although the toddler was not seriously affected after taking the Zarbees Naturals vitamins, X-rays did ...

ESSEX COUNTY AREA, NJ — Essex County’s Code Blue procedures are being activated through Monday, Jan. 14 due to extreme cold weather in the forecast, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced on Thursday.

When a Code Blue is declared, a network of warming stations operated by the county and its municipalities as well as ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The West Essex YMCA is hosting an all-day open house event, featuring free fitness classes, youth activities and more on Saturday, Jan. 5.

Fitness classes will be open to the community in the morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., followed by mid-day youth activities from 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. A YMCA camp open house will follow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., where the camp ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston extended congratulations to the parents of the first baby born in 2019.

Elias was the first baby born in the New Year at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Parents Eeva and Andy and their daughter Hanna (pictured) welcomed the fourth member of their family at 1:14 a.m. Tuesday. Elias weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 20 inches long.

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Medicos Pharmacy, a new member of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce (WOCC), held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 19 after opening for business earlier in the fall.

Attendees included WOCC members, Medicos Pharmacy teammates and Medicos clients. Located at 741 Northfield Avenue in West Orange in the medical building across from the JCC, Medicos ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Santa made a pit stop in Livingston just before Christmas to spread holiday cheer and visit babies in the Saint Barnabas Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Check out this photo gallery of the infants in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

All photos courtesy of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center NICU.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Patients and staff at the RWJBarnabas Health family of hospitals, including Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) in Livingston, were treated to a holiday-season visit by members of the New Jersey Devils National Hockey League (NHL) team.

As RWJBarnabas Health is the official health care provider for the New Jersey Devils, current players, team alumni and the NJ ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Medicos Pharmacy now carries CBD, a 100 percent legal product that is neither addictive nor psychoactive.

Cannabidiol (CBD) has worked its way into health food stores, gyms, and now, independent pharmacies throughout the country. Medicos Pharmacy is carrying one of the most highly regulated and potent products on the market. Shipped directly from a farm in Kentucky, the ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Eveny de Mendez, acting superintendent for the West Orange School District, provided an update at Tuesday night's board of education meeting regarding testing for Legionella pneumophila, a bacterium commonly found in water that causes Legionnaires’ disease. Many of the facilities are being retested this week after initial remediation efforts, she said.

Testing ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Deegan Dental is celebrating the holiday season and the New Year with a special for new patients.

From now until April 6, 2019, the New Patient Special includes an exam, cleaning and X-rays for only $150.00* (Regularly $375.00). That is a savings of over $200! 

(*not valid if gum disease is present. Present TAPinto ad at time of ...