03.26.08
Posted in Health at 9:52 am by william_lee_intern
Councilman John C. Liu announced an upcoming clinic on worker’s rights in collaboration with the Urban Justice Center. The clinic will offer one-on-one sessions to consult with attorneys on issues ranging from unpaid wages to unfair treatment. It will take place on Monday, March 31, at the office of Councilman Liu in Flushing, Queens. Language interpretation will be provided in Spanish, Korean and Chinese.
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03.25.08
Posted in Community Alerts, Health at 8:24 am by william_lee_intern
The American Cancer Society’s Asian Initiatives Unit will host a community health fair on March 29 at the Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354 to help promote cancer prevention and early detection in the Asian community. The health fair will provide attendees with the opportunity to obtain cancer and other health information and to get free blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol testing as well as complimentary mammograms, pap smears, and oral cancer screenings to meet the needs of the Asian Community.
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03.24.08
Posted in Health at 9:45 am by william_lee_intern
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicides account for a higher percentage of deaths in Asians than in whites, blacks, and Hispanics. For raising awareness of the high rate of suicide in the Asian community, nursing faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing hope to prevent deaths by giving healthcare professionals tools to intervene.
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Posted in Health at 8:46 am by william_lee_intern
A Filipino doctor whose name is Christopher M. Guerrero spearheads yearly medical outreach projects in far flung and depressed areas of the country. He will be one of 50 medical practitioners in the United States who will receive the prestigious American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award. Dr. Christopher M. Guerrero will be the first Filipino-American to receive the award, considered the equivalent of the US medical excellence award. Since 1997, Guerrero has been leading medical missions in his province and in other parts of the country, saying this is his way of giving back to his countrymen.
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03.11.08
Posted in Health at 9:32 am by william_lee
Maria Fang and Carolyn Gan
These two members have recently joined as a new members of the Honorary Council for Asian Heart and Vascular Center
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03.06.08
Posted in Health at 11:48 am by william_lee
Malaysia offers western-style medical treatment to Europeans and North Americans who choose to come for “healing holidays.”
Healing holidays are the latest trend in travel — “hospital-ity” in the purest sense. Click here to read more.
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03.04.08
Posted in Health at 4:27 pm by william_lee
India is the world’s largest consumer of gold. South Asian jewelry is generally of higher purity than western jewelry - 22 karats, compared to 14 karats
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02.27.08
Posted in Health at 5:28 pm by william_lee
People of Chinese or South Asian descent have more acute risk factors, mainly due to their generally smaller stature, the reason click here
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02.20.08
Posted in Health at 11:58 am by william_lee
Warm, caring RN with compassion for the elderly needed to oversee residents’ well-being and to provide leadership to nurses and resident assistants.
Located in the heart of the International District, Nikkei Manor is a 50-unit assisted living facility serving a predominately Japanese-American population. In addition to a rewarding career opportunity, Nikkei Manor also provides free parking, competitive compensation, excellent benefits – including 100% employer paid health insurance (medical, dental and vision) and a sign-on bonus of $3,000
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01.31.08
Posted in Health at 10:59 pm by william_lee
According to this article, Asian kids are getting fatter.
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