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Obesity is the leading cause of years of life lost due to preventable health problems in America. While obesity ranks #1, other top factors that can shave unnecessary years off our lives are diabetes, tobacco, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The BAD NEWS is that more Americans than ever are suffering from life threatening […]

Posted on April 21 2017

Type 2 diabetes, once considered a disease for adults, is increasingly common in tweens and teens. As childhood obesity has continued its upward trend for the past 30 years, a report in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that this excess weight in young people has corresponded with another troubling health issue: an increase […]

Posted on April 14 2017

Medical Offices of Manhattan is proud to offer LabFinder.com’s revolutionary medical test scheduling and patient record management technology. Check out this short video that explains their mission to save lives. Now you can effortlessly schedule and book your blood tests & radiology exams with a provider in your insurance network… All from the convenience of […]

Posted on March 24 2017

New research shows that the percentage of adult Americans who are either overweight or obese is rising higher than ever. But a frightening counterintuitive data point shows that the number of these adults who have thus switched to a healthier diet has actually dropped during the same period (according to the Journal of the American […]

Posted on March 10 2017

No, you’re not just seeing things! It’s now a reality that more and more foods at your local market are labeled “natural”. That’s because food producers are giving us more of we’re telling them we want.  According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 73% of shoppers seek out labels with this “natural” term. So now […]

Posted on March 3 2017

If you’re looking to improve your financial life or your health, there is one move you can make that will pay greater rewards than any other. According to Jean Chatzky on NBCnews.com there is a specific behavior you can make into a habit that will help with these goals. Warning: it doesn’t sound very fun. […]

Posted on February 27 2017