Hepatitis B in the U.S., 1999–2008

The rates of HBV exposure and chronic infection were significantly lower in 1999–2008 than in 1988–1994; 2-year-olds had higher immunity rates than adults. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver disease worldwide. HBV-associated morbidity and...

Cell Phones Seen Affecting Brain Biochemistry

You may be getting calls about a preliminary study showing that cell phone usage for about an hour can affect glucose metabolism in the area of the brain closest to the phone’s antenna. The study appears in JAMA. Some 50 healthy participants had cell phones...

We’re Tobacco Free Inside and Out

Dodge Park Rest Home cares about their residents and employees well being and wants to help them live a healthier life. That is why Dodge Park Rest Home is 100 percent tobacco free, inside and out. For the health and safety of our residents, staff members and...

Arthur R. Norman, 79

Arthur R. Norman, 79, formerly of Auburn, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Dodge Park Rest Home, Worcester, following an illness. His wife, Sophie M. (Czajkowski) Norman died in 1996. He leaves his son, Steven J. Norman and his wife, Cheryl of Leicester; his...