Perry Avenue Family Medical

08/26/2015

Make sure you discuss your weight loss plan with your doctor. We can also help make one with you. Involving us will help the plan stick!

http://nycity.today/content/284453-physician-plays-important-role-physician-guided-weight-loss-program-study

People who seek support from their doctors to lose weight are able to shed more than those who do not take help from their doctors. A study that continued for two years has found that losing weight is easier if the effort is supported by doctor’s support.

08/13/2015

PAFM is proud to have participated in the Royal Bengal Pathmela in the Bronx!

02/18/2015

Those with asthma should take extra care during the extreme cold weather.

http://bronx.news12.com/news/perry-avenue-family-medical-center-offers-cold-weather-tips-for-asthma-sufferers-1.9935613

Doctors are warning asthma sufferers to take extra care of themselves in the extremely cold

02/03/2015

While there has been some debate about the importance of getting vaccinated in light of a recent measles outbreak, please stay properly informed and get vaccinated as prescribed by your doctor.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/02/measles-perilous-but-preventable/

Amid a rare U.S. outbreak, some reminders about the need and safety of vaccinations for all.

01/06/2015

Do your best to keep cell phones away from the kid's beds this year. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

(Reuters Health) - Parents concerned about their children not getting enough sleep may want to remove televisions and other small electronics from the kids’ bedrooms, according to a new study. Children who slept with televisions or other sma...

10/09/2014

The importance of getting vaccinated!

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2014/01/growing_up_unvaccinated_a_healthy_lifestyle_couldn_t_prevent_many_childhood.html

I am the ’70s child of a health nut. I wasn’t vaccinated. I was brought up on an incredibly healthy diet: no sugar till I was 1, breastfed for over a year, organic homegrown vegetables, raw milk, no MSG, no additives, no aspartame. My mother used homeopathy, aromatherapy, osteopathy; we...

09/29/2014

School is starting! See some of the best ways to keep your energy level up. No. 1 is cheap and easy - stay hydrated!

http://www.cham.org/documents/endocrinology/CHAM-Endocrinology-Newsletter-September-2014.pdf

08/18/2014

Make sure you inquire about PAFM's online portal at the office if you don't already use it.

office offers a patient portal, 40 percent were not aware of a patient portal offering�and 11 percent of patients know their doctor doesn?t offer one, according to a survey of�430 patients from research firm TechnologyAdvice.

04/28/2014