Mon-Oc Federal Credit Union employees and members will be making donations to three local charities in the Monmouth and Ocean County area. All five Mon-Oc offices will be accepting gift donations to present to three charitable causes during the holiday season. Individuals can choose an "Angel" from their Angel tree and donate a gift to benefit three charitable organizations for local children. Individuals who would like to choose an Angel and donate a gift can contact the branch manager at (800) MONOC-95 at any of the following locations:
• Toms River Branch, Route 9 and 571. Gift donations will be accepted to benefit Ocean’s Harbor House through Dec. 19. Details: Gwen Culver, ext. 760.
• Freehold Service Center, 3338 Route 9 south, Barclay Square. Donations will be accepted to benefit Bradley Street Elementary School until Dec. 15. Details: Maria Cainzos, ext. 754.
• Middletown Service Center, 1080 Route 35 south. Gift donations will be accepted to benefit the Toys for Tots program by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve until Dec. 16. Details: Rose Jensen, ext. 710.
• Neptune Branch, 783 Wayside Road. Gift donations will be accepted to benefit Bradley Street Elementary School until Dec. 15. Details: Margaret Arling, ext. 725.
• Barnegat Service Center, 912 W. Bay Ave., Barnegat Village Shopping Center. Gift donations will be accepted to benefit Ocean’s Harbor House until Dec. 17. Details: Patricia Fabiano, ext. 740.
New Jersey Diagnostic Imaging, an outpatient radiology facility located in Brick, installed the GE Millennium MyoSIGHT, a compact dedicated nuclear cardiology imaging system, to help its physicians detect and diagnose cardiac disease, while enhancing patient comfort.
New Jersey Diagnostic Imaging uses nuclear medicine imaging to show how well blood is delivered to the heart muscle and how well the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body.
MyoSIGHT supports a wide range of cardiac imaging modes to deliver state-of-the-art image quality. This cardiac imaging system also features an integrated arm and head support for patient comfort, and easy patient access. Its open system design means faster, more comfortable imaging. Patients’ heads remain completely outside the imaging system, which significantly reduces claustrophobic apprehension.
Nuclear medicine has the ability to provide physiological and anatomic information for virtually every system of the body. It uses small amounts of radioactive "tracer," which localize in a particular organ of interest. The distribution of the tracer, or its flow through a particular organ, allows the physician to extract diagnostic information about how well the organ is working.
Most nuclear medicine procedures are painless and involve a simple injection in the arm to introduce the tracer. The tracer remains in a patient’s body from 10 minutes to 6 hours, depending upon the type being used for the procedure.
New Jersey Diagnostic Imaging has been serving the Brick area since 1988. Besides nuclear medicine, they offer high field and open MRI CT scanning, mammography, ultrasound, X-ray and bone densitometry.
Dr. Daniel J. Cruoglio, a board-certified chiropractor at First Choice Health Group, Brick, and certified "Back Safe" consultant, will provide technical support and training for employees of United Airlines at Philadelphia Airport, Dec. 18 and Jan. 12-13, through Future Industrial Technologies Inc.
Future Industrial Technologies Inc., of California, trains doctors and therapists in preventive practices at work and organizes workshops for employees in major industries. Dr. Cruoglio will analyze current practices and procedures of United Airlines’ employees while at work, and then provide customized training for them to prevent back injuries.
Dr. Cruoglio, a member of the Doctors’ Speakers Bureau, speaks at no charge to local groups on health-related topics such as lower back pain; carpal tunnel syndrome; back, neck and shoulder pain; arthritis; and stress among other topics.