Author: Greater Media

  • The numbers never lie

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Knowing your cholesterol numbers says you’re in charge; you’re the master of your heart health.What more do you need to track? Plenty. Your age, race, gender, weight, diet and exercise habits and whether you have diabetes could determine your potential for a heart attack or stroke, according to new guidelines…

  • Edison board moves election to November

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Board of Education will move its annual election from April to November, following a course that most New Jersey school districts have taken in recent years. After a lengthy discussion, the board voted 6-2 in favor of the move. The decision binds the board to hold its elections…

  • Citizens Climate Lobby to host Feb. 7 meeting

    The Edison chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby will hold its monthly meeting 12:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at 119 University Ave., Metuchen. Citizens Climate Lobby is a national grassroots organization working to build political will to address the challenge of climate change. For more information, visit www.citizensclimatelobby.org or send an email to the local chapter at…

  • Add it up

    You can figure out your 10- year risk for cardiovascular disease using an online calculator from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. However, the calculator isn’t without controversy. Some suggest that the data used to determine risk is too old to be useful. Dr. William A. Zoghbi argues the merits of…

  • Teen’s efforts take aim at addiction to opiates

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Metuchen High School student Heather Jones interviews Matthew Sielski, an EMT with the Metuchen First Aid Squad, for her documentary on opiate addiction. A Metuchen teen has taken a dark problem facing the community and brought it into the light. “Overdose from opiates is the No. 1 source of accidental…

  • Get heart and stroke smart: Rock your red Feb. 6

    By Eric J. Uhrik, M.D. It’s not just a man’s disease. National Wear Red Day is a day set aside for women to learn how to lessen their risk for heart attack and stroke. Heart disease and stroke kill 1 in 3 women, yet it is 80 percent preventable with lifestyle changes and medication. So…

  • Edison, Metuchen recognized for efforts toward sustainability

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Edison and Metuchen have achieved Bronze-level certification in the Sustainable Jersey program, placing them among the ranks of 177 municipalities around the state that are certified as sustainable by the organization. “Municipalities that earn this certification are considered by their peers, state government, experts and civic organizations in New Jersey…

  • Safe snow shoveling

    By Clare Schuld, R.N. Shoveling snow can be dangerous and should be approached with caution. If you have lifting limitations or back problems, it might be best to hire someone to help you rather than take a chance of injuring yourself. If, however, you are unable to do that and absolutely must shovel your own…

  • Edison nurse recognized for being ‘strong leader’

    Eddie Perez EDISON — A township resident has been named a “don” of nursing for the care he provides at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Eddie Perez, director of nursing in the Medical Surgical Division at St. Joseph’s, was among 19 honorees at the 2014 Divas and Dons in Nursing celebration sponsored by…