Author: Greater Media
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SCAN offers ‘Take Control of Your Health’ workshops throughout Monmouth County
Social Community Activities Network (SCAN) in Eatontown is offering free workshops for adults with chronic health conditions.Take Control of Your Health (TCOYH) is a sixweek evidence-based workshop created by Stanford University. It provides you with support and essential tools necessary to help you design your own strategy for managing chronic conditions such as arthritis, heart…
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Low back pain affects high school athletes
By David Bertone, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S. Most adults at some point throughout their life will develop low back pain. In fact, the chance is fairly high with most studies putting the likelihood at 80 percent.The incidence of low back pain in adolescents has been estimated to be in the range of 15 to 20 percent.This…
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Preventing the holiday weight gain dread
By Joanne Gerr, M.S.W., C.S.W. With Halloween over and Thanksgiving on the way, holiday excitement is building.This is the season of dreams, hope, and family good will. But underneath, some of us have a creeping concern — fear of weight gain. Holiday treats add up and up and turn into extra pounds that are hard…
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Is BRCA1 and 2 gene testing right for you?
By John Pellegrino, M.D. BRCA stands for BReast CAncer. Without you ever being aware of it, normal BRCA genes help you fight back against cancer cells that may try to invade the body over the course of your lifetime. But some families carry mutated or “broken” BRCA genes that can be passed down from one…
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Colts Neck installs drop-off box to discard prescription drugs
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Residents can now safely dispose of their unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications at Colts Neck Police Headquarters. A prescription drug drop-off box was installed in the lobby of police headquarters in October as part of Project Medicine Drop, developed by the New Jersey Division of Consumer…
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Area schools welcome educators from Taiwan
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A delegation of 18 educators from New Taipei City, Taiwan, visited four public school districts in Monmouth County for a week in October, according to Rocco Tomazic, the superintendent of schools in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. Events were planned in the Freehold Regional High School…
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Indictment charges Freehold resident with drug offenses
FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough resident has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury on drug charges relating to incidents that occurred on two days in June. According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Melvin Love, 51, of Center Street, was indicted on Oct. 15. Christopher J. Figliozzi, 50, of Browns Mills, was indicted…
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Howell’s Servidio captures conference all-around title
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Monica Servidio used a clean routine on the balance beam to propel her to the all-around championship at the Shore Conference Gymnastics Championships on Nov. 1 at Brick Memorial High School. Servidio won with a total score of 38.200. She also won the floor exercise and took…
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Better Business Bureau to host presentation
North Brunswick AARP Chapter 3885 will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at the North Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Place. Melissa Companick, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of New Jersey, will talk about how the organization helps consumers. Enrollment for new members begins in November.
