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Madeline “Madge” DeFelice Zambito
Mrs. Zambito, 84, of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, died May 21, 2013, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1997, she was employed for 27 years by the Old Bridge Township Board of Education as an aide at Madison Park School. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul J. Zambito Jr., and…
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Free concert series begins in Middlesex County
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series will get underway this month. At Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, O’Leary Boulevard, South Amboy, concerts are: July 10: Bernie Goydish’s Jersey Polka Stars July 17: Walt Wagner and the Serenaders July 24: The Robert Murdock Band July 31: Sandy Sasso’s…
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CINJ is one of 50 sites in nation to offer COMET-2 clinical trial
Study addresses need to develop pain therapies for some prostate cancer patients The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is one of 50 sites across the nation to offer a clinical trial known as COMET-2 that examines whether the drug cabozantinib is effective in reducing bone pain in patients with prostate cancer that is no…
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If you have diabetes, foot care should be your top priority
By Stephen J. Skokan, D.P.M. More than 26 million Americans have diabetes, and with the metabolic disease comes a host of health concerns, one of which is diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), a major health concern and a common cause of hospitalization. Most foot problems that people with diabetes face arise from two serious complications of…
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Keep active this summer to improve overall health
Health&Fitness By Lu Han M.D. A ll Americans should be regularly physically active to improve overall health and fitness and to prevent many adverse health outcomes.The benefits of physical activity occur in generally healthy people, in people at risk of developing chronic diseases, and in people with current chronic conditions or disabilities. Regular physical activity…
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New Jersey among top 10 healthiest states in the Unites States
Health&Fitness By Ken Freedman D.C. Compared to the rest of the nation, New Jersey is a relatively healthy place to live.America’s Health Rankings — 2012 Edition, which rates and compares U.S. states by health, lists New Jersey at No. 8 in 2012, up from No. 17 in 2011.Vermont tops of the list of healthiest states…
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Don’t let life pass you by because of hearing loss
Health&Fitness By Jennifer J. Adams, Au. D., CCC/A Hearing loss in the United States affects approximately 32 million people. Out of this 32 million people, research studies have shown that more than 24 million people in the United States have never tried hearing aids as a solution to their hearing loss.With the rapid changes in…
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Yogurt organisms ‘PERFECT’ specimen for cancer research
One may not think of probiotics — like those found in yogurt that promote good digestive health — as a weapon used in the fight against cancer. But that is the focus of investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, who are examining the effectiveness of probiotics as they relate to the outcomes of…
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Bike ride supports new hematologic malignancies research at CINJ and Rutgers
Health&Fitness The annual Century for the Cure bike ride that has raised more than $1 million since 2005 for research at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is now making it possible for new scientific exploration in the area of hematologic malignancies.The “Century for the Cure Research Award” has been created to enhance basic and…
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