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It’s all in the wrist – a newer cardiac catheterization option
By Aaron Van Hise, D.O. Cardiologists perform more than a million cardiac (heart) catheterizations in the U.S. every year.This procedure enables the cardiologist to diagnose certain heart conditions by inserting a long, thin tube (catheter) into an artery or vein and advancing it into the chambers of the heart or coronary arteries.An angiogram (picture of…
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Customize your knee replacement joint for optimal results
Health&Fitness By Sunil R. Thacker, M.D. F.A.A.O.S. A s an orthopedist, I have seen remarkable progress in the use of artificial joints over the past several years.With continued technological advances, more and more procedures are performed using minimally invasive surgery, which lessens patient post-op pain and quickens recovery.The next phase of modern surgical technology is…
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Therapeutic massage can speed up recovery
Health&Fitness By Michael Sheynin, physical therapist Some people associate massage with spa treatments designed only for relaxation and pampering. However, therapeutic massage in the hands of the physical therapists is a powerful tool that helps patients recover faster from sports injuries and various painful conditions. When injury occurs, muscles in the surrounding area become tight…
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CentraState to participate in Choose Your Cover skin cancer screenings in Belmar
Health&Fitness CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center is partnering with the Ocean Monmouth Health Alliance to participate in a statewide event called Choose Your Cover, a skin cancer awareness, education and screening program. The skin cancer screenings will be held on July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Belmar on the…
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Shrink with age
At a certain age, losing weight doesn’t provide a great deal of benefits, which is why those over the age of 50 need to achieve and maintain a healthy weight before it’s too late. Here’s how to get started. By Bev Bennett CTW Features Starting a stringent diet to lose weight or manage a health…
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Demographer’s preliminary report shows Howell enrollment declining
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Officials in the Howell K- 8 School District are examining a preliminary report from their demographer as they consider the possibility that redistricting may be needed in the near future. Demographer Wayne J. Verderber of Applied Data Services presented his preliminary report to the members of the Board…
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Living History events slated in Woodbridge
The Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey will present its annual Civil War Living History Weekend on Aug. 3-4 at Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge. Each day will feature a soldiers’ drill, a weapons demonstration, a re-enacted battlefield skirmish, military camp life, period living historians, period civilian life, Civil War…
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Father, son share special times at Special Olympics
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Jake Smith, 8, and his dad, Freehold Township police Detective Todd Smith, carry the torch around Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton, during opening ceremonies for the New Jersey Special Olympics. DAVE SCHOFIELD/TRENTON THUNDER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The date is June 8. Jake Smith, 8, of Freehold Township, is up…
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Mayor says chief is staying
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Several weeks after expressing concern the township’s police chief might be leaving his position, a municipal official said Chief Matthew Petrecca has told him he will remain with the Plumsted Police Department. “I sat down and talked with the chief [and] his intention now is to stay,” Mayor…
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