• Seniors age 90 and above invited to party

    The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services will hold its annual Birthday Bashes for county seniors age 90 and above at 11 a.m. May 30 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, Ridge Road, to honor residents living in Cranbury, East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Milltown, Monroe, North Brunswick, South Brunswick and Plainsboro. Each celebrant is…

  • business briefs 

    Essential Healing Massage & Wellness Center, 196 Riva Ave., East Brunswick, will hold a grand opening celebration from 3-9 p.m. May 8. Mayor David Stahl will cut the ribbon at 3 p.m. There will be an open house and networking session from 4 to 9 p.m., with light refreshments. The first 30 people to arrive…

  • RBMC partners with TeamHealth to enhance emergency Department services

    Raritan Bay Medical Center has partnered with TeamHealth, one of the nation’s leading providers of emergency department staffing and management services. Under this arrangement, TeamHealth will manage a core group of community-based emergency physicians who will be dedicated to enhancing the level of emergency care at the medical center’s Old Bridge and Perth Amboy locations.…

  • Research from CINJ: Cigarette relighting tied to tough economy

    I n what is believed to be a first of its kind study, a research member at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and colleagues have found that an accelerating trend of smokers relighting cigarettes is related to economic factors, and the practice has implications for tobacco dependence treatment and policy. Results were given at…

  • Personalized medicine: Creating a precision paradigm at CINJ

    I nvestigators working on the precision medicine initiative at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are embarking on a genomic analysis study that could illuminate more options in developing personalized and precise treatments for cancer patients. It is believed that some rare and poor prognosis cancers that currently have limited treatment options may harbor genomic…

  • Fifth annual ‘Ladies Night Out’ program spotlights women’s health

    The Jacqueline M.Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, presents a special women’s health event on May 16 at 5 p.m. at Cervino’s at the Holiday Inn Hazlet Hotel at 2870 Route 35 south in Hazlet.The annual free event will feature a variety of health education presentations and screenings by a panel…

  • There is relief for allergic rhinitis

    By Dr. Philip Pasternak Spring is finally here.The trees are bursting, the flowers are blooming; there are baseball games and backyard barbecues. But for so many allergy sufferers, this time of year also spells the peak of the spring allergy season.An estimated 35 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis, more commonly known as hay…

  • Oh spring, how some can hate thee

    By Dr. Michael Trottini O.D. Spring is here, and for most that means short sleeve shirts, outdoor activities, no more cold weather and fun days in the sun. However, for some it means another dreaded season plagued with allergies. Any day now, I’ll be getting the yearly phone call from my mother begging for me…

  • May is Better Hearing and Speech Month; have your hearing tested

    By Jennifer J. Adams, Au. D., CCC/A Spring is here and after spending a long winter inside, many of us are ready to get outside and enjoy the sounds of nature. However, as many as 28 million Americans suffer from hearing loss and they may not hear the birds chirping each morning. Every year during…

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