• Valentine’s gala planned at church

    The Women’s Ministry of Corpus Christi Church will sponsor a Valentine’s Dinner-Dance 7-11 p.m. Feb. 8 in Corpus Christi Church Hall, 100 James St., South River. Highlights will include music by a DJ and a dinner featuring an entrée, salad, dessert and a beverage. Tickets cost $20 per person, $35 per couple, in advance; $25…

  • Tickets on sale for ice-skating benefit

    The Bryan Breen Foundation will host its first Family Ice-Skating Fundraiser 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Old Bridge Ice Arena, Old Bridge municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Bryan Breen, of Old Bridge, was 24 years old when he lost his life in a tragic shooting. His dream was to become a…

  • Dept. of Rec. sets trips, kids fitness, line dancing

    The Milltown Department of Recreation will offer several upcoming events and programs open to borough residents and nonresidents. Reservations are being accepted for a Feb. 17 trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pa. The bus will depart from Milltown Borough Hall at 9 a.m. Cost is $35 per person, with a $20 return in slot…

  • Cancer and other diseases linked to obesity

    By Ken Freedman D.C. Health&Fitness A t the present time, approximately 37 percent of American adults are obese, and approximately 17 percent of American children are obese.A January 2012 fact sheet published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health had some alarming facts. It indicated that “During the past several…

  • Trainers sought to educate youngsters about dangers of tobacco and excess sun exposure

    Health&Fitness The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Office of Community Outreach is recruiting volunteers to deliver a cancer awareness and prevention curriculum to pre-teens and teens in the greater New Brunswick area.The Cancer Awareness Youth Educator Badge Program, an innovative new curriculum made possible in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, aims to educate more than…

  • Research team awarded $2.4M to explore weakness of signaling proteins in cancer genes

    Health&Fitness Eileen White, Ph.D., associate director for basic science at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey, and colleagues from Princeton University have been awarded a new fiveyear, $2.4 million dollar research grant (1R01CA 163591-01) from the National Cancer Institute. The funding…

  • Make the quest for your beauty and wellness a reality at Mosaic Salon & Spa

    A new way of life based on health and wellbeing can start with a visit to Mosaic. It offers an oasis for personal care, as Vedana light therapy helps you regains your energy, and brings a feeling of harmony and inner peace. Five therapies are combined in one unique system for daily benefits. Mosaic of…

  • Act ‘FAST’ when a stroke strikes

    By Mirian Medina R.N. Health&Fitness Every year as part of Raritan Bay Medical Center’s (RBMC) community outreach efforts, done in conjunction with the American Heart Association’s National Go Red for Women day (held on the first Friday of February), the medical center provides free blood pressure screenings and stroke information on “Go Red” day. Stroke…

  • Dry eye … goodbye!

    By Dr. Michael Trottini O.D. Health&Fitness Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common conditions eye doctors treat on a daily basis. Tears adhere to the surface of our eyes in order to protect and keep them moist. Dry eye is the result of either decreased tear production or increased tear evaporation.There are multiple…

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