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Grant supports training of breast surgeons at CINJ
Health&Fitness For the second consecutive year,The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the non-profit entity the Breast Cancer Alliance. The grant, which supports the institute’s Breast Surgery Fellowship Program, is for academic year 2013-2014.The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is a Center of Excellence of The University of Medicine…
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Splinting can increase hand function and reduce pain
By Kelly M. Thacker M.S., OTR/L, CHT The human hand is an incredibly complex extremity. Day in and day out our hands touch, feel and carry many things.Without your hands you wouldn’t be able to feel if your pot was still hot or feel the difference between materials.Without your hands you wouldn’t be able to…
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Memory lecture series provides education and awareness to Alzheimer’s disease
Health&Fitness A s reported by the Alzheimer’s Association in 2012, more than 5 million Americans already have the disease and this number is expected to grow. In fact, in New Jersey, the number of people to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s is expected to reach 170,000 by 2025, according to the report. At the Francis E.…
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Recycling old medicine bottles
As households go through prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs, the medicine bottles will pile up. To dispose of these bottles in a safe and green manner, visit a local pharmacy to ask what their recycling services are. Pharmacies like Walgreens will provide Safe Medication Disposal Program envelopes. These envelopes typically cost a small fee ($2.99, according…
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Emergency kit makeover
What to have in your home to be ready for the worst By Lindsey Romain CTW Features Natural disasters and nuisances come at staggering rates these days, from the horrific tornadoes in the South to the back-to-back power outages that plagued the New Jersey/New York area following Hurricane Sandy and an early snowstorm.And with such…
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New opportunity for women at Rutgers
The Rutgers Center of Alcohol studies has a new opportunity available. The Rutgers Women’s Treatment Project is offering a free outpatient-treatment research program designed for women. The project offers caring, confidential, individualized evaluations; state-of-the-art, evidence-based treatment of alcohol problems; one pretreatment evaluation session; and weekly small group-therapy sessions (all women). The following requirements are necessary…
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J’burg board to explore technology improvements
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Despite fiscal issues, including the ongoing debt service dispute with Monroe, borough school officials remain steadfast in their efforts to improve the district. One aspect of these efforts is in the realm of technology, and to that end, the Board of Education heard a presentation by Joe Bires,…
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Comedy Night to aid scoliosis panel
The Cheer Dream Scoliosis Foundation will hold its Comedy Night Feb. 16 at Old Bridge Elks Lodge No. 2229, Amboy Road. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and includes the show, a spaghetti dinner, coffee, dessert, beer, wine and soda. For more information, call 732-421- 1623 or email [email protected].
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Seminar to address weight-loss surgery
Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, will sponsor a seminar titled “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for Me?” 7-8 p.m. Feb. 11 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital, Ferry Road between routes 9 and 18. Dr. Oluseun Sowemimo will lead a discussion on several…
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