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Diane H. (Burzynski) Czaczkowski-Barany
Mrs. Czaczkowski-Barany, 67, of Fords, died Oct. 10, 2012, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She was born in Palestine, resided in Perth Amboy and spent the past 15 years in Fords. For 35 years, she was manager of distribution of supplies for Raritan Bay Medical Center. She was a communicant at Our Lady…
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Irene Ann Lenhart
Mrs. Lenhart, 79, of Jackson, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died Nov. 13, 2012, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, John F. Lenhart, in 2011; a son, Jack Lenhart, in 2010; and a brother, Oswald Lipman. Surviving are three daughters, Irene Amante, of Lebanon, Diane Hayes, of Sayreville, and Barbara O’Gara,…
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Estelle M. Spooner
Mrs. Spooner, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Monroe, died Nov. 7, 2012, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. Prior to retiring, she was employed for 25 years as an executive secretary at Chase Manhattan, New York City. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert Spooner; a brother, Samuel Adrian Nelson; and a grandson, Christopher Spooner. Surviving are…
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Open house at art studios will benefit two groups
The Art Station Studios, 148 Monmouth St., Hightstown, did not begin as a haven for artists. Formerly a building used to facilitate hay shipments by rail in the late 1800s, it began its new life when Roger G. Cook, a longtime resident of Hightstown, bought the building in 1985. Not long after, a photographer asked…
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Epidural steroids: are they really all bad?
By Dr. Mariam Ghobriel For the last few weeks, the nation and the medical community have been shocked by the reports of a meningitis outbreak resulting from contaminated steroids administered in epidural injections.This has been linked to a compounding pharmaceutical lab and an investigation is under way and everyone is in a state of anger…
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CentraState named ‘Baby-Friendly’ hospital by international organization
CentraState Medical Center recently received international recognition as a “Baby-Friendly” hospital by Baby-Friendly, USA. Baby Friendly, USA is the accrediting body in the United States for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) program created by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) that recognizes hospitals that promote and support breastfeeding by…
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Barnabas Health Home Health Care encourages seniors to walk to better health
Fall is here and there’s no better time to think about stepping up to a new regimen of exercise for older adults — walking. Studies have shown that walking has numerous health benefits and can reduce the risk of many diseases.An added bonus is that it requires no prescription and the risk of side effects…
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Fighting back against lung cancer with less invasive treatment and improved patient education
By Robert Caccavale, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.P. The statistics of Americans who will contract lung cancer in their lives are sobering — the chance that men will develop lung cancer is about one in 13 and one in 16 for women.These numbers include both smokers and non-smokers. For smokers, the risk is significantly higher, of course.…
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CentraState receives Partner in MS Care Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
From left to right: Dan Messina, senior vice president and COO, CentraState Healthcare System; Jim Roberts, chapter president, National MS Society, New Jersey Metro Chapter; Amos Katz, M.D., medical director, Linda E. Cardinale MS Center; Allison Cerco, associate VP, Programs, National MS Society, New Jersey Metro Chapter; Kimberly DeRosa, R.N.; Michele Emmons, manager, Linda E.…
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