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Center for balance opens at Raritan Bay Medical Center
More than 90 million Americans suffer from dizziness, a symptom that can point to a vestibular or balance disorder and may result in a lifethreatening fall or permanent disability. At the new Center for Balance at Raritan Bay Medical Center, an experienced team of multidisciplinary professionals diagnose and provide treatment for a full range of…
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Family workshop offered to learn fun ways to be healthy
Learn how crafting can lead to a healthier lifestyle at “Celebrate You!,” a workshop for children ages 18 and younger and their families, that will explore fun ways children can learn healthy lifestyle choices. Hosted by the Healthy Me Pediatric Lifestyle Changes Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson…
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It’s time to get ready for school daze
By Sharon Dubinsky You are probably asking yourself, “How can a reading specialist and educator make this kind of spelling error?” School is a place for learning, a place where a child grows and expands his/her horizons. However, did your child have that “school daze” last school year? The school daze is the look in…
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The rise (and fall?) of the insulin crowd
By Bev Bennett CTW Features The number of kids and teenagers with type 2 diabetes is growing rapidly, with no apparent end in sight. Can anything be done to stop it? Yes, say experts, and keeping a child healthy and diabetes-free should be a family affair. O nce rarely seen before mid-life, more children and…
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Football league retires Eric LeGrand’s number
The late Frank Sutphen also acknowledged as the Voice of the Saints BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Eric LeGrand (center) attends the Port Reading Saints’ season-opening pep rally on Aug. 24 when his number, 30, was retired. LeGrand played football with the organization through the Midget level. Chants of “We believe” surrounded Eric LeGrand as…
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‘Hit and Run’ a serious violation of a movie
MOVIES BY MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER Mediocre acting and drab production standards mark David Palmer and Dax Shepard’s “Hit and Run,” which also scores lousy in the script department. The same old contrived, raucous tale of redemption, protagonist Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard) is a former getaway driver who happens upon true love while in the witness…
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Millstone boys with muscular dystrophy lose health coverage; single mom somehow keeps the faith
Monroe Township 5K will benefit boys’ medical trust BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Brothers Ben, 11, (l) and Jake Swomiak, 13, pause on their way to celebrate Ben’s birthday. Both boys were born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disorder characterized by rapid muscle degeneration. When Jocelyn Canale was 3 years old, doctors told her mother…
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Middlesex County authority taking precautions in peak mosquito months
BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission has continued to spray pesticides during these peak months of a peak year for mosquitoes. Mosquito populations, which are more prevalent in August and September, increased this year because of the unusually warm winter and warmer-than-normal spring. Deepak Matadha, an entomologist with the commission,…
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Young Eagles to soar during flight rally
Monroe pilot part of program that offers youngsters free airplane ride BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Bob Hartmaier gets set to fly with a youngster during a Young Eagles Flight Rally. MONROE — Resident Bob Hartmaier will be helping youngsters enjoy flying at a special Young Eagles event in October. Hartmaier, a retired American Airlines captain…
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