• Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey helps pediatric cancer survivors go ‘Beyond the Cure’

    Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey helps pediatric cancer survivors go ‘Beyond the Cure’

    An effort by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey to educate pediatric cancer survivors is receiving a boost from The National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS) in the form of a ‘Beyond the Cure’ educational survivorship conference grant. The $2,000 award will support the upcoming Survivors’ Family Education Night, an annual conference held by the LITE…

  • Bayshore Ophthalmology opens two new locations

    Bayshore Ophthalmology opens two new locations

    Bayshore Ophthalmology announces the opening of two new locations in Old Bridge and Metuchen, and the expansion of its panel of doctors to include two new associates. They will now be able to  provide a larger community with increased services in comprehensive ophthalmology, premium cataract surgery, laser-assisted surgery, Lasik, glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology. They offer patients…

  • Epidural steroid injection can help your aching back

    Epidural steroid injection can help your aching back

    By Amit Poonia, M.D. Many patients with chronic back, arm or lower leg pain realize how debilitating and painful it can be. Oftentimes it’s hard to make any movements and the pain can travel down your arms or legs on an ongoing basis. If this type of pain seems all too familiar to you, then…

  • Protect your children from the sun and insects this summer

    Protect your children from the sun and insects this summer

    By Heather Snow, C.P.N.P. With summer comes hot, sunny days plus cool, breezy nights, enticing everyone to spend more time outdoors. As the kids head outside to the beach, camp, pool or wherever they may be, here are a few tips to avoid summer mishaps. Remember sunscreen Though one should wear it every day, keep…

  • Roosevelt Care Center offers PT patients ‘freedom through functionality’

    Roosevelt Care Center offers PT patients ‘freedom through functionality’

    By the light of dusk, a wiry sheep and her unruly leash was all it took to land 86-year-old Marie Hauser on Roosevelt Care Center’s doorstep. “She knocked me down,” said Hauser of “Alice,” a sometimes clumsy, albeit beloved family pet. “I couldn’t move. I wanted to, I just couldn’t.” Hauser soon found herself on…

  • Brain function can be improved naturally

    Brain function can be improved naturally

    By Ken Freedman, D.C. Are you the parent of a child who struggles to learn, or an older person feeling like you aren’t as sharp as you used to be? If so, there’s good news about how to help your brain work better. Some people assume that a person’s level of brain function is something…

  • Stay healthy during summer cookouts

    Stay healthy during summer cookouts

    The foods of summer can be fresh, delicious, and incredibly nutritious, but cookouts and barbecues do not always offer the healthiest options. Join Bartley Healthcare for a fun and interactive talk on how to navigate summer cookouts to maximize both fun and nutrition to stay happy and healthy in the sun. On July 13, Bartley…

  • Sweet taste of stress

    Sweet taste of stress

    When times get tough, many people turn to junk food for comfort … but why? By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features If you find yourself reaching for a bag of chips or a candy bar to deal with the stress of the work, you really shouldn’t blame yourself. It’s just your inner hunter–gatherer looking for a…

  • Three ‘health foods’ that may be making you gain weight

    Three ‘health foods’ that may be making you gain weight

    By Caryn Alter, M.S., R.D. Let’s face it — we are all busy and most of us don’t have time to carefully evaluate the packaging of everything we eat. Every few years, there are new health food trends that everyone jumps on, but some of these trends can seriously derail weight management efforts. Many of…

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