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New roundabout expected to calm traffic at busy intersection
COLTS NECK – Monmouth County has completed a project to improve safety and traffic flow at the intersection of Crine, Dutch Lane and Heulitt roads in Colts Neck. Crine Road is designated as Monmouth County Route 4 and Dutch Lane Road is designated as Monmouth County Route 46, according to a press release from the…
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Monmouth County acquires Howell farm for preservation
HOWELL – A 68-acre tract of farmland in Howell has been added to the Monmouth County Farmland Preservation Program after a more than $1.1 million agricultural easement transaction, according to a press release. On May 31, members of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders announced the acquisition of the Thompson farm on Howell Road. Freeholder…
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Common medical conditions that put you at higher risk for stroke
By James A. Ware Jr., M.D. A 49-year-old male with diabetes and high blood pressure arrived at CentraState Medical Center’s Emergency Department by ambulance with rapidly fluctuating stroke symptoms. In seconds, he had lost all strength in his right side and was unable to speak. The Primary Stroke Center team quickly confirmed he was having…
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Two men. Two colorectal cancers. Zero symptoms.
By Kunal Gupta, M.D., M.B.A. As a central New Jersey-based gastroenterologist, I perform hundreds of colonoscopies each year. Depending on your family and personal medical history, it’s one of those tests you need to undergo because colon and rectal cancers are highly prevalent and particularly sneaky. They often start as painless and symptomless polyps in…
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Poor responding gynecologic cancers get boost from genomic profiling
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey examining gynecologic cancers that poorly respond to therapy shows genomic profiling can help identify alternate and targeted treatments. The findings are being presented as part of a poster presentation by members of the Rutgers Cancer Institute precision medicine team at the recent Annual Meeting of the American…
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Fighting obesity starts at an early age
By Dr. Ira Shapiro It’s official. Global obesity has reached epidemic proportions. The latest studies show that nearly 25 percent of all adults worldwide will be obese by 2025. Unfortunately, the rest of the of world is catching up to the United States in a contest we really don’t want to win. The obesity rate…
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Exercise and the dog days of summer
By Joe Stein and Dr. Heather Baginski A few days ago a client was talking about how hot it’s been recently and said we’re not even in the “dog days of summer yet.” I checked the Old Farmer’s Almanac and found that the 40 days between July 3 and Aug. 11, 2016 are indeed the…
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Men visit the doctor less frequently than women
Men and women have many similarities and many differences. Comparing the sexes can be complicated, as many such comparisons come with caveats that can explain many differences. But the disparity between how often men visit their doctors and women visit theirs defies such explanations, and men may want to start emulating women to ensure long-term…
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