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Customized physical therapy helps ease low back pain
By Jerry Moczerniuk, P.T., D.P.T. Back pain is very common, but often it is ignored by patients until it begins to affect their day to day activities. Once the pain is bad enough, sufferers tend to seek advice and treatment from their primary care physician or orthopedic doctor, not seeing a physical therapist until weeks,…
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Seven keys to happiness
By Heidi Scanlon, Certified Reiki Master/instructor It’s that time of year — the holidays! A time when you are supposed to be feeling happy — but are you? Many dread the holiday season. They could be lonely, missing a loved one, or they don’t have the financial means to purchase the presents they want to…
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‘Happy’ holidays? Maybe not for those with untreated hearing loss
By Thomas J. Ouimet, BC-HIS People who live with untreated hearing loss are more prone to anxiety, depression, feelings of isolation, and even anger.The holidays can be especially trying for those with hearing loss because there’s usually a lot of laughter and sharing of stories, and the person with hearing loss often feels left out…
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When that bellyache doesn’t go away
By Vasudha Dhar, M.D. I f you have ever seen an image of the gastrointestinal system, you know it’s a busy place. Looking at the miles of intestines squeezed in around the body’s vital organs, it’s understandable why we all experience stomach discomfort now and then. But many people suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) pain and…
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Prevent colds and flu before they start
Though the holiday season is a joyous time of year, it’s also one when many people succumb to cold and flu. Spending so much time indoors in close proximity to others can increase a person’s susceptibility to flu and cold, so it’s no surprise that the holiday season, when many people spend lots of time…
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PRINCETON: 90-year-old man on scooter crashes into back of dump truck, suffers only minor injuries
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A 90-year-old man was injured when he fell off the scooter he was riding after it struck the back of a Mack truck on Cherry Hill Road shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Princeton Police Department. William F. Otis, Jr., 90, of Princeton, was traveling south on Cherry…
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Performances of the week
Cheers to these following players who were instrumental in guiding their teams to NJSIAA sectional football playoff state championships this past weekend. Middletown South High School completed a perfect 12-0 season with a 35-7 pasting of Phillipsburg in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV championship game played Dec. 5 at MetLife Stadium…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Mock ‘birthday party’ for Doris Duke holds somber tone
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor There was a sheet cake and cone-shaped party hats, but Sunday’s 103rd “birthday party” for Doris Duke grew a bit somber at times. Objectors to the demolition of the residence of the reclusive philanthropist on the 2,500-acre estate in northern Hillsborough held the symbolic party in the Duke Island County…
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PRINCETON: Preservation commission debates merits of proposed Witherspoon-Jackson historic district
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Historic Preservation Commission met Monday afternoon to discuss the fate of the proposed Witherspoon-Jackson local historic district before about a dozen interested citizens at Witherspoon Hall. The commission met last week to listen to consultant Robert Wise outline the rationale for the historic district, whose boundaries would be John…
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