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Center for Wound Healing helps the father of the bride make a dream come true
By Dr. John Kramer Last winter, 58-year old Joe Veloce of Staten Island threw on a pair of sneakers to go out and brush the ice and snow from his wife’s car. His sneakers got wet; he slipped and banged his foot. Although he didn’t think he was injured, Joe’s foot became swollen, and the…
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Study finds that weight loss surgery prolongs life
By Ayotunde Adeyeri M.D. A new study recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that weight loss surgery appears to prolong life for severely obese adults. Among 2,500 obese adults who underwent bariatric surgery, the death rate was about 14 percent after 10 years compared with almost 24 percent for obese…
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What’s best for back pain?
By Ken Freedman, D.C. Anyone who has ever suffered with low back pain will tell you it is not to be taken lightly. It can range from an ache that frustrates and limits you from doing the things that are important to you, to a crippling, disabling pain that holds your life hostage. Back pain…
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The myth about root canal therapy
Root canal therapy is a sequence of treatments used to eliminate infection from the pulp of a tooth.The pulp chambers are the hollow spaces deep within the tooth that contain nerves, blood vessels, and other structures. Root canals are one of the most widely used methods to clean infected teeth and avoid painful and costly…
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Sinus infections: To treat or not to treat
By Dr. Kenneth A. Kaplan, M.D. The paranasal sinuses are air spaces within the facial bones that communicate with the nasal passages through narrow channels.They are lined by respiratory-type cells that both produce mucus and move it along through the motion of cilia, tiny hair-like projections on the surface of these cells. Sinus infections, or…
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New study finds that weight loss surgery prolongs life
By Ayotunde Adeyeri M.D. A new study recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that weight loss surgery appears to prolong life for severely obese adults.Among 2,500 obese adults who underwent bariatric surgery, the death rate was about 14 percent after 10 years compared with almost 24 percent for obese patients…
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Reduce your risk for colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both the United States and Canada. So say the American Cancer Society and the Canadian Cancer Society, who project nearly 60,000 Americans and Canadians will lose their lives to colorectal cancer in 2015 alone. Though many risk factors for colorectal cancer, including age, heredity and…
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Children’s librarian to hold story times
Lori Nattrass, a children’s librarian at the South River Public Library, will hold “A Story With Lori” story time at 1 p.m. every Tuesday at the library, 55 Appleby Ave. Nattrass will read stories, sing fun songs, play and make a craft. Children from 18 months to 5 years old are welcome.
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Spaghetti dinner features early-bird special
Milltown Troop 33 will hold a Spaghetti Dinner on March 7 at the American Legion, 4 JFK Drive, Milltown. An early-bird special for senior citizens will be held 4-5 p.m. The cost is $7. The main dinner will be 5-7 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults or $5 for children under age 9.
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