• Free thyroid screening to be held at Bartley Healthcare Nursing & Rehabilitation

    Should everyone have a thyroid test? “Yes,” says the American Thyroid Association (ATA). It recommends assessing thyroid function in all adults beginning at age 35 with follow-up testing every five years. Bartley Healthcare, in co-sponsorship with CentraState Medical Center, has dedicated a community education program that will provide free thyroid screening to the public.A light…

  • Kids and caffeine: How much is too much?

    By Sanjay Mehta, D.O., F.A.A.P. A Starbucks frozen drink after school, a can of Coke with dinner, and a chocolate bar for dessert — how much caffeine is too much for kids? Ideally, children under 12 shouldn’t be consuming caffeine at all.We now know that it doesn’t stunt kids’ growth, but caffeine is still a…

  • Add it up

    You can figure out your 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease using an online calculator from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. However, the calculator isn’t without controversy. Some suggest that the data used to determine risk is too old to be useful. Dr. William A. Zoghbi argues the merits of the…

  • Get heart and stroke smart: Rock your red Feb. 6

    By Eric J. Uhrik, M.D. It’s not just a man’s disease. National Wear Red Day is a day set aside for women to learn how to lessen their risk for heart attack and stroke. Heart disease and stroke kill 1 in 3 women, yet it is 80 percent preventable with lifestyle changes and medication. So…

  • Statins quo?

    If you have certain risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), your physician will most likely discuss statins, a family of medications recommended for heart disease or stroke prevention. In writing the new guidelines, experts from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology identified four groups of individuals who could benefit from…

  • The numbers never lie

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Knowing your cholesterol numbers says you’re in charge; you’re the master of your heart health. What more do you need to track? Plenty. Your age, race, gender, weight, diet and exercise habits and whether you have diabetes could determine your potential for a heart attack or stroke, according to new…

  • Great Adventure debuts new ride

    JACKSON — A piece of New Jersey lore will serve as the inspiration behind a simple, yet daring new attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure when the theme park opens later this year. On Jan. 14, park officials announced that El Diablo, a seven-story-tall looping roller coaster, will have riders repeatedly going head over heels…

  • Howell man indicted on child sex-assault charges

    HOWELL — A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a 17-count indictment charging a Howell man with sexually assaulting a toddler and recording the attack, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Kevin Motyka, 23, is named in the 17-count indictment charging him with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, seven counts of…

  • Parents state displeasure over emphasis on testing

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — More than 200 parents and educators from around the state filled the Jackson Liberty High School auditorium to vent their concerns about the type and volume of tests to which students in New Jersey are being subjected on an annual basis. The Jan. 29 public hearing was held…

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