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Rutgers CINJ nurses enhance education for pre-surgical treatment for breast cancer patients
On the frontlines of providing patient care, nurses at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey continually strive to enhance delivery methods and further educate the patients they are treating.To address the complexities involved with a pre-surgical treatment regimen for some breast cancer patients, a pair of nurses at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey explored…
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Summer tips in the sun for diabetics
By Heather Cunningham, M.S., R.D., C.N.S.C. The heat being experienced this summer is tough enough on the average person, but for the 21 million Americans with diabetes, special precautions are required. People with diabetes are at increased risk of experiencing difficulties in the heat, and you may not even be aware of it. Follow these…
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Combat negative self-talk
I f you beat yourself up whenever you eat something that’s not part of your diet, you could be dooming your weight-loss efforts.You’ve decided you have no control over your body, so you give up. Snap out of it. Block those dark thoughts. Overeating at one meal isn’t the end of your diet, and it…
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Health & Fitness
By Bev Bennett CTW Features A t some point in your diet, you’ll overeat. Maybe you won’t resist an extra piece of cake at a birthday celebration, or you’ll dive into a family-size bag of potato chips when you’re stressed. It’s not the slip however, but how you recover — if you do — that’s…
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Homelessness survey points to solutions
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Understanding the profile of the homeless population — the number of men, women and children who lack a place to call home — is the first step in guiding services and programs that will begin to eradicate homelessness, according to an advocate. “I think a big part of what this…
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Rush Holt schedules July 12 Town Hall
Central New Jersey residents are invited to a Town Hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) at 10 a.m. July 12 at the Franklin Township Municipal Building, 475 Demott Lane, Somerset. Topics include health care, job creation, college affordability and more. The Town Hall is free and open to the public.
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Casino Night benefits Knights of Columbus
Prince of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 5903 will hold a Casino Night 7 p.m. to midnight on July 19 at the John F. Carroll Columbian Club, 3 Lasatta Ave., Englishtown. The cost is $50 per ticket and includes hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and cash bar. Sponsors and auction donations are welcome. For more…
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Swing time
Teams of alumni from universities in Sri Lanka compete in the ninth annual Cricket Festival in South Brunswick on June 21.
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Daylilies are in full bloom in central New Jersey with the arrival of summer. KAREN L. KESTEN/STAFF
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