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Cystic Fibrosis Center receives national Quality Care Award
The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has been selected by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) for the foundation’s prestigious Quality Care Award for 2012-2013. Instituted in 2008, CFF’s Quality Care Awards recognize centers that have continuously demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of…
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Amazing facts about the human heart
Every Valentine’s Day homes and businesses dress up the décor with cupids and hearts to celebrate a day all about love and affection.The heart shape has been used to symbolically represent the human heart as the center of emotion and romantic love. Hearts symbolizing love can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Those familiar…
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Helping to save lives with low-cost lung cancer screenings
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the United States.According to the National Cancer Institute, smoking is the biggest risk factor for developing the disease. Aiming to promote the early detection of this disease, the Thoracic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has partnered…
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11steps to looking better without breaking a sweat
Quick fixes for skin, hair, makeup and style give an extra ego boost to encourage dieters By Dawn Klingensmith CTW Features I t takes time to see results from exercise programs, skincare regimens and other lifestyle changes intended to make us look and feel our best.And while lifestyle changes are the best way to get…
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David J. Hage
Mr. Hage, 67, of Jackson, died Jan. 22, 2014, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He joined the Freehold Savings Bank in 1989, was appointed to its Board of Directors in 2004, and became the bank’s president and CEO in 2007. Mr. Hage served in the U.S. Army from 1966- 68. Surviving are his wife,…
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Louise E. Durr
Mrs. Durr, 89, formerly of Freehold Township, died Jan. 23, 2014, at Laurelton Village Care Center, Brick Township. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a secretary at the Ridgewood Savings Bank, Ridgewood, N.Y. Mrs. Durr was predeceased by her husband, William J. Durr; and her twin sister, Blanche Larsen. Surviving are a son, William…
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Jennifer L. West
Ms. West, 41, of Jackson, died Jan. 17, 2014. She was employed as a manager at Glory’s Market, Jackson, for 26 years. She was predeceased by her mother, Judith Martins. Surviving are her father, Frank Martins, of Jackson; a sister and brother-in-law, Tracey and John Cadorette of Merchantville; and her maternal grandmother, Audrey Spaeth. A…
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Helen C. Cottrell
Mrs. Cottrell, 90, of Freehold, died Jan. 16, 2014, at home. She was a member of the U.S. Women’s Army Corps, having served during World War II as part of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s staff in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Prior to retiring, she was employed by the U.S. government at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. Mrs. Cottrell…
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Golf classic at Baltusrol will benefit CASA
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) will host its 11th annual Charity Golf Classic on June 30 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, Union County. All proceeds from the event will benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey, a volunteer-based nonprofit that assists the court and child welfare systems to ensure the safety…
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