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Holiday Toy Drive to begin in Sayreville
The Sayreville Recreation Department will hold its annual Holiday Toy Drive Nov. 11 to Dec. 11. Gifts will go to children of families in need. Interested individuals may donate new, unwrapped toys; gift certificates; or a check made payable to the Sayreville Recreation Department. Toys may be dropped off 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, at the…
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Eat for Eid
PHOTO COURTESY OF ZAMIR HASSAN Sunna Baig (from left), Mashal Anjum, Erum Shakir and Margaret Evered volunteer at Muslims Against Hunger’s Eid gala, held Oct. 19 at the Crowne Plaza in Monroe. Muslims Against Hunger brings people of different faiths together around the shared value of community service and helps feed the hungry of New…
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Reports show need for high school grads to stand out
College admissions remain competitive, despite signs that both college enrollments and high school graduates have hit their peak, according to Laura Gehringer of Huntington Learning Center. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that college enrollments decreased 2.3 percent from spring 2012 to spring 2013. This is a change from the previous decade,…
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Center for Balance adds diagnostic testing in O.B.
A ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year one in every three adults age 65 and older falls.These falls can cause moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures and head traumas, and can increase the risk of early death. At the Center for Balance at Raritan Bay Medical Center…
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The end of Daylight Savings Time is a good time to ask: How well are you sleeping?
By Dr. David Goldstein There was good news for the sleep deprived this past weekend! We all gained an hour of sleep when daylight savings time ended on Nov. 3.This annual occurrence is a good time to take a look at your sleeping habits. The amount of sleep needed to optimally function may be different…
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Let The Spa at Little River rejuvenate you
Formerly Serenity Day Spa,The Spa at Little River is located on Old Bridge Turnpike in South River in a beautifully restored, 173-year-old mansion. Lois Pynckels, the lead aesthetician, has been at the spa for 18 years and specializes in skin care. She can customize a facial specifically for your skin type that will give you…
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Zebrafish model is useful tool in identifying selfrenewing properties of prostate cancer stem cells
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey demonstrates that using zebrafish to identify self-renewing tumor stem cells in prostate cancers may be more beneficial than using traditional experimental models when aiming to predict response to therapy. Prostate cancers are suggested to contain self-renewing tumor stem cells that have the ability to grow uncontrollably and…
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Don’t get caught by the flu: Get your shot by November
By Alexandra Caracitas, D.O. Flu seasons are unpredictable.Although flu epidemics happen every year, the type of flu strain, timing, severity and length of the season vary from year to year. Flu activity peaks in the United States in January or February. However, seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and continue through late…
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Tips for safe and effective outside exercising in winter weather
By Ayotunde Adeyeri, MD Now that we New Jerseyans are in the throes of late autumn and early winter, it is important to adapt your outdoor exercise program accordingly in order to avoid injury and optimize the effects of working out in cold weather. Many of my bariatric patients actually love exercising in the winter…
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