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Raritan Bay Medical Center earns AABB accreditation
Raritan Bay Medical Center, with locations in Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, has been granted accreditation from the Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide organization (AABB) for its laboratory services. The accreditation follows an intensive on-site assessment by specially trained AABB assessors and establishes that the level of technical and administrative performance within the medical…
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It is important for breast cancer survivors to exercise
By Joe Stein October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Maybe you lived a healthy lifestyle, ate moderately, exercised regularly, had mammograms, and read the latest research. Maybe you didn’t. Maybe you had a family history of breast cancer, maybe not.At this point, these things don’t matter.What counts now is you were diagnosed with breast…
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Preventive mastectomy to avoid breast cancer
People around the world were shocked to learn that actress and activist Angelina Jolie opted to have a double mastectomy in 2013 to reduce her risk of breast cancer. Jolie, who was 37 years old at the time of the procedure, reportedly learned that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases…
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Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center offers breast screening programs
I n recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Jacqueline M.Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center will be providing a free breast education and screening program at each of its satellite locations throughout October and early November. The programs will feature free clinical breast exams and screening mammograms. Same day mammogram reads will be available. Each…
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How you can lower your risk of breast cancer
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, second only to lung cancer. One in eight women is expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and a recent survey by the Society for Women’s Health Research found that 22 percent of women named breast cancer as the disease they fear most.The specter…
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Commissioner addresses state education overhaul
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Christopher Cerf This school year represents a major turning point for New Jersey’s public schools. State law required sweeping changes to curriculum standards and the teacher-evaluation system to take effect this month, ahead of a new standardized assessment that will be implemented in the 2014-15 school year. State Commissioner of…
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Group hosts talk on medical services for third-world nations
EATONTOWN — The Northern Monmouth County Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will celebrate the group’s 85th anniversary, honor local scholarship recipients and feature a special presentation by local physician Dr. Nina Seigelstein on Oct. 7 at the Eatontown Community Center. During the program, which is open to the public, the group…
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Woman’s Club starts meeting this fall
The Woman’s Club of Middletown will resume its 2013-14 club year with a meeting for daytime members at noon on Oct. 3 and at 7:30 p.m. for evening members on Oct. 9, at the educational building at Middletown Reformed Church, 121 Kings Highway, Middletown. Guest speakers at both meetings will include representatives from 180 Turning…
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Walk to benefit victims of violence
The Atlantic Highlands L.E.O. Club will host a H.O.P.E. Walk in support of domestic violence victims at 9 a.m. Oct. 6 at Middletown North High School, 63 Tindall Road, Middletown. Proceeds will benefit 180 Turning Lives Around, a private nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence. The club’s goal is to raise $10,000 at…
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