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Physical therapy offers a safe and effective alternative to drugs in treating low back pain
Health&Fitness By Michael Sheynin P.T. A n investigative report published in 2008 in the New York Times highlights the alarming increase in methadone prescriptions for the treatment of chronic spinal pain.The result has been a shocking increase in methadonerelated deaths. Methadone was once limited to use in addiction treatment centers to replace heroin, but today…
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Free prostate cancer screenings offered at CINJ Sept. 23-25
Health&Fitness I n recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and its flagship hospital Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) are providing free prostate cancer screenings to men across the state on Sept. 23, 24 and 25. One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer…
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Healthy eating, no labels required
With countless popular ‘eating lifestyles’ competing for supremacy, choosing a diet is more complicated than ever. So don’t. By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features Paleo.Vegan.Vegetarian. Mediterranean. Gluten-free. Flexitarian. Don’t want to go ‘all in’? Who says you have to label yourself? “When you look at all these diets together, you see that they all have commonalities…
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Gun permit info to remain private
Legislation prohibiting the public release of the identities of firearms-purchaser card holders and handgun-purchaser permit holders has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. Prior to the bill signing, access to such personal information was prohibited by regulation, but could have been obtained under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA), according to a…
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Howell adds first aid squad to billing arrangement
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Farmingdale-Howell First Aid Squad has entered into a thirdparty billing arrangement through the Howell Police Department. Following two actions taken by the Township Council in April to add the Howell Township First Aid Squad and the Ramtown First Aid Squad to the Howell Police Department’s emergency medical…
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Forsgate golf outing benefits Autism Speaks
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Sean Stevenson tees off at the start of the Forsgate Foundation’s Chip in for Charity fundraising event to benefit Autism Speaks at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe on Aug. 26. MATT DENTON A reality TV star lent her support to the New Jersey chapter of Autism Speaks during an Aug.…
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The positives of seeing kids leave the nest
Lori Clinch ARE WE THERE YET A lthough I have a hard time when my children head off to their campus home, I’m here to announce that I am starting to see the bright side of things. In fact, my optimism really kicked in when I did the wash this past week. Did you know…
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Real estate expert: Hotel would be successful in Howell
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Representatives of an applicant who wants to build a hotel in Howell continued to try and make the case that the business is viable for its proposed location. On Aug. 26, the members of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment continued to hear testimony from representatives of Leonard…
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Diana S. Kinney
Mrs. Kinney, 67, of Howell, died Aug. 19, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was employed at Newark Hospital as a dietician. Mrs. Kinney was predeceased by her husband, Russell H. Kinney. Surviving are three daughters, Marie Kinney of Howell, Kristina Ehlers of Jackson, and Laura Lee Reynolds of Bethlehem, Pa.; a granddaughter;…
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