Tag: health
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Health Matters: Better Sleep for Better Health
By David B. Cohn, MD Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night? Do you find yourself dozing off in meetings, or drinking an extra cup of coffee to get through the afternoon? If so, you’re not alone. As many as 70 million Americans are living with a sleep disorder, according to…
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Health Matters: Better Sleep for Better Health
By David B. Cohn, MD Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night? Do you find yourself dozing off in meetings, or drinking an extra cup of coffee to get through the afternoon? If so, you’re not alone. As many as 70 million Americans are living with a sleep disorder, according to…
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Herbert Hoover Middle School students win 2018 UnitedHealthcare Health Bee
Seventh-grade students at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Edison know a lot about health, fitness and nutrition. The students won the 2018 UnitedHealthcare Health Bee competition at the Metuchen YMCA on April 19. For their showing, UnitedHealthcare awarded the school $1,000 to apply to its health and wellness programs. Students from four middle schools, including…
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Health, yoga events will be held at the Old Bridge Library
The Old Bridge Library will hold a number of health events in March at both its branches. Cardiologist Divya Menon will present information about identifying risks for coronary artery disease from 1-4 p.m. on March 11. There will be free health screenings performed by registered nurses from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Gentle Yoga…
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East Brunswick Library to present health initiative programs
The “Just For The Health Of It!” consumer health initiative will offer three health programs this month on a variety of topics at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive. The library is partnering with Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc. and the Middlesex County Office of Health Services to offer a…
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NJ 2-1-1 provides resources for public concerning diabetes prevention
WHIPPANY — NJ 2-1-1 is supporting the State of New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) in its effort to link New Jerseyans with community-based resources that are focused on dealing with a critical public health concern: preventing and managing diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, also commonly known as “adult onset” diabetes, is on the rise in…