Tag: Health & FItness
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Is your gut the key to a longer healthier life?
By Dr. Leonard J. Somarriba DPT, CSCS Owner of ProFysio Physical Therapy LLC Doctor of Physical Therapy Fellowship Trained Manual Therapist Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist The United States spends 18 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health care. That equals $3.2 trillion, a figure equal to Germany’s economy. By comparison, peer countries…
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CentraState receives heart failure achievement award
CentraState Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines- Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. The goal is speeding recovery and reducing…
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CentraState awarded Monmouth County Business Partnership Award
CentraState was recently awarded the Monmouth County Workforce Development Board’s (WDB) 2018 Business Partnership Award. The awards were established in 1992 to recognize leaders from business, community service, education, government and organized labor who have contributed to Monmouth County’s social and economic successes. The Business Partnership Award was accepted on CentraState’s behalf by Ken Reilly,…
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RWJBarnabas Health announces transportation initiative with Uber Health
RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) has announced a system-wide initiative with Uber, the ride-sharing platform, through Uber Health, a HIPAA-compliant dashboard that allows healthcare providers to provide safe, reliable, on-demand and pre-scheduled rides to patients traveling to and from medical appointments. Through the new service, patients using RWJBH facilities will have the convenience of transportation services provided…
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Is sitting as bad as smoking?
By Dr. Smitha Manoj ”Sitting is the new smoking” as per Dr. Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative. “Sitting is more dangerous than smoking, kills more people than HIV and is more treacherous than parachuting. We are sitting ourselves to death.” The human body is not designed to sit…
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Buckingham Place Adult Day Center specializes in dementia care
Buckingham Place Adult Day Center is a well thought out medical day program designed to meet the needs of multiple clients struggling with a variety of medical issues. Our facility specializes in people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Our programs are designed to help lessen the cognitive effects of the disease and improve…
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Neuropathy can be treated through conservative measures
Neuropathy is a condition that affects many people of all ages. The unfortunate issue when speaking about neuropathy is that there is no cure. The positive thing is that it can be treated through conservative measures. Since there are multiple causes of neuropathy, the first step is to diagnose the actual cause. The symptoms, regardless…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge to hold free programs
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge will hold a stroke awareness event from 2-3 p.m. on June 7 in Auxiliary Hall Room C, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. Eric J. Uhrik will discuss the signs, symptoms, risk factors and what you should do if someone is having a stroke. Registration is required by calling 1-800-560-9990. The Institute of…
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Why children’s annual wellness visits are important
By Dr. Jaclyn Guliano Each child develops differently, both mentally and physically. An annual wellness checkup by a board-certified physician can detect medical and behavioral health issues early, keep immunizations up to date, and provide an opportunity for both you and your child to ask the doctor about any concerns you have. Wellness visits can…
