Tag: Health & FItness
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Monmouth Medical receives $4 million from Dawkins family to transform women’s services
LONG BRANCH – Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a $4 million transformational leadership gift from the Dawkins family to support its Women’s Services Program. MMC has named this new Women’s Services Program in honor of the late Judith W. Dawkins, a long-time benefactor and MMC Foundation Trustee. “Everyone who knew…
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Lose pounds and inches with ChiroThin
By Ken Freedman, DC Are you frustrated with weight loss programs that promise big results but then fail to deliver? I understand your frustrations. In 2011, I discovered the doctor supervised ChiroThin weight loss program and achieved phenomenal results. Since then, hundreds of my patients have transformed their health and body safely using this program.…
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Maintain a healthy lifestyle with senior nutrition tips
The old saying “you are what you eat” starts to feel more and more true as we age and our bodies are less resilient. Healthy eating can make a significant positive impact on our health, while poor eating can lead to sluggishness, indigestion and diseases. We wholeheartedly believe this at Reformed Church Home, and have…
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New subacute unit opens at Allaire Rehab & Nursing
On the night of the grand opening of Allaire’s new subacute unit, the environment was charged with a sense of anticipation, and the excitement only intensified as the many dignitaries, VIPs and state representatives entered the state-of-the-art facility. Opening the event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that riveted guests, staff and friends, Anthony J. Ammiano, mayor…
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Breaking free of the injury bug
By Dr. Ira Shapiro Director of the Plaza Chiropractic Center Old Bridge Can’t shake the injury bug? Well, join the club. The sad truth is that injury is part of life. It would be nearly impossible to go through an entire lifetime without suffering some form of ache, pain or illness. According to the Centers for…
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Chiropractic care after an auto accident: A step in the right direction
Have you been injured in an auto accident? Chances are, you’re not alone. According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) the most updated statistics show there were 273,473 total car crashes on New Jersey municipal, county, state, interstate and toll road ways in 2016 – 46,017 of which took place in Monmouth and…
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CentraState’s Nuclear Medicine Department granted ACR accreditation
CentraState Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material, ingested by the patient, to diagnose and treat a variety of disease, including many types of cancers,…
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CentraState Lab relocates to Jackson
CentraState Health System has relocated its CentraState Lab at Jackson to 161 Bartley Road at the corner of County Line, Jackson. CentraState’s outpatient lab offers more than 500 comprehensive diagnostic tests, including protimes; urinalysis, thyroid and glucose testing; CBC; basic metabolic panel; prostate specific antigen; lipid profile; and more. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 1…
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Ask a physical therapist to ‘screen’ your movements this spring
By David Bertone, PT, DPT, OCS Let’s talk about the last time you—or someone close to you—interviewed for a new job. Chances are that the first step was a phone screen with your potential employer, and when you passed that portion of the process with flying colors, you were then invited for an in-person interview.…
