Tag: health

We’ve all seen the reports, the gossip shows and social media posts: movie stars, reality show celebrities and even the people next door are using the drug Ozempic – and not for type 2 diabetes.

Sharpening pencils, buying new folders, and shopping for fall clothes – it’s almost time for back-to-school for everyone from preschoolers to college kids.

At that time cases of toxic shock syndrome (TSS), the rare, life-threatening complication of certain types of bacterial infections, dotted the headlines, sending fear through women, parents of young daughters and many others.

Behavioral health is an issue that affects the future of our families across the state. Regardless of what political party you support, where you call home, where you go to school, or where you work, the stresses of the world around us are impacting us all. We need to join together as a community to help our neighbors and future generations before it is too late.

Some 4,000 New Jersey residents are currently awaiting life-saving organ transplants.

From a young age, children are often taught to associate the consumption of chocolatey treats with rotting teeth, the grind of mechanized dental instruments and painful cavity-filling experiences. But demonizing chocolate isn’t the answer, said Rachel Tansey of the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County.

Adopting a healthy diet can boost immunity, lower risks of diseases and help you live longer.

If it feels like lately more people are experiencing mental health issues and, more importantly, asking for help with those issues, you’re probably right. 

RUMSON – People of all ages have heard the idioms and euphemisms for the menstrual cycle: having a period, a monthly visitor, Aunt Flo, being on the rag. But despite a natural process that affects nearly half the world’s population from puberty to menopause, many often do not have access to menstrual products.

Local yoga instructors offer simple tips to settle your mind, body and soul after a bad day or a major blow.