2008-05-06 Star Ledger

'Hearty' party: Enticing women to learn about heart risks

BY MEG NUGENT Star-Ledger Staff THE ATMOSPHERE at Kelly Wolf's house on a re cent Wednesday had all the earmarks of a typical Tupperware party. There was coffee and conversation, as a group of women in their 40s and 50s settled into the spa cious comfort of Wolf's Short Hills home, chatting about their kids..

2008-05-02 Morris County Daily Record

Morristown Memorial's maternity center marks a milestone

MORRISTOWN -- A birthday party was held on Thursday to celebrate the first year of operations for the Maternity Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital, where births have increased by 17 percent over the previous year.

2008-04-28 Union Leader- New Jersey

Hospital ER: Yes, we're still open

UNION, NJ - Six months after Union Hospital put an end to acute care services, the facilitys emergency department remains open and has become a model, or sorts, for other New Jersey Hospitals that plan to operate Satellite Licensed Emergency Departments or SLED.

2008-04-28 NJ.com

Art show marks Carol G. Simon Cancer Center 10th anniversary

Betty McGeehan lay on her back last spring during her radia tion treatment for breast cancer, mentally drafting her next art project and drawing inspiration from the blue cradle placed on her chest to hold her body in place.

2008-04-27 Morris County Daily Record

Cancer center 10 years old

Anyone involved in the field of cancer care can tell you that it can seem a world away from the treatment of other diseases and conditions. It's hard to describe the enormity of what cancer means for a patient; the myriad medical, clinical, emotional and psychological issues that are somehow stacked behind...

2008-04-22 North Jersey.com

Vaccine offers hope against brain cancer

An experimental vaccine made from a cancer patient's own brain tumor ā and then injected back into that patient ā is showing promise in extending life, a North Jersey physician says.

2008-04-21 Union Leader- New Jersey

Overlook helps hearts

SUMMIT, NJ - Eleven women shared a heart-warming brunch at a West Orange home on Saturday for the first Home is Where the Heart Is program. This program was sponsored by Overlook Hospital in Summit, a part of Atlantic Health.

2008-04-18 Morris County Daily Record

'Fast spring' in the air for pollen attacks

The pollen is going to be heavy this year. "The allergy season is going to be bad this year," said Dr. Neal Nadler, an allergist with a practice in Parsippany.

2008-04-15 NJ.com

'Bugs' in your lungs may be your friends

'Spider' valve tested for severe emphysema BY ANGELA STEWART Star-Ledger Staff Spider-like valves are being implanted into the lungs of some New Jersey patients with severe emphysema as part of an experimental procedure aimed at improving their quality of life.

2008-04-15 Home News Tribune

Proper amount of sleep is paramount

By FEDERICO CERRONE CORRESPONDENT Question I've had insomnia for years and have been able to function pretty well during the daytime. Will a lack of sleep have any impact on my overall health? Answer Approximately 70 million people in the United States are affected by a sleep problem, according to the...