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West Orange Nutritionist Publishes Book Encouraging People Not To ...
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Woodland Park Stigma Free Task Force Color Run Raises Awareness For Mental ...
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Skittles Gummies, Starburst Gummies and Life Savers Gummies Recalled Due to ...
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Hearing Loss Among Young Adults is a Growing Concern, NJSHA Warns
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Could the Baby Formula Shortage End Soon? The FDA Believes it Will
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New Jersey Abortion Access Would Expand Under Gov. Murphy's Proposal, ...
By ELISE PHILLIPS MARGULIS
May 21, 2022West Orange resident, Registered Dietitian and Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, Karin Kaplan Grumet recently published her first book “I Am Me,” which helps people of all ages to “not compare themselves to others and to love themselves just the way they are, without obsessing about food and weight.”
Kaplan Grumet noted, “During the pandemic, ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - The Woodland Park Stigma Free Task Force held a fun, free color run on May 14 on Memorial Field for both kids and adults to bring awareness to May being Mental Health Awareness Month.
Dozens of attendees enjoyed the short, fun run where throughout the course they were splattered with an assortment of powdery colors. The task force, St. Joseph Regional Hospital, ...
SKITTLES® Gummies, STARBURST® Gummies, and LIFE SAVERS® Gummies are being recalled due to the potential presence of a very thin metal strand embedded in the gummies or loose in the bag, announced Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC.
The recall was initiated after the company received reports from consumers.
Products were manufactured by a third party and distributed in the ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults worldwide are at risk for hearing loss because of chronic exposure to loud noise.
During the pandemic, young adults were regularly using earbuds and headphones for remote learning, connecting with friends, or wearing earbuds for long periods of time for gaming and listening to music and ...
TOTOWA, NJ – New parents have been struggling to find formula to feed their babies ever since one of the largest manufacturers of several popular powdered baby formula products in the nation was shut down in February of this year. Shelves in Totowa area grocery stores and pharmacies have been mostly bare, but action from the FDA is providing some hope that the shortage could end within ...
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy announced new legislation Wednesday that would renew abortion rights in the state and expand access to reproductive care. The proposal would mandate insurance plans in New Jersey to cover abortion procedures with no out-of-pocket costs. Murphy also announced his support to expand the pool of abortion providers to include ...
BIBS Baby Bottles are being recalled due to a burn hazard, announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bottles manufactured by BIBS Denmark made the announcement on May 5, 2022.
According to the recall, hot liquids in the bottle can cause the bumper to shrink, making the bottle tilt over spilling out contents and posing a burn hazard.
Consumers are able to receive a ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Students at Memorial Middle School recently came together for their first assembly in over two years. The Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, the Woodland Park Police Department, and James Chitty and John Plunkett from BlueCrest Recovery Center, in Woodland Park, spoke to the students with a simple message: drugs and alcohol lead to a ...
WAYNE, NJ – While America is moving forward from a global pandemic that changed all of our lives, the tragedies continue – just quieter with less publicity. Perhaps because we have become numbed by the sheer numbers and exhausted by the weight of tragedy and just want to move on.
On Monday, April 25, 305 deaths connected to COVID-19 were recorded and, as a country, we passed the ...
Babyganics is voluntarily recalling two lots of 20-ounce bottles of babyganics® 20oz chamomile verbena bubble bath, due to the presence of the bacterium Pluralibacter gergoviae, announced the company.
It was discovered, during internal testing, that two specific lot numbers of this product contained the bacterium.
Pluralibacter gergoviae does not usually cause healthy ...
By ROB SEMAN
May 13, 2022SUMMIT, NJ – MAY 6, 2022 – The Overlook Foundation, the non-profit, private organization that supports Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center, kicked off a public campaign to raise funds for a multi-phase expansion and enhancement project that will transform the hospital, positioning it for future excellence.
The campaign, Overlook Ahead, will help to financially ...