1. HIV Awareness Still Lacking in New Jersey ... Especially in Minority Communities
(Health/Healthquest)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The HIV epidemic has plagued America for over three decades. Regardless of how diligently health advocates try to inform us about this disease, there is still ...

2. Kid-Friendly and Healthy Alternative to Valentine's Day Candy
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BY TARA ZIMILIKI NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Every parent wants to brighten up their child’s day on Valentine’s Day and make them feel special but how can they do this in a healthy way.  When the store ...

3. Eat Your Way To a Flat Belly
(Health/Healthquest)

... of some serious health issues, such as increased blood pressure and high cholesterol.  Both of the aforementioned health conditions can down the road lead to heart disease, as well as type 2 diabetes.  ...

4. Booker: Newark Is Failing Our Young Kids
(N.J./State)

... that struggle to meet their basic needs. This can seriously hurt their lifelong chances for success, the report went on. These kids also face significant health and safety issues, especially during their ...

5. What's Happening in Trenton? Assembly Democrats list Agenda
(N.J./State)

... by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee. * Assembly Budget Chairman Vincent Prieto has invited state Treasurer Andrew P. Sidamon-Eristoff to inform the committee on the expected impact ...

6. N.J. Marathon: Magic in Air as Race Aims to Help 'Restore the Shore'
(Sports/Professional)

... termed “Restore the Shore,” to be implemented to help the region's recovery efforts from the lasting effects of Hurricane Sandy. The Marathon, as part of a full weekend of running- and health-related ...

7. Cooper Health System in Newark to Pay $12.5 million in Kickback Settlement
(Health/Healthquest)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY The Cooper Health System is paying $12.5 million to settle allegations that it improperly paid physicians fees in exchange for referrals that ...

8. Global Warming: Jersey Environmentalists to Rally in Washington
(Opinion/Commentary)

... decisions that will either steer us toward a healthier future or toward a future marked increasingly by, in the president’s words, “the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more ...

9. N.J. to Change How it Investigates Allegations of Abuse and Neglect of Developmentally Disabled
(N.J./State)

BY SALVATORE PIZZURO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM On Monday, February 4, 2013, the State Senate Committee on Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens unanimously approved a motion to transfer the Special ...

10. Genetically Modified Salmon Coming to Your Market
(U.S./Nation)

... of allergies or other health risks.  Critics say that the hormones used to grow the fish have been linked to cancer in humans. The final push upstream for this salmon is to be declared safe for ...

11. Weight Loss Don'ts: What Not to Do to Lose Fat & Slim Down
(Health/Healthquest)

... weight. Do you believe that getting healthier is actually in your control? Can you really envision yourself as someone who not only weighs less, but has the mental and physical strength to actually do ...

12. Running with Strollers: Tips for Parents
(Health/Healthquest)

... a mom does not mean it is time to hand over your fit figure and take on the “mom clothes” forever.  You can reclaim your pre-pregnancy body, become healthier, and still be with your baby while doing ...

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14. Retirement Future Looks Bleak
(U.S./Nation)

... life spans, better health, as well as a companies’ replacement of defined-benefit pensions with higher-risk 401k plans. Not to mention, many middle-aged Americans are finding it very difficult to leave ...

15. Veteran Suicide on the Rise
(U.S./Nation)

... health and well-being of our courageous men and women who have served the Nation is the highest priority for VA (Veterans Affairs), and even one suicide is one too many,” said Secretary Eric K. Shinseki ...

16. Buono says Gubernatorial Run will Focus on Jobs, Economic recovery
(N.J./State)

... speakers faulted Christie for vetoing funds for women’s health care, seeking to phase in small hikes in the minimum wage, and cutting programs to relieve property taxes, such as homestead rebates. Instead ...

17. Sexy Fitness Plan: High Heel Workouts on the Rise
(Life/Style)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Clickety-click, clickety-click is the sound that resonants when 30 women are packed into a dance studio eager to get their groove on. Normally these women would ...

18. Nearly 3 Years later...no study from the NRC?
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... vice versa. But it doesn't matter...the nucleocrats already have their minds made up...money trumps health every day of the week: "While some civic groups have supported the study, the top industry ...

19. Medical Experts say Sickly Alzheimer’s Patients Should be Left to Die
(Health/Healthquest)

... to die. The four doctors are connected with the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa: Zankhana Mehta, M.D.; Kathryn Giorgini, D.O..; Neil Eillison, M.D.; and Mary Elizabeth Roth, M.D., FACPE. AD ...

20. Ed Koch: Former New York City Mayor Had Roots in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... musical. Among his accomplishments, Koch backed up the New York City Health Department's decision to shut down the city's gay bathhouses in 1985 in response to concerns over the spread of AIDS. At the ...