PART ONE Source: Prevention.com “The neurochemical changes that happen when we consume caffeine are complex and have as much to do with the behaviors and cues surrounding the caffeine consumption as they do with the actual chemical properties of the coffee drink,” says says W. Christopher Winter, M.D.. But that doesn’t mean that coffee is […]
Source: Prevention.com About 75% of Americans drink coffee, and many rely on the brew to help them perk up in the morning. But new research has found that feeling alert after having a morning cup of coffee may actually be due to a placebo effect. The study, which was published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, […]
Source: North Jersey.com U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger has announced that 11 reputed members of Up Top street gang were arrested on drug charges, while two other suspects — already in jail — also were charged in the probe. Sellinger’s office released a 48-page criminal complaint that included a series of wiretapped phone conversations that […]
Source: BIANJ.org The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) has named Wendy Berk, MSW, LCSW, its new Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2023. She previously served as BIANJ’s Vice President. Berk takes on the leadership role from Rita Steindlberger, MSUP, who has served as CEO for more than seven years. Steindlberger is staying […]
Hernia Awareness: Anita’s Angels · Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia · Nutritional Help · Surgical Review.org · New Jersey Specialists The purpose of National Hernia Awareness Month is to raise the public knowledge of the warning signs and latest treatment options available regarding hernias. A hernia occurs when there is a weakness in the abdominal wall of […]
Source: CBS News 61-year-old Carol Noon has an aggressive form of endometrial cancer. It’s treatable, but the night before her second dose of chemotherapy, she received a call from her doctor to inform her that the hospital had run out of her treatment medicine. Thankfully, Noon got her dose a week later. She says, “It’s […]