Sources: Centers For Disease Control; American Red Cross A total of eight people have been infected and hospitalized from an outbreak of a strain of Listeria monocytogenes in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, where a patient has died. The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from meat sliced at a deli […]
Source: CentralJersey.com To help you stay on track while you’re enjoying the sunshine and good times, Courtney McCormick, manager, Clinical Research and Nutrition at Nutrisystem, is sharing the top five weight loss blunders people tend to make this time of year and simple tips for avoiding them. • Crash dieting: The thought of putting on […]
Sources: Press of Atlantic City; CentralJersey.com; RedCrossBlood.org Whether you are an organic gardening newbie or an experienced gardener, the Organic Gardening Course for Food Production will provide you with skills and information for making a great garden. This training, offered by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey, will teach how to improve and […]
Source: New Jersey Dept. Environmental Protection About 12% of New Jersey residents get their drinking water from private wells. While public water supplies are protected under State and Federal regulations, private well owners are responsible for monitoring the quality of their own well water and for maintaining their own wells. There are many substances that […]
Source: Consumer Reports Consumer Reports (CR) tested 45 popular fruit juices sold across the counter, including apple, grape, pear, and fruit blends, and found elevated levels of the heavy metals — lead, mercury, and inorganic arsenic in almost half of them, including juices marketed for children. More than 80 percent of parents of children age […]
Source: Central Jersey.com Woodbridge Township officials are challenging township businesses, retail food service outlets, hospitality industry, corporate businesses and offices, community organizations, schools and residents to see if collectively they can best the amount set last year. “As we enter the New Year, let’s not forget that there are many less fortunate families throughout Woodbridge […]