Avoiding winter back injuries       Lakewood - 'Tis the season to be shoveling snow here in the Northeast, but it's also the season for back injuries if you don't take precautions. "Even if you are normally very active, you can easily injure your back shoveling snow," says Dave Terlizzi, director of the Kimball Instit... More ... Public awareness is the first step toward controlling infectious diseases       LAKEWOOD - Kimball Medical Center encourages public awareness to help control the spread of infectious diseases. An infectious disease is a disease that can be spread directly or indirectly from one living thing to another. More ... Book teaches readers to control stress in 7 weeks       HILLSBOROUGH - In his new book, "Seven Weeks to Conquering Your Stress," author Richard Blonna says, "Everyone is unique when it comes to stress. Rather than force everyone to adapt to one rigid way of managing stress, I will help people develop a personal approach to coping that is holisti... More ... Preparing for achievement tests By Dr. S. Moshe Roth       How do you prepare a child who is struggling with reading for the NJASK? One of the most important steps a parent can take is to schedule a developmental vision evaluation even if your child has had previous vision exams or screenings. Undiagnosed vision problems can make it difficult... More ...