How to choose the right Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage plan       During the annual election period of Nov.15 through Dec.31,2007,people are able to switch plans or enroll in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage through stand-alone plans or through integrated medical and prescription plans.Here's helpful information you should know when making your decisio... More ... Surgeon at Saint Peter's offers minimally invasive total knee replacement       Saint Peter's University Hospital offers the Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee (Gender Knee), the first and only knee replacement implant shaped to fit a woman's anatomy.Women account for nearly two-thirds of the more than 400,000 knee replacement procedures performed in the United States each year. More ... Gender Solutions Knee       The Gender Knee implant has been sized and shaped based on three distinct aspects of the female knee: 1.Thinner profile:The bone in the front of a woman's knee is less prominent than a man's.Traditional implants are thicker in front and may feel "bulky"to many women.This thickness can result in p... More ... Protect yourself against drug errors By Loretta Kaes       According to a major report recently issued by the Institute of Medicine, approximately 1.5 millionAmericans get sick, injured or killed every year from errors in prescribing,dispensing and taking medications. You only have to look at the frenzied state of our health-care system to understand man... More ... Tips for caregivers regarding MRSA prevention       Astudy published by theAmerican MedicalAssociation showed a significant increase in the number of MRSA cases in both health-care settings and the general population.The statistics have alarmed many in the schools and public health-care facilities and many are in the process of implementing added p... More ... Shingles vaccination program for seniors offered       The Monmouth Medical Center ShinglesVaccination Program offers patients age 60 and over the opportunity to have the new FDA-approved Zostavax vaccine,manufactured by Merck,both filled and administered at the medical center. Shingles, a viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenp... More ...