Skin Cancer Foundation offers advice to stay safe in the sun       Disregarding health advisories when sun bathing can be very dangerous. Each year, 1 million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States alone,making skin cancer the most common form of cancer in the country.What's more, better than 90 percent of those cases stem from overexposure t... More ... Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps uninsured By Gary Pelletier Director, Pfizer Helpful Answers       The issue of health care is once again front and center.Nearly 47 million Americans are uninsured, at a cost of at least 18,000 lives each year. Why should New Jersey residents care? The growing health-care crisis in the United States is reflected here at home. Nearly one in seven New Jerseyans ar... More ... It is important to find the source of back pain and treat it properly By Hemant Painter, M.D.       Back pain is a common problem seen in doctors' offices. It is the most common cause of disability in people younger than 45 years old. Most people have experienced back pain at some time or another. Many times we know why it hurts. We know we strained our back by lifting something that was heavy ... More ... Researchers establish link between sleep apnea, obesity and bedwetting in children       Researchers at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and UMDNJRobertWood Johnson Medical School have completed a study that establishes for the first time a link between obstructive sleep apnea and an increased risk for obesity and bedwetti... More ... Affiliated Foot & Ankle Center offers new Web site as education resource       Foot and ankle problems are common, and they can affect our everyday lives. From the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we ready ourselves for bed, the health of our feet is vital to how we feel when we stand,walk, run or jump,while we work at our jobs or at recreation. More ... Raritan Bay first in Middlesex to offer minimally invasive laser treatment for PAD       Approximately 12 million people in the United States are affected by peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious cardiovascular condition which causes debilitating pain in the legs and can lead to tissue death and amputation. More ... Controlling high blood pressure By Loretta Kaes       Before we look at ways to control high blood pressure (HBP), also known as hypertension, it might be helpful to look at some basic facts about HBP and why it is vital to control. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against the walls of our arteries when the heart pumps blood. More ... Thanks to diagnostic testing available 27/4, life threatening aneurism is avoided       'Chest pain can be anything," says cardiologist Raed Jitan, M.D., FACC,"but a life threatening aneurism is infrequent. More ... Vision therapy helps struggling students succeed       School is out and it is time for some summer fun.Many know that the summer is just a brief vacation from school struggles.The following story may sound familiar: Jake hated reading. He and his mother would fight to get his reading homework done. It was exhausting for both of them. Jake would say... More ... Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness       Parents of young children are often faced with fevers.But when the fever is accompanied by sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters,many parents who aren't familiar with this condition become very worried. Meg Fisher, M.D. More ... With new Insight Subluxation Station, chiropractic care is now rocket science       Dr.Peter Joffe of Joffe Family Chiropractic has joined a growing number of chiropractic doctors who have upgraded their level of care to assess the wellbeing of the community.Patients of Dr. More ... Hernias, bulges and outies, oh my! An overview of ventral, incisional and umbilical hernias By Jody C. DiGiacomo, M.D., FACS       An abdominal wall hernia is an abnormal bulging of the contents of the abdomen through muscle layers that comprise the abdominal wall, and they are named based on their location. All are fundamentally a weakness or defect of the abdominal wall. More ... Study shows chiropractic care helps to quiet crybabies       Research out of Great Britain offers hope to parents across the globe whose weary morning appearance is caused by a crying infant at home. Baby's tears not only concern mom and dad about his/her health, they often disrupt the entire family - and in worstcase scenarios may impact postnatal depress... More ... CentraState expands cardiac services       CentraState Medical Center has launched an Integrative Health and Preventive Cardiology Program that combines conventional medicine with evidence-based alternative and complementary medicine.The latter includes botanical and herbal treatments and mind-body techniques such as biofeedback, yoga, mas... More ...