If you have diabetes—type 1, type 2, gestational, or prediabetes—getting up from your couch or desk chair for some light-intensity physical activity can help you manage your blood sugar. Within updated guidelines for regular physical exercise that for the first time address people with all types of diabetes, the American [...]
By Joshua Raymond, MD, MPH, FAAFP As we age, our healthcare maintenance needs increase. With these added responsibilities such as heart health, blood pressure and cancer prevention, seniors can often overlook a simple but important element to everyday good health ─ proper hydration. Dehydration is a frequent cause of [...]
When you are seriously considering having your first baby or expanding your family, there are several key preparations to make well before taking your first pregnancy test. Don't be surprised if your physician recommends that you start planning for a healthy new baby up to a year before conception. [...]
Puberty is a good time to introduce breast health awareness Breast development is one of the many changes that occur during puberty, and an ideal time to introduce young women to breast self-examinations. The goal of these self-examinations in adolescents should never be to identify problems. Instead, the focus [...]
By Bhavesh Balar, MD Over the past few years, the cancer community has been encouraged that our ability to fight cancer seems to improve by the day. In fact, the American Cancer Society reports that from 1991 to 2012 (the most current data available), the combined cancer [...]
The Gloria Saker Women’s Heart Program at CentraState Medical Center is offering, “Paint to Your Heart’s Content,” an evening of relaxation and creativity for women and their friends on Friday, February 10 at 5:30-9p.m. at The Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold. In recognition [...]
By Robert Pedowitz, DO Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with a staggering one in three deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes–according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As a result, the CDC in conjunction with the [...]
By Mark R. McLaughlin, MD The spine is like the Interstate 95 of our bodies. All of our sensations, motor skills and coordination travel through nerves in the spinal column. When those nerve connections are disrupted by injuries or wear and tear to the spine, it can [...]
The Star and Barry Tobias Women’s Health Center at CentraState has been granted a Three-Year Full Accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is only given to those centers that have voluntarily [...]
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently donated a total of $22,000 to CentraState Healthcare System as part of the foundation’s commitment to giving back to the community. As a result of this grant, CentraState will offer the free program, SUCCESS [...]
