Health & Fitness

Anyone who made contact with a grey and white kitten in the Charles Street area between December 10 and 15 should check with their doctor, county health officials said on December 17. The kitten tested positive for rabies after it was found and brought to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter on December 15, according to a press release from the …

Submitted by ProCure. ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset passed another celebratory achievement with the graduation of its 5,000th patient to complete treatment, in this case for prostate cancer. “When we see the courage, the generosity, the wisdom that our patients have as they go through some of the darkest times of their lives, they truly inspire us on a …

Breast Cancer Awareness Month events continued in the township Oct. 18, with the “Shades of Pink” awareness event heldin the township Senior/Community Center in the municipal complex. This was the 16th year the event was held in Franklin, said Michéle Samarya-Timm, a health specialist with the Somerset County Health Department. The women and men in attendance heard from several speakers, …

A township resident is the newest member of The Saint Peter’s Breast Center in New Brunswick. Dr. Rose Mustafa, a Franklin Park resident, joins Drs. Susan McManus, director of the Saint Peter’s Breast Center, and Lisa Hopkins. Dr. Kim Dixon serves as the Breast Center team’s breast care specialist. Mustafa completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at the Hospital of …

A township woman was recently reunited with the doctor who saved the lives of her and her unborn son a year ago. The reunion occurred on Jan. 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Casey Cattell, 37, brought her 15-month-old son, Nathan to meet Dr. Marc Milano, chairman of the hospital’s emergency medicine department. It was Dr. Milano, …

By Daniella Harris. Question: I’m sure you knew this was coming. How do I manage my food intake during the holidays, especially with all the cakes, cookies, and other goodies seemingly everywhere? Help! Answer: I thought we were going to skirt by without addressing this, but I’m glad you asked. Interestingly enough, the answer depends almost entirely on you. Assuming …

Society increases the stress and challenges that women face to find and maintain a healthy weight. Healthy probably doesn’t mean model-stick thin, but it also doesn’t mean being able to eat at fast food restaurants each week or grab high carbohydrate snacks on the way to work in the morning. There is a consistent and daily struggle between what the …

Western society has valued thinness since Twiggy burst on the fashion landscape in 1966 and began the love affair of the fashion industry with women who are a size 2 and smaller. This affair has become so ingrained into society that the number of infomercials selling diet and exercise products only continues to rise year after year. The weight loss …

The transition between living at home and freshman year in college often means lots of new additions and stressors added into a student’s life. Most college freshmen have heard of the “freshman 15”, or the commonly believed 15 pounds of weight gain that a freshman will put on in their first year of college. New studies at several different universities …

Many people believe that the sexiest part of a woman might be flat and sleek abs. To achieve those muscles without looking like Mr. Universe is really more simple than you might imagine. In the first place women don’t normally have enough testosterone in their body to develop large, bulky muscle. Instead, it is normal for them to develop lean …