Health & Beauty Features

Thinking Long-Term

Most people find it difficult to imagine themselves someday needing long-term care. But it’s a fact that as modern medicine helps us live longer, more and more of us reach a stage when daily help becomes a necessity. Insurance you buy today could make your life easier in years to come.

Migraines: Myths Vs. Facts

We’ve all heard about migraine headaches, but is everything we’ve heard on the level? June is National Migraine Awareness Month; test your knowledge with this quiz

Fulfilling A Vision

Thanks to Leon and Toby Cooperman and their historical gift, The Cooperman Family Pavilion will soon be built with Saint Barnabas Medical Center's largest donation ever.

His Brother's Keeper

The Saint Barnabas Living Donor Institute is designed to promote living donation with minimally invasive surgery and better communication among donor registries, allowing David Darby to donate his kidney to a stranger so that his brother could get one too.

Keep Your Balance!

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” calls the voice in the classic tv commercial. Most of us have seen it, and maybe we’ve even made fun of it. But the fact is, falls will become not a laughing matter but a serious threat to our mobility and independence.

The Power of Comfort

"The objects, color and materials around us actually have a physical effect on us and how we feel." Thanks to the initiative of a former patient and her friend, cancer care will soon take place in a soothing new space.

Goodbye, Diabetes

Often a surgical weight-loss procedure can actually reverse this metabolic condition, and the “duodenal switch” approach offers special promise.

The Joy of Bok Choy

Have you ever come across a mysterious green in your Chinese stir-fry? This bright green member of the cabbage family delivers flavor, vitamins and a satisfying crunch.

Happy Feet

Most of us log an amazing 75,000 miles on our feet by the time we reach age 50. Keep your feet healthy and pain-free along the way by following these guidelines.

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