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Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy Colonoscopy is the visual examination of the large intestine (colon) using a lighted, flexible fiberoptic or video endoscope. The colon begins in the right-lower abdomen and looks like a big question mark as it moves up and around the … Continue reading

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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG): The Housing Authority of Bergen County

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG): The Housing Authority of Bergen County. Committed to creating and preserving affordable housing. Homeless or at risk of becoming homeless? The purpose of the ESG program is to assist individuals and families to quickly regain stability … Continue reading

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A High Fiber Diet: Understanding Your Health

The Importance of Fiber: As fiber, which is also called roughage or bulk, moves through the intestine undigested, it absorbs large amounts of water. This results in softer, bulkier stools, which reduce the pressure against the wall of the colon, … Continue reading

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Understanding Capsule Endoscopy: Advancing the practice of GI Endoscopy

Understanding Capsule Endoscopy: Advancing the practice of GI Endoscopy What is capsule endoscopy? Capsule Endoscopy lets your doctor examine the lining of the middle part of your gastrointestinal tract, which includes the three portions of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, … Continue reading

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Bergen County Department of Human Services: Bergen County, NJ

Bergen County Department of Human Services: Bergen County, NJ One Bergen County Plaza, Second Floor Hackensack, NJ  07601 Phone: (201) 336-7474 Fax: (201) 336-7450 http://www.co.bergen.nj.us Mission Statement: The Department of Human Services assists families, children, the elderly, troubled adolescents, victims … Continue reading

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NNEDV: National Network to End Domestic Violence: Living healthier, Living Safer: What every woman should know about Healthy Living

Living Healthier; Living Safer What every woman should know about healthy living Woman & HIV: The number of HIV diagnosis among women has tripled since 1985 and unprotected sex with men is the most common way women acquire HIV. When … Continue reading

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Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen 296 Ninth Avenue New York, NY 10001

Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen 296 Ninth Avenue New York, NY  10001 (212) 924-0167 http://www.holyaspostlessoupkitchen.org I have been volunteering here for 14 years and think this is a very helpful place to go when you need a hot meal Monday-Friday from … Continue reading

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The Department of Law & Public Safety Bergen County Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection: Know Your Rights

Please call the Bergen County Office of Consumer Affairs if suspect fraud. Continue reading

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MedlinePlus: Fitness, not fat, is key to post-stroke recovery

This is an article given to us by a nutritionist who came to visit us. It from the National Institutes of Health/US National Library of Medicine. Fitness, not fat, is key to post-stoke recovery. People who exercised regularity before their attack … Continue reading

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MedlinePlus: Better Diet, Longer Life

A nutritionist who came to visit us this week gave us this article to help explain a healthy diet. This is taken from the National Institutes of Health/US National Library of Medicine article from MedlinePlus. Better Diet, Longer Life? A … Continue reading

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