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Health information at your fingertips
The following links are intended to save you time searching for important information you or a family member may need.
We have included information from local sources – such as area hospitals and healthcare services close to home – and national sources for broader information about specific health topics.
This information is not intended to serve as medical advice but rather to provide you with helpful information and save you time. Browse through these listings and visit or bookmark the sites you think will be helpful.
Hospitals
Overlook Hospital
99 Beauvoir Ave.
Summit, NJ 079002-0220
(908) 522-2000
Fax: (908) 273-5134
Medical Labs
Enzo Clinical Laboratory
To find an Enzo location near you, click here.LabCorp
To find a LabCorp location, click here.
Quest Diagnostics
To find a Quest Diagnostics patient service center, click here .
Healthy Nutrition
The TLC Diet (for "Therapeutic Lifestyle Change") will help reduce LDL (or "bad" cholesterol). Click here.
The DASH Diet (for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension") can reduce high blood pressure and hypertension. Click here.
Other Health-Related Links
American Society of Hypertension
Asthma
Comprehensive information about Asthma is provided through the National Institute of Health. Click here.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthfinder
This site was developed by the US department of Health and Human Services. It offers information, Web sites, support and self-help groups. Click here.
Medicare
For complete information about Medicare, including an informative list of Questions and Answers, be sure to visit this site. It also will also answer questions about the new prescription plan. Click here.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Through its Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering provides information about Herbs, Botanicals, supplements and other products that may be helpful in the treatment of cancer patients. Click here.
Tobacco Cessation Help
The state of New Jersey offers an excellent site to help you quit using tobacco and "stay quit." To get started, click here.
Tobacco
Transcendental Meditation ('TM')
Transcendental Medication is a simple, natural and non-religious relaxation technique that allows your body to settle into a state of profound rest and relaxation and your mind to achieve a state of inner peace, without needing to use concentration or effort. It has has been endorsed for its positive benefits by numerous health organizations, including the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health, the Cleveland Clinic, the Mayo Clinic and others.
US Department of Health and Human Services
This is a US government-sponsored Web site offering information and referrals to sites on a variety of health topics and essential human services. Click here.
WebMD
For complete health information, WebMD offers comprehensive tools for in-depth background and guidance, click here.