For Immediate Release
September 11, 2007
Contact: John Shaffer
732-776-4166
jshaffer@meridianhealth.com

JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER SCHEDULES HEALTH LECTURE SERIES AT NEPTUNE SENIOR CENTER

September 20, Arthritis; October 11, Breast Cancer; November 1, Women?s HeartAdvantage

Neptune, NJ - Jersey Shore University Medical Center is offering an upcoming series of Keeping Healthy lectures at the Neptune Senior Center at 1825 Corlies Avenue.

On September 20, Dr. Deborah Alpert discusses Living With Arthritis. This chronic condition strikes more than 70 million Americans and is the second leading cause of work disability, behind cardiac issues. Dr. Alpert discusses the causes of arthritis, symptoms and the latest treatment paths.

Radiologist Dr. Eileen Krieg will review Breast Cancer Awareness on October 11. October is Breast Cancer Month.

On November 1, nurse educator Lisa Calabrese discusses Women's HeartAdvantage, which covers unique cardiac risk factors and symptoms for women. Heart disease and failure is the leading cause of death among women.

Each event will run from 11:00 am-12:30 pm at the Neptune Senior Center. All members of the public are encouraged and eligible to attend. While the lectures are free, registration is strongly urged. Please call the Meridian Health Line to register at 1-800-560-9990.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit university teaching and home to the K. Hovnanian Children?s Hospital -- the first children's hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program that has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and nationally-designated stroke center in the region. Jersey Shore University Medical Center specializes in cardiac care and surgery, orthopedics and rehabilitation, cancer care, and advanced women's and children's health services. For more information on Meridian's advanced cardiac services or a referral to a Meridian cardiologist, please call 1-800-560-9990 or visit www.meridianhealth.com.

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