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We provide Adult Day Services For Special Needs Adults (21 years old +) National Maritime Day: May 22, 2023 “The United States has always been and will always be a great maritime nation. From our origins as 13 British colonies, through every period of peace and conflict since, the Mer chant Marine has been a pillar in this coun try’s foundation of prosperity and security. They power the world’s largest economy and strengthen our ties with trading partners around the world, all while supporting our military forces by shipping troops and sup plies wherever they need to go.” “In 1933, Congress declared National Mar itime Day to commemorate the American steamship Savannah’s voyage from the United States to England, marking the first success ful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with steam propulsion. During World War II more than 250,000 members of the American Merchant Marine served their country, with more than 6,700 giving their lives, hundreds being de tained as prisoners of war and more than 800 U.S. merchant ships being sunk or damaged.” “Maritime Day is a time-honored tradition that recognizes one of our country’s most im portant industries. Each year, ceremonies and celebrations throughout the country recog nize Maritime Day and the people our mar itime nation depends on.” From the Maritime Administration, U.S. De partment of Transportation. Call UsToday For ATour or Info! (732) 845-3332 • Free Door-to-DoorTransportation • Health Evaluations • Bi-Lingual staff • Music & PetTherapy • Educational Programs to assist & encourage independance with activities of daily living • Social Activities • Fabulous food and menu options • Recreation, Exercise,Trips to Museums, Stores, Crafts and more... Serving Monmouth, Middlesex & Ocean Residents Medicaid/HMO/DDD

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WHY TONSILLITIS KEEPS COMING BACK By, Lauren Kowlacki Researchers may have figured out why some peo ple are susceptible to recurrent tonsillitis. Some kids get tonsillitis, or infected tonsils, again and again. A new study found that strep, a germ that causes tonsillitis, can trick the body’s immune system. Because of the trick, the body’s immune cells kill each other, rather than the germ. But this only happens in certain people who are vulnerable. Your tonsils are the bumps of tissue at the back of your throat. They help prevent infections in the body by trapping germs that come in through your nose and mouth. When tonsils get infected, they can swell and become painful. Children who get tonsillitis over and over may need to have their ton sils removed. Researchers compared tonsils removed from children who had repeated bouts of tonsillitis with those from children who had them removed for other reasons, such as a sleep disorder. Kids with repeated tonsillitis had more of cer tain immune cells (a type of TFH cell). These cells help another immune cell, called B cells, make an tibodies to fight the germ. But the kids with repeat ed tonsillitis had fewer B cells and antibodies that guard against strep. The team found that strep makes a certain toxin that, in kids with repeated tonsillitis, causes cer tain TFH cells to destroy B cells instead of helping them. These kids had genetic differences that made them more vulnerable to this effect. The results suggest there may be a way to make a vaccine that trains the immune system to prevent recurring bouts of tonsillitis, says Dr. Shane Crotty, who led the study at the La Jolla Institute for Im munology.

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