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Your Health Matters: Exercise Benefits People of all Ages

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By Dr. Judith Black Americans are living longer and are in better physical condition than their predecessors because today’s senior ...

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Diabetes Drugs, Blood Thinners Are Leading Cause of Adverse Medication Events

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There are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations each year for adverse drug events that involve U.S. senior citizens, according to a ...

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Start the Conversation: National Healthcare Decisions Day 2012

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By Denise Stahl, Executive Director, UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute Families are often given the difficult job of making critical ...

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Becoming a Caregiver in the Blink of an Eye

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By Marilyn Walsh, Baptist Homes Society, Public Relations Director “Mom had been healthy her whole life.  Then, in the blink of ...

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Dispelling the Fear of Care-Giving: How Proactive Planning Can Make a Difference

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By Michele Howe “People who are considering care-giving often make one primary mistake, they do not look forward enough in ...

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Are Your Meds Making You Sick?

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A Pharmacist’s Guide To Avoiding Dangerous Drug Interactions, Reactions And Side Effects Common Drug Combinations Can Be Lethal Dangerous drug interactions ...

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The Bookworm Sez: “100+: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith” by Sonia Arrison

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c.2011, Basic Books     $25.99 / $30.00 Canada     251 pages, includes notes Every year, there’s another candle. ...

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Helping Seniors Live Longer

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Just a century ago, you could expect to live until age 50. That’s it. It was “end of the road,” ...

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Your Health Matters

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By Dr. Judith Black Prepare now to make your hospital stay is less stressful You know the saying: “A hospital ...

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How Counseling Can Improve your Sex Life after Prostate Cancer

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By Cindie Hubiak If you’ve experienced prostate cancer, you likely know all too well the disruptive side effects of the ...