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Bedbug Awareness Training
It's rare to see one of these nocturnal bloodsuckers unless you know what you should be looking for. Video Video
Comparing Identical Twins DNA Reveals Mechanics Behind Aging
James D. Watson, Frances Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for their discovery of the structure of DNA.
Childhood Infections Increase Risks of Stroke
Stroke is the third leading cause of death, as well as the leading cause of serious disability among adults. Strokes are unbiased; they can touch anyone at any time, regardless of age, race, or gender; which means children can also be affected.
Unexplained Strokes?
A whopping one out of every three stroke survivors leave the hospital without knowing the cause of their stroke.

Senior Health Guide

Back Problems
For many people, the key to a healthy back is found in good posture, proper exercise, safe lifting techniques, and a firm mattress.
Dental Care
Periodontal disease, or gum disease, is a chronic, low-grade infection of the tissues supporting the teeth.
Hearing Loss
Hearing loss has several causes, including noise trauma, infections, heart conditions or stroke, head injuries, tumors, certain medicines, heredity, and aging.
Heart & Circulatory
Your lifestyle may include certain habits or conditions that tend to increase your chance of having a heart attack. These habits or conditions are known as risk factors.
Senior Health Care
You can prevent, delay, lessen, or even reverse some of the changes commonly associated with aging by taking advantage of information made available by the medical community.
Senior Health Coverage
Medicare is a federally funded national health insurance program for people over 65 years of age.
Seniors
Many organizations promote the interests of older adults. One of the best known and largest of the organizations is the American Association of Retired Persons.
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Concussion Awareness

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