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| 5/4/2009 | SWINE FLU INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES |
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| Government | |
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| 1/21/2010 | Poll: Most Americans want more GOP support on health care |
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| 12/22/2009 | Q&A: Pressing concerns on health care legislation |
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| 12/11/2009 | Health care debate: Hope and skepticism on the front lines |
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| News Articles | |
| Date | Article |
| 1/21/2010 | A Pinch Less Salt Could Save Lives, Money |
| | Cutting daily salt intake by three grams – just over a teaspoon -- could prevent 32,000 strokes and 54,000 heart attacks a year. So say researchers at the University of California, San Francisco who developed a novel computer program to predict the clinical impact of salt reduction. |
| 1/21/2010 | Dr. Oz's Five Warning Signs for Alzheimer's |
| | Oz stopped by "Good Morning America" to explain how you can spot Alzheimer's warning signs in your loved ones. He also gave the audience a memory test. How did you do? These are the words showed on screen at the beginning of the segment:
House
Professor
Pasta
Teddy Bear
Palm Tree
Nun
Cigar
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| 1/5/2010 | Swine flu vaccine available to everyone |
| | Swine flu vaccine was offered officially to the public Monday for the first time since the H1N1 vaccination campaign began in October.
State health officials said they are hopeful more Louisianans will get vaccinated. |
| 12/23/2009 | Music and the mind: Using an iPod to treat Alzheimer's |
| | At the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), technology is playing a key part in helping people with Alzheimer's disease reconnect to their memories and their loved ones—if only for immediate periods of time. We call it our "Well-Tuned” program and its impact has been extraordinary. |
| 12/17/2009 | HHS to release $27 million to fight chronic disease among older adults |
| | The Department of Health and Human Services is disbursing $27 million in stimulus package funds to bolster care and prevention of chronic conditions among the elderly through the HHS' Administration on Aging (AoA), it said Wednesday. |
| 12/11/2009 | Whom do you trust? Most Americans say nurses |
| | The majority of Americans believe nurses are the most honest and ethical professionals in the country, according to the results of the annual Gallup Honesty and Ethics of Professionals Poll released Tuesday. |
| 12/11/2009 | Wii senior league bowlers to 'spare' no mercy at Tuesday's national championship game |
| | After months of competitive play, the "SAS Strikers” from St. Andrews Estates South in Boca Raton, FL, will face off against the "Riverside Silver” from Riverside Place in Charleroi, PA, in Tuesday's National Senior League Wii Bowling Championship Game. |
| 12/10/2009 | One-third of American adults provide care, new report finds |
| | There are more informal caregivers in the U.S. than ever before. Nearly one-third of the population provides some level of care, according to a new study.
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| Education | |
| Date | Article |
| 6/1/2009 | 10 Signs of Alzheimer's / Alzheimer’s Association
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| | Memory loss that disrupts daily life is not a typical part of aging. It may be a symptom of Alzheimer's, a fatal brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. Every individual may experience one or more of these signs in different degrees. If you notice any of them, please see a doctor. Learn how Alzheimer's affects the brain and take the Brain Tour. |
| 4/27/2009 | Swine Flu: What It Is, How to Fight It |
| | It's a common respiratory ailment in pigs, but this strain appears to be a subtype never before seen in pigs or humans. Here are answers to questions you may have about swine flu. |
