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  • What to Do When Cancer Moves into the End-Stage

    What to Do When Cancer Moves into the End-Stage

    May 8, 2017

    While aggressive treatment is recommended in most stages of fighting cancer, treatment is usually stopped during the end-stage of the disease. Rather than focusing on eliminating and reducing the cancer,…

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  • May is Older Americans Month

    May is Older Americans Month

    May 1, 2017

    Getting older doesn’t mean what it used to. For many aging Americans, it is a phase of life in which interests, goals, and dreams can get a new or second start.…

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  • Seniors and Cataracts

    Seniors and Cataracts

    April 24, 2017

    As we age, we can experience certain health and wellness changes that affect our senses, including our ability to see clearly. Cataracts is a common vision problem often associated with…

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  • Human Health Improved By Gardening

    Human Health Improved By Gardening

    April 19, 2017

    Horticulture has been used as therapy for centuries. In 1798, Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, wrote that gardening improved the conditions of mentally ill patients.…

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