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What Happened to Quality Health Care?-For Middle-Class America, It’s Disappearing
Thursday, December 01, 2005


For more than a decade now, Americans have witnessed a distressing trend: the loss of quality health care for the average citizen.

Estimates say the average primary care doctor now sees anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 patients each year. It’s a number that makes it nearly impossible for doctors to provide personalized care.


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Watch Out for Winter’s Health Hazards-The ‘Wonderland’ Isn’t Always Wonderful
Thursday, December 01, 2005


As enjoyable as winter can be, it brings with it a variety of potential health hazards for those who aren’t careful. You know the most common ones: back pain or heart attack from snow shoveling. Here are some others that require you stay alert.

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Information to Sink Your Teeth Into-Why Dental Care Should Be a Priority
Thursday, December 01, 2005


“We don’t accept the loss of a limb benignly. Why do we accept the loss of teeth as natural?”

That’s the question asked by Richard H. Price, DMD, a dentist and consumer advisor to the American Dental Association. Price is a passionate advocate for making people 62 and older realize tooth loss should not be accepted as inevitable anymore.


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Understanding Diabetes—Everyone Is At Risk
Tuesday, November 01, 2005


Adult onset, or Type 2,diabetes affects approximately 18 million people in the United States, almost a third of whom are undiagnosed. About 9 million are 60 or older. Another 16 million people are estimated to be pre-diabetic. It’s the fifth deadliest disease in the U.S., killing at least 213,000 people every year.

Fortunately, every day there are new advances for preventing and controlling diabetes and constant improvements for living with the condition.



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More Flexible Diets, More Food Choices-Exciting Changes in Diabetes Nutrition
Tuesday, November 01, 2005


“I’ve stopped smoking. I’ve stopped drinking. Now I can’t eat either?!”

That’s the reaction many people seem to have when they’re first diagnosed with diabetes.



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