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Important heat safety tips from Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Aging

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:13:55 -0700
With hot temperatures and high humidity expected to make an early appearance in some parts of Pennsylvania this Memorial Day weekend, the Departments of Health and Aging are urging everyone to take simple steps to prevent serious heat-related illness or even death.
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First Dangerous Heat Wave of the Season Expected to Arrive this Weekend

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:25:12 -0700
Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Aging Offer Important Heat Safety Tips
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Aging baby boomers to dominate Tuesday's release of fresh 2011 census data

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:30:07 -0700
OTTAWA - The next set of data from the 2011 census shouldn't hold many surprises for anyone in Canada — but it no doubt will.
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Your Health: Stop aging in its tracks

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:26:46 -0700
As people age, their skin begins to sag. Experts say there are easy ways to revitalize your skin and look younger.
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In Louisville, aging care becomes key area of economic growth

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:25:00 -0700
LOUISVILLE — This city of 570,000 people is generally associated with the Kentucky Derby, mint juleps and bourbon. But few outsiders know that it also hosts the largest concentration of nursing-home and extended-care companies in the nation. Read full article >>
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AGING AMERICA: New invasive procedure tested to tame high blood pressure when drugs don't work

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:20:01 -0700
WASHINGTON - "Maxed out on the medications," is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It's dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six different drugs a day.
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Health teams in Trenton, Camden and Newark seek to treat neediest patients, lower overall medical costs

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:32:51 -0700
“This is not poverty work. This is health-care system transformation work,” said Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, the founder and executive director of the Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers. His findings in working with the poor could translate directly to the care of the growing population of baby-boomers, he said
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Officials offer tips on staying cool in hot weather

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:15:52 -0700
As the first major heat wave of the season is expected to arrive this weekend, the state Department of Health and Aging is urging everyone to take simple steps to prevent serious heat-related illness or death. "With so many outdoor activities planned thi
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State warns of heat wave this weekend

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:23:24 -0700
HARRISBURG — With hot temperatures and high humidity expected to make an early appearance in some parts of the state this Memorial Day weekend, the Departments of Health and Aging are urging everyone to take simple steps to prevent serious heat-related illness or even death.
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Health a way of life for Fairfield Irwin

Sun, 27 May 2012 19:32:38 -0700
Patricia Irwin said she lives by her simple motto: “Health is wealth; spend it wisely.”The 75-year-old Fairfield resident has promoted wellness in the community for about 50 years, earning her a spot in the Ohio Department of Aging’s Senior Citizens Hall of Fame.
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