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_ Mental & Emotional Health Seniors Benefit From Depression Treatment as Much as Younger Patients Do By Sondra Forsyth article A 2017 study done at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that older adults being treated for depression experience … Read More→
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_ Women's Health and Wellness Tips for Success this National WomenΓÇÖs Health & Fitness Day By Sondra Forsyth article Wednesday, September 27, 2017 is National WomenΓÇÖs Health & Fitness Day. Held on the last Wednesday each September, the day … Read More→
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_ Money Matters Retirement Tax Deferral and Guarantees Make Annuities a Compelling Way to Save for Retirement By Sondra Forsyth article If youΓÇÖre contributing the annual maximum to your IRA and/or 401(k) plan, youΓÇÖre ahead of most people. But tax-qualified contributions … Read More→
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_ Prostate cancer Prostate Cancer: Symptoms, Tests and Treatments By Jane Farrell article Here, an update from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about an all-too-widespread cancer among men. Prostate cancer is … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Eye Test May Diagnose a Common Form of Dementia By Sondra Forsyth article Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is present in tens of thousands of Americans, but is often … Read More→
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