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A New Year, A New You!
The New Year has finally arrived and now is the time to finalize your New Year's resolutions. Make one of your New Year promises to focus on your health, and the health of those around you! Taking time to care for yourself, as well as others, is the first step to ensuring overall well-being! Be sure to read the sampling of articles below that highlight various health-related issues. |
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1. Keep a diary. Start today. Describe your fears as well as your hopes, the reality of what each day is like, Don’t be afraid to write about the losses, big or small. |
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Not every condition you encounter in the field will be explained in the classroom
Doctors complete four years of college, four years of medical school and then three or four years of internship and residency, where they get to practice what they've learned under the watchful eye of an experienced physician. |
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When the temperature drops this winter, it’s normal to feel it most in your fingers, toes, ears and nose. But if your fingers and toes regularly turn bluish or white when the temperature dips even slightly, or if they often feel numb or painful or turn red and tingle when you’re stressed or cold, it may be a sign you have something called Raynaud’s disease. |
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Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for the extra help if they have limited income and resources. The extra help can increase their cost savings by paying for part of the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments under the new prescription drug program. The extra help is estimated to be worth an average of $3,900 per year.
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When Sean and Colleen Feldman* married in 1971, neither expected that 18 months later she'd be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. For the past 36 years, as his wife's condition has slowly worsened, Feldman has been her primary caregiver. "I have two full-time jobs," he says. "I'm an economist and a nursing-home administrator." |
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