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 Welcome to Aging Monthly, the monthly magazine that will soon be your most popular Internet source for everything you want to know about aging, and doing it gracefully. Now, we all get older, but I’d like to think we’re just a bit better at it than in the past. Recall how your folks and grand folks, when at your age, generally didn’t seem as young as you are today? Well, we at Aging Monthly believe it’s because we know more about getting older, and have better tools like medicine, exercise and entertainment to help.
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New Survey Evidence on the Health and Wellbeing of England's Older Generation Many people aged 65 and over lead healthy and active lives, but others of their generation face severe health challenges as they get older. According to the latest Health Survey for England, nearly two in three adults in this age group suffer from high blood pressure, roughly one in four is obese, and over a quarter of women and more than a fifth of men have symptoms of depression.
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 American College of Physicians Releases New Patient Education Resources
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released "Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families" and "Guide to a Restful Sleep." Available for free to ACP member physicians to distribute to patients and their families, each topic includes a DVD and guidebook. |
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 Plant Compound in Diet Associated with Decreased Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
Postmenopausal women whose diet contains high amounts of lignans, estrogen-like chemical compounds found in plants, may have a reduced risk of breast cancer. |
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