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The Home Safety Council® (HSC) is the only national nonprofit organization solely dedicated to preventing home related injuries that result in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits on average each year. Through national programs such as Home Safety Month, HSC educates people of all ages to be safer in and around their homes.
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The mission of the American Lung Association (ALA) is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. During Clean Air Month, the ALA informs and educates the public about the impact and prevention of lung disease in a variety of ways.
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Wellness Tools & Resources
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Vision may be the most precious of our senses. Too bad many of us take it for granted.
But we shouldn’t. By age 65, one-third of the U.S. population has some form of sight-impairing disease. And in many cases, serious eye disorders give no warning signs.
Fortunately, many vision problems are preventable. This report outlines common threats to eye health and simple steps to neutralize them.
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If you live long enough, chances are good you’ll develop osteoarthritis in one or more joints.
An estimated 33 million Americans now have the disorder, according to the Arthritis Foundation. And the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts the number will rise to 67 million by 2030.
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The next time you’re hiring, there’s a good chance you could meet an applicant with a disability. According to the 2000 Census, about 50 million Americans—about one in five people—have some form of disability. And more than two-thirds of unemployed people with a disability say they would rather work.
Even if you’re not hiring, a current employee could end up with a disability as a result of an accident or a diagnosed disease. The possibility increases with the age of your workforce. Successfully integrating these staffers into your workplace will benefit you and them.
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By now everybody knows the risks of smoking — from cancer and heart disease to prematurely aged skin. Tobacco use is the biggest cause of death worldwide and the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.
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We’re savvy consumers when it comes to finding high-quality computers or cars or office equipment. When we’re buying health care? Not so much. And until recently, we had no way to make a fully informed decision when deciding where to have surgery.
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When’s the last time you saw a checkout-counter magazine with a screaming headline that touted six steps to a sexy skeleton?
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The most capable computer can’t touch the human brain when it comes to speed, sophistication and capabilities. You spend time babying your desktop or laptop machine – installing software upgrades, defragmenting the drive, and rooting out viruses. But what have you done for your brain lately?
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Health is usually near the top of the list when we make those annual wish lists every January.
The most common desire? Increasing the amount of exercise, chosen by 37 percent of those in an online survey conducted by the University of Washington’s Addictive Behaviors Research Center.
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The blues have been around since, well, human beings. Everyone experiences an occasional cloudy spell, sometimes for no apparent reason. Those blah days can be even more of a downer during the holidays – the season when good cheer is supposed to be bountiful.
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You’re eating oatmeal regularly to lower cholesterol. You’re also keeping an eye on your blood pressure, and maybe even taking a statin drug. You’re sure you’re doing everything you can to prevent cardiovascular disease and a stroke.
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