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June 16, 2016
Books on a Budget: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Family Reading
Early exposure to books and the development of reading skills are important means for children to gather information and interpret the world around them.
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May 06, 2016
Alzheimer’s Disease: Everyone with a Brain is at Risk!
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that causes a progressive, irreversible decline in an individual’s normal patterns of behavior, thinking, and memory. It can progress to the point that the ability to perform daily tasks is compromised, and it is deadly.
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April 14, 2016
CDPHP: From Humble Start-up to Health Care Leader
Did you know that CDPHP® was a small start-up business at one time? In 1984, our headquarters consisted of a modest office in the Pine Hills section of Albany where claims were processed by hand through a telephone equipped with a modem.
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March 09, 2016
Stemming the Rising Obesity Epidemic: Strategies and Challenges
Americans are setting a record that is a major cause for concern: Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicate that the obesity rate in adults in the U.S. has risen to an all-time high of 30.4 percent.
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December 28, 2015
Save Your Skin: Skip the Tan!
Winter can be a particularly dreary, frigid time of year, so it’s no wonder that we crave sunshine and desire its warmth. But while the sun is invariably a welcome sight, exposure to it – or any ultraviolet (UV) light – has many negative, sometimes lethal, consequences.
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December 15, 2015
How – and How Not – to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
Are you feeling a bigger pinch in your wallet these days when you pick up your prescription drugs? Experiencing sticker shock because the cost of the drug you’ve been taking for years has skyrocketed in recent months?
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