by Senior Scene | Aug 31, 2021 | Featured Article (04), General Interest, Magazine, Senior Health
Mortality among adults with diabetes By Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Florida Tech Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it...
by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2021 | Featured Article (04), General Interest, Magazine, Senior Health
Osteoarthritis (Joint Inflammation) By Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Florida Tech Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide, including over 30 million U. S. adults. It occurs when the protective...
by Senior Scene | Jul 1, 2021 | Featured Article (04), Magazine, Senior Health
Lifespan and Health Span By Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Florida Tech Any time you open your computer these days, you are bombarded with advertisements that pop up trying to convince you of the power of a pill that make you live longer or a cream that...
by Senior Scene | Jun 1, 2021 | Featured Article (04), Magazine, Senior Health
Aging and vision loss By Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Florida Tech Age sometimes brings changes that weaken your vision and eyes, but you can do certain things to maintain lifelong eye and overall health. Vision loss among the elderly is a major...
by Senior Scene | May 1, 2021 | Featured Article (04), Magazine, Senior Health
Cigarette smoking, disease and death By Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Florida Tech Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases, and reduce the health of smokers in general. Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000...
by Senior Scene | Apr 1, 2021 | Community, Featured Article (04), General Interest, Local History, Magazine, Veteran News
Expansion of Veterans Memorial Park by Donn Weaver, Council Chairman On March 5, more than 100 joined in the Ribbon Cutting to open major new portions of the Veterans Memorial Park (VMP) at the Veterans Memorial Center (VMC) behind the Merritt Square Mall. The event...
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