ABC Health & Wellbeing

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• High blood pressure in the bush
  People in rural Australia are more likely to have hypertension, and less likely to be treated for it, than their city counterparts.
  Health: The Pulse 07 August 2008
• Coping with chronic disease
  Half of all Australians over 65 have a chronic illness. What makes some succumb to despair, and others adjust and even improve their lives?
  Health: The Pulse 31 July 2008
• Do glasses weaken your eyes?
  The popular belief that glasses weaken your eyes is a myth.
  Healthy Living Broadband 01 July 2008
• Joining the 100 club
  Forget the baby boom, the fastest growing age segment in Australia's population is those aged 100 and over. How can you make it - and in good health?
  Health: The Pulse 19 June 2008
• Midlife brain crisis? No way!
  It's not all downhill in the brain department as you age. Some things actually improve!
  Healthy Living Broadband 17 June 2008
• Starting late to a healthy life
  Forget your unhealthy past - change your ways now and there's still plenty to gain!
  Healthy Living Broadband 03 June 2008

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