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LiveSmart: Get Your Shot Soon to Fight the Flu
Hygiene is key to fighting the flu, but the best prevention against the flu is to get vaccinated.
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LiveSmart: Medical Alert Technology Enhances Safety for Seniors
For seniors at home and on-the-go, the ability to summon help at the time of a fall is critical to keeping an emergency from turning into a tragedy.
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LiveSmart: Keep Tobacco Out of Your Mouth to Avoid Oral Cancer
According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, more than 43,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year.
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LiveSmart: Safety on the Playground Makes for More Fun
Adult supervision and knowledge is the most important factor in preventing a good number of playground falls and injuries.
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LiveSmart: Be Alert for a Local Menace — Deer Ticks
The Hudson Valley, including the Capital Region, has among the highest incidence of Lyme disease in the nation. LiveSmart offers tips on avoiding ticks.
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LiveSmart: Kids Heading Back to School? Do the Right Thing – Vaccinate!
With kids heading back to school in just a few short weeks, there is no better time to think about the importance of vaccination.
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LiveSmart: Breastfeeding is Best Feeding
Mother Nature provides the perfect food for human infants. It is milk from Mom – and its many health benefits make it the ideal food for infants and children.
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LiveSmart: Good Health for College
Although most college students are at their peak physical health, they still need first aid for everyday illnesses. Send them to school prepared.
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LiveSmart: Advanced Treatment Option Offers Relief from Trigeminal Neuralgia
At St. Peter’s, Novalis Shaped Beam technology can deliver a precise dose of radiation therapy to the trigeminal nerve, disrupting the sensation of pain.
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LiveSmart: Building Healthy Families
Residents of Rensselaer County have access to a program, Healthy Families of Rensselaer County, to help expectant parents realize their goals.