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A Deficiency Of Vitamin B12 Can Lead To Many Serious Health Problems [Summer 1998]

A Dozen Daffodils [Summer 2000]

A Little Extra Caution Can Help Avoid Traffic Accidents [Spring 2002]

A Sense of Community [Winter 2001]

Adapting Home Environments for People with Disabilities [Spring 2000]

Advance Health Care Directive-Do You Need One?  [Summer 2004]

Advice for Persons with Disabilities Concerning Power Shortages and Blackouts [Spring 2001]

Aging in Community - Support and Connection [Summer 2006]

Always Acknowledge A Person’s Ability....Merit....and Dignity [Fall 1998]

Am I a Safe Driver? [Fall 2003]

AMPUTATION: Things you might want to know and do [Fall 1998]

Are You Caught in the Controversy of Pain? FIBROMYALGIA [Spring 2003]

Are You, or Do You Know, a Victim of Abuse or Neglect? [Fall 2004]

Are You Prepared for Survival? [Winter 2006]

Are You Receiving Necessary Health Care? [Fall 2002]

Avoiding Falls - IMPROVING BALANCE [Winter 2000]

AVOIDING SPAM: And I'm Not Talking About Breakfast Food [Summer 2003]

Be Alert to Threats to a Senior's Financial Independence [Fall 2001]

Benefits of Home Computing [Fall 2007]

Beware of Solicitation Contracts [Winter 2004]

Break-through in Treatment of "Wet" Macular [Winter 2006]

But Names Will Never Hurt Me [Fall 1999]

Can Frailty Be Treated? [Spring 2003]

Caregiver Stress - Taking Control [Winter 2007]

Caregiver's Support Groups - What Do They Do? [Spring 2000]

Caregiver Tips - Working with Difficult People [Spring 2006]

Caring for an Older Dog [Winter 2007]

Chemical Dependency: Intervening with Care and Compassion [Summer 2001]

Choosing Relocation to Maintain Independence [Spring 2007]

Common scams that con artists use........ [Winter 2000]

Contagious Dependency Has Long-Term Effects [Summer 2003]

Crafts are Much More than “something to do” [Spring 2002]

Diabetes IS GUILTY of Racial Discrimination [Fall 2001]

Different Stroke Locations and Their Symptoms [Winter 2007]

Digestive Enzymes May Help You to Feel Better.. [Summer 2000]

Do You Need A Lawyer to Write Your Will? [Fall 2001]

Do Your Feet Hurt? [Spring 2001]

Dreams: Can they be a meaningful experience? [Fall 2005]

Early Warning Signs of Gynecological Cancer [Fall 2005]

Easing the Transition from Caregiver to Visitor [Fall 2006]

Eating Grains Lowers Type 2 Diabetes Risk [Fall 2007]

Eating Light for Summer [Summer 2005]

E. coli - Should We Be Worried? [Winter 2007]

Eggs??? [Fall 2006]

Emergency Planning for Family Caregivers [Spring 2005]

Estate Planning Can Prevent or Cause Elder Abuse [Fall 2000]

Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples [Spring 2001]

Exercises for Improved Mental Health [Spring 2006]

Eye Diseases and the Importance of Maintaining Social Relationships [Spring 2004]

Eye Disorders and Treatments  [Spring 2004]

Fear of Falling IS a Health Risk  [Summer 2004]

Fighting Back Against Abusive Sales Tactics [Summer 2000]

(Forgetful?) Is Something Wrong? [Winter 2001]

Growing Vegetables in Containers [Spring 2007]

Have a Problem with Your HMO? Here's How to Get Help.... [Summer 2002]

Have You Been the Victim of a Consumer Crime? [Spring 2002]

Health Care: The Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities [Winter 2002]

Healthy Cooking Ideas  [Summer 2004]

Healthy Eating for One (or two) [Spring 2004]

Healthy Eating Helps with Weight Control [Summer 2007]

Hearing Loss is One of Most Common and Treatable Conditions [Spring 2006]

Heart Attacks in Women [Spring 2007]

Help for Mobile Home Residents [Fall 1999]

Helping Someone Who is Depressed [Winter 2006]

Here’s Why Exercise is Good For You! [Summer 2000]

High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol NOW Suspect in Alzheimer's [Fall 2001] 

How Much Do You Know About The Experience Of Aging [Summer 1999]

How to Avoid Telephone Carrier Fraud [Winter 2005]

How to Encourage Butterflies to Come to Your Yard [Spring 2001]

How to Handle Loss  [Fall 2003]

How to Hire a Caregiver [Fall 2004]

How to Live Longer and Better [Fall 2003]

How to Maintain Independent Living [Summer 2007]

How to Maintain Your Brain [Winter2005]

How to Prepare for a Major Earthquake (or other disaster) [Spring 2001]

How to Protect Your Personal Safety [excerpt from 2002 video]

How to Provide Physical Assistance [Spring 2003]

How to Select Pet Food [Spring 2007]

How to Slow Cataract Development [Winter 2005]

How to Successfully Work with a Service Agency [Summer 2002]

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Pain [Fall 2002]

How to Write an Ethical Will [Summer 2006]

If Riding the Bus is Too Difficult [Fall 2004]

If Stroke Strikes.......... [Spring 2000]

Important Information About Pain Relievers [Spring 2007]

Investment Scams Aimed at Seniors [Spring 2004]

Is Using Your Phone Difficult [Spring 2004]

Is Your Loved One Receiving Proper Care? [Winter 2003]

Is Your Medication Making You Sick? [Winter 2004]

"Journaling" - For Self Understanding and Growth [Spring 1998]

Joy, Perseverance and Productivity [Winter 1999]

Keeping Your Cool - Understanding Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke [Summer 2001]

Learning It's Alzheimers…Where Can You Turn? [Spring 2002]

Learning to Ride the Bus [Fall 2007]

Let the Artist Inside of You - OUT [Summer 2006]

Life can be "More Interesting Every Day"! [Fall 1998]

Living in a Nursing Facility [Winter 2005]

Living Well [Spring 98]

Living With Bipolar Disorder [Winter 2004]

Living with Low Vision  [Summer 2004]

Living with Post-Polio Syndrome….. [Winter 2003]

Long Distance Caregiving [Winter 2003]

Long Distance Caregiving Experiences [Winter 2003]

Lymphedema? Even Your Doctor May Not Know.......... [Winter 1999]

Making Your Home Safe to Care for an Alzheimer's Patient [Spring 2000]

Managing Difficult Behaviors in Older Adults  [Summer 2004]

Managing the Stress of Caregiving [Summer 2003]

Meal Planning for Diabetes Management [Fall 2000]

Medi-Cal Increases Allowances for Nursing Home Care [Winter 2006]

Medi-Cal Planning is Important [Summer 2005]

Medi-Cal Qualifying and Community Spouse Resource Limits [Summer 2002]

New Oral Agents for Diabetes - Are You A Candidate To Be Switched From Insulin? [Winter 1997]

Nursing Home Residents Have Rights [Winter 1999]

Options Between Driving and NOT Driving [Spring 2007]

P A D - Peripheral Artery Disease: Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatment [Fall 2007]

Patient Safety - Its Up to You [Summer 2003]

Paying for Health Care [Spring 2006]

Paying For Nursing Home Care [Summer 1998]

Paying For Nursing Home Care - 2 [Spring 2005]

Personal Response Systems Support Independent Living  [Summer 2004]

Pets for Better Health [Fall 2002]

Planning to See Your Doctor [Fall 2000]

Planning to Care for Your Parents [Winter 1999]

Planning to Limit Driving [Fall 2006]

Planning to Limit Driving [Summer 2007]

Planning To Protect Your Assets With A Personal Trust [Summer 1999]

Positive Caregiving - An Approach to Handle Challenging Times [Fall 2007]

Practical Aids for Persons with Arthritis [Winter 2001]

Predator at Your Door [Fall 2007]

Preparing for Change [Fall 2006]

Preparing for Driver's License Renewal (California) [Spring 2004]

Probating Your Loved One's Estate [Winter 2001]

Protecting Pets and Animals from Heat Injury [Summer 2001]

Protecting Your Finances from Unscrupulous Relatives [Winter 2002]

Protecting Yourself from Influenza [Summer 2006]

Recognizing Symptoms of Illness [Spring 1998]

Reflective Writing: Alone or in a Group? [Winter 2007]

Retiring From Driving [Fall 2001]

Reverse Mortgages Explained [Fall 2006]

Reward Yourself by Becoming Involved with a Senior Center [Summer 2000]

Safe Driving Tips for the Older Driver [Fall 2007]

Sex and the Senior [Summer 1998]

Selecting Gifts for the Visually Impaired or Blind [Winter 2005]

Selecting a Wheelchair - PART I [Winter 2000]

Selecting a Wheelchair - PART II [Summer 2000]

Should Your Elderly Mom or Dad Come to Live With You? [Fall 2004]

Social Isolation: The need to turn to one another [Fall 2005]

Some Things You Can Do to Help Yourself Feel Better NOW  [Spring 1998]

Special Supplement......Alzheimer's Info Network (Brain exercise; Sugar substitutes) [Fall 2000]

Spinal Cord Stimulator [Spring 2006]

Stroke and You [Summer 2005]

Study Links Green Tea to Better Health [Winter 2007]

"Tai Chi gives you longevity and a healthy body to enjoy it" [Winter 1997]

Taking Your Friends Along! (moving with pets) [Spring 2001]

Telemarketing/Sweepstakes Fraud [Winter 2001]

The Doctor is NOT Always Right [Summer 1998]

The Healing Power of Personal Reflection [Winter 2007]

The Miracle of Cochlear Implant [Spring 2003]

The Thing to Do — If You Feel Lonely [Summer 2000]

The Thrill of Volunteer Driving [Summer 2006]

The Warning Signs of Dementia [Spring 2005]

Things to Do to Help Fight Global Warming [Summer 2006]

Time to BEE More Careful! (About Killer Bees) [Spring 2001]

Tips for Avoiding Home Care Fraud [Summer 2007]

Tips to Help Make Driving More Comfortable [Winter 2007]

Transfats - What Are They? Why Are They Bad? Where Are They Found? [Fall 2004]

Transporting Wheelchairs and Scooters [Spring 2003]

Treatment of Pension Plans in Medi-Cal Qualifying [Spring 2002]

Traveling with the Aging and Physically Challenged [Spring 2001]

Understanding Unusual Behavior [Fall 2001]

U.S. Department of Transportation on Mobility [Summer 2007]

Vertigo - What It Is and How is It Treated [Winter 2007]

Vitamin Supplements: Are they necessary? [Spring 2007]

Volunteer Driving is a Win-Win Solution [Fall 2007]

Walking is Easy and Effective Exercise [Spring 2001]

Wandering Behavior and SAFE RETURN... [Fall 2001]

Warning Signs of Physical Abuse [Summer 2005]

Warning Signs of Vision Loss [Winter 2006]

Watch Out for Investment Firms that Target Seniors [Fall 2007]

Watch Out for that Next Step! (Avoiding falls) [Fall 1999]

Ways to Get a Better Night's Sleep [Spring 2005]

Ways to Preserve or Rebuild Social Services Network [Spring 2005]

What Are Illegal Care Facilities? [Summer 2002]

What Are the Signs of Stress? [Spring 2004]

What Are the State-Mandated Rights for Persons in Care? [Winter 2002]

What Are the Transportation Needs of Seniors and Persons with Disabilities? [Winter 2002]

What Are Your Transportation Options? [Fall 2005]

What Can I Claim on My Auto Insurance WITHOUT My Rates Going Up? [Winter 2000]

What Do You Know About the Flu? [Fall 2004]

What Do You Know About the Sneaky Disease? [Fall 2003]

What Does "Funding a Trust" Mean? [Fall 2004]

What does the term "Long Term Care" mean to you? [Summer 2002]

What Every California Victim and Witness of Crime Should Know….. [Winter 2003]

What IF…...Accentuate the Positive: HOW TO BE HAPPY [Fall 1999]

What If Someone Asks for Your Social Security Number  [Fall 2003]

What is.........A L T E R N A T I V E   M E D I C I N E? [Winter 1997]

What is Assistive Technology? [Spring 2000]

What IS Elder Abuse? [Summer 1999]

What Is Hearing Loss? [Winter 2002]

What is “HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE” ? [Winter 2003] 

What Makes the Golden Years Golden? [Fall 1998]

What to do About the Driving Challenges of Aging [Winter 2006]

What to Do About Itchy Skin [Summer 2006]

What to do If Your Wallet or Purse is Lost or Stolen? [Summer 2001]

What to Do When Doctor Tells Me I Am Legally Blind [Winter 2004]

What To Do...When You Are Blue [Summer 1999]

What to Look For in a Credit Card [Fall 2007]

What You Should Know About On-Line Pharmacies [Summer 2003]

When to Place a Loved One? [Winter 2000]

Who’s in charge of your health? [Summer 1999]

Why the Americans with Disabilities Act is Good for Our Country [Fall 2000]

Wills and Trusts - Can You Live Without Them? [Winter 2000]

Would Your Kitchen Measure Up? [Fall 2003]

You See Floaters or Flashes of Light: IS IT SERIOUS? [Winter 1997]

Your Personal Health Record [Summer 2005]

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