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SENIORS' HEALTH

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SENIORS' HEALTH

As we get older we become more prone to illness, making it a good time to pay extra attention to your health. For example, if you haven't quit smoking, you should make it a priority now. Changes like this can help you have a happy, healthier retirement.

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Bladder

Cystitis
Nocturia (night-time urination)
Urinary incontinence in women
Urodynamics
Uterine prolapse

Brain and nervous system

Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Huntington's disease
Multi-infarct dementia
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease: coping with

Heart and circulation

Angina (chest pain)
Atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries)
Coronary thrombosis (heart attack)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
High cholesterol level
High blood pressure
Stroke
Type 2 diabetes
Varicose veins

Infections

Influenza (flu)
Pneumonia

Lung disease

Chronic bronchitis or emphysema (COPD)
Smoking - cutting down or quitting
Smoking health risks

Muscles and joints

Arthritis
Fibromyalgia
Giant cell/temporal arteritis
Gout (podagra or uric acid)
Lumbago (lower back pain)
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis: bone density scans
Osteoporosis and its treatment
Osteoporosis: preventing falls
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
Slipped disc

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