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Author Question: Which of the following is characteristic of the end of demographic transition? A) Slow population ... (Read 47 times) |
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.
Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.