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February 12, 2019 / Last updated : February 12, 2019 Edward Lara Status

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR V.S. LEUKEMIA

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. in New York on April 16, 1947, this 12 lb. 11 oz. baby grew up to be a 7 ft. 2 in. professional basketball player. He began his record-breaking basketball accomplishments in high school when he led Jack Donahue’s Power Memorial Academy to three straight New York City Catholic […]

October 15, 2018 / Last updated : October 15, 2018 Edward Lara Information

KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

Looking down the long hall from her office to the conference room, Elaine must have thought about the number of steps required to get there. Fifty? A hundred? Five hundred? A thousand? Even using the cane only helped a little. At least there were no stairs to climb. And then there were the problems at […]

April 21, 2016 / Last updated : April 21, 2016 Edward Lara Education

Regular exercise can help reduce falls…

Regular exercise can help reduce falls by doing which of the following? Keeps muscles strong Keeps joints and tendons flexible May slow bone loss from osteoporosis All of the above ✔ Regular exercise helps keep you strong and improves muscle tone. It also helps keep your joints, tendons, and ligaments flexible. Mild weight-bearing exercise, such […]