According to the American Diabetes Assoc, 90 to 95 percent of diabetics suffer from Type 2 diabetes, the onset of which usually occurs after age 45. Bad breath and bleeding gums are often indicators of diabetes. Only 29% of boomers surveyed are aware of this connection.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that 44,000,000 Americans are at risk for osteoporosis. 97% of boomers do not discuss their risk of this disease with their dentist. Dental x-rays may show the first signs of bone loss.
The American Hearth Assn. reports that heart disease is the number 1 killer of Americans. A sore and painful jaw should send a warning signal to older Americans that a heart attach may be looming. 60 percent of Americans did not identify this symptom as a sign of a pontential heart attack
Friday, April 20, 2007
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These diseases have really been infested too much in the recent past.There should be a campaign to spread more awareness for the precautions for the same.
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