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• U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall p. 3 • Meet Tranq, the ‘New Kid’ in Town p. 9 • U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall p. 6 • Why You Should Eat More Bananas? p. 11 MVHEALTHNEWS.COM
JANUARY 2023 • ISSUE 203
Do You Really Need to take Vitamin D Supplements? Everybody seems to take vitamin D nowadays — but does it make any difference? P. 19
Health of your heart is more than eating clean and hitting the gym p.15
Heart Attack vs. Cardiac Arrest? How to spot, and what to do ALL ABOUT LASER THERAPY Samuel Gooldy is a family physician and laser practitioner at Medical Laser Therapeutics in New Hartford. He explains the reason why he purchased medical laser machines and became a laser practitioner.
MAKING NEW FRIENDS Writer Barbara Pierce just moved into a senior retirement complex. She shares her experience. P. 10
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