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Excellent Medical Information Database:  These tutorials are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute, US National Library of Medicine.  Using animated graphics, each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read and understandable language.  You can also listen to the tutorials. Click here Medical Database

New Method for CPR:  You could be a life-saver to someone you love or a total stranger after you watch this video.  It gives clear, simple instructions on how to help someone who is having a heart attack.  It does NOT require certification or mouth-to-mouth breathing.  Click here "University of Arizona" to watch the video.

The Cost of Dying: End-of-Life Care - 60 Minutes - CBS News

www.cbsnews.com   Check out this video-clip, approx 10 minutes.  It was aired on 60 Minutes, Sunday, August 8, 2010.  Most of the subject matter applies to Canada as well.

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Mapping Your Best Death posted on 10:10 AM, June 29, 2010

Yes, that’s “mapping” as in “navigating” or “finding your way” to a good death for yourself. It’s something most of us don’t give much thought to because we * think we have no control...

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Death, Dying and How to Plan for It posted on 9:59 AM, June 29, 2010

We know it’s inevitable and that the “Staying Alive” pill is still a long way from human trials. Just kidding, we’re still at the freezing stage until they come up with something better, which...

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