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Founded in 1985, Progressive provides quality home care services to the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County. Our home health aides take care of over 3,000 New Yorkers daily. Our long-standing mission is to provide clients with health and personal care services that help them deal with illness or disability while maintaining their self-esteem, and to achieve their highest level of function and independence in the comfort of their own home, with a particular focus on the ever-changing needs of the aging population and their caregivers. We are dedicated to excellent customer service, the promptest of response times, and programs of constant training and improvement.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Todays Health News

Today in Health News studies are showing that the life expectancy of women age 50 and up is increasing. According to the study there are some common factors with those who lived longer:
  • Kept healthy and avoided obesity
  • Avoided Excessive Drinking
  • Avoided Excessive Smoking


You can view the full article published by the NY Times in the below link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/health/life-expectancy-grows-for-women-age-50-and-up.html?nl=health&emc=edit_hh_20130903

In other news, Diana Nyad was the first women to swim without a shark cage from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida a total of 110 miles at the age of 64! Read the incredible full story in the below link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/sports/nyad-completes-cuba-to-florida-swim.html?nl=health&emc=edit_hh_20130903&_r=0

Stay Healthy!
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