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	 5	 PCMA LETTER
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	10	 HEART NEWS
	15	 HEALTH COMMUNITY 
	16 	 CALENDAR
	19 	 WORD SEARCH
	20	 MEDICAL ADVICE
	21 	 HEALTHY AGING
	22 	 EDITOR’S DOSE
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