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Baby Boomers are fond of saying 50 is the new 30. Sure, today’s Boomers and older Gen X-ers may like to work out, eat right and stay active, but did you know that an estimated quarter of a million Americans age 50 and over are hospitalized each year for pneumococcal pneumonia and some even die from it? Read full article

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