Primary health care is the best way to address the double burden of infectious and chronic noncommunicable diseases, and the growing Numbers of the elderly.

初级卫生保健是处理传染病和慢性非传染性疾病双重负担以及不断增长的老年人数量的最佳方法。

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Not for healthy people, insists Dr Pace, but those with a compromised immune system or who are at risk of pulmonary diseases—the elderly, say—may want to take precautions.

对健康人自然没什么，佩斯博士强调，但是对于那些免疫系统缺陷或者那些易患肺部疾病的人群——就是老人——最好做好预防工作。

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A person might die of a disease commonly associated with old age (such as emphysema or cancer), though such diseases are by no means restricted to the elderly.

人可能是死于与年老有关的疾病(如肺气肿或癌症)，尽管这些疾病并不仅限于老人。

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They warn that the elderly and those with diseases or disabilities such as deafness or dementia have particular problems finding a dentist.

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Barzilai hopes his research will lead to a new generation of protective drugs that will let people avoid major chronic diseases of the elderly.

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This is a particular problem with the frail elderly who often suffer from multiple chronic diseases and may need personal assistance as much as medical treatment.

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